22 U.S.C. 290l–5: Jurisdiction and venue of civil actions by or against BankText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSECHAPTER 7-INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
§290l–5. Jurisdiction and venue of civil actions by or against Bank
(a) Jurisdiction
The United States district courts shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of any civil action brought in the United States by or against the Bank.
(b) Venue
For purposes of section 1391(b) of title 28, the Bank shall be deemed to be a resident of the judicial district in which the principal office of the Bank in the United States, or its agent appointed for the purpose of accepting service or notice of service, is located.
( Pub. L. 101–513, title V, § 562(c)(7) , Nov. 5, 1990 , 104 Stat. 2035 .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Subsecs. (a) and (b) were in the original (A) and (B), respectively, and were editorially redesignated for purposes of codification.