12 U.S.C. § 2258

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 2258 - Jurisdiction

Each institution of the System shall for the purposes of jurisdiction be deemed to be a citizen of the State, commonwealth, or District of Columbia in which its principal office is located.

12 U.S.C. § 2258

Pub. L. 92-181, title V, §5.23, formerly §5.24, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 624; Pub. L. 94-184, §1(b), Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1060; renumbered §5.23, Pub. L. 99-205, title II, §203(b), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1694.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 5.23 of Pub. L. 92-181 was renumbered section 5.22 and is classified to section 2257 of this title.

AMENDMENTS1975- Pub. L. 94-184 struck out provisions prohibiting district court jurisdiction on the basis of incorporation under this Act or prior Federal law, and prohibiting jurisdiction except in cases by or against the United States or one of its officers, or against a person over whom State courts have no jurisdiction and except in cases by or against a receiver or conservator appointed under this chapter.

State

The term "State" means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands or any federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined by the Secretary of the Interior under section 5131(a) of title 25.

person

The term "person" means an individual, partnership, company, corporation, association (incorporated or unincorporated), trust, estate, cooperative organization, or other entity.