[Title 28 CFR 0.47]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2009 Edition]
[Title 28 - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION]
[Chapter I - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]
[Part 0 - ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE]
[Subpart I - Civil Division]
[Sec. 0.47 - Alien property matters.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


28JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION12009-07-012009-07-01false0.47Sec. 0.47JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIONDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICECivil Division
Sec. 0.47  Alien property matters.

    The Office of Alien Property shall be a part of the Civil Division:
    (a) The following described matters are assigned to, and shall be 
conducted, handled, or supervised by the Assistant Attorney General in 
charge of the Civil Division, who shall also be the Director of the 
Office of Alien Property:
    (1) Exercising or performing all the authority, rights, privileges, 
powers, duties, and functions delegated to or vested in the Attorney 
General under the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, title II of 
the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as amended, the act of 
September 28, 1950, 64 Stat. 1079 (50 U.S.C. App. 40), the Philippine 
Property Act of 1946, as amended, and the Executive orders relating to 
such acts, including, but not limited to, vesting, supervising, 
controlling, administering, liquidating,

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selling, paying debt claims out of, returning, and settling of 
intercustodial disputes relating to, property subject to one or more of 
such acts.
    (2) Conducting and directing all civil litigation with respect to 
the Trading with the Enemy Act, title II of the International Claims 
Settlement Act, the Foreign Funds Control Program and the Foreign Assets 
Control Program.
    (3) Designating within the Office of Alien Property a certifying 
officer, and an alternate, to certify copies of documents issued by the 
Director, or his designee, which are required to be filed with the 
Office of the Federal Register.
    (b) The Director of the Office of Alien Property shall act for and 
on behalf of the Attorney General.
    (c) All the authority, rights, privileges, powers, duties, and 
functions of the Director of the Office of Alien Property may be 
exercised or performed by any agencies, instrumentalities, agents, 
delegates, or other personnel designated by him.
    (d) Existing delegations by the Assistant Attorney General, 
Director, Office of Alien Property, or the Director, Office of Alien 
Property, shall continue in force and effect until modified or revoked.
    (e) The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Division 
is authorized to administer and give effect to the provisions of the 
agreement entitled ``Agreement Between the United States of America and 
the Republic of Austria Regarding the Return of Austrian Property, 
Rights and Interests,'' which was concluded on January 30, 1959, and was 
ratified by the Senate of the United States on February 25, 1964.