A member bank shall not be required to repay any deposit made at a foreign branch of the bank if the branch cannot repay the deposit due to—
(1) an act of war, insurrection, or civil strife; or
(2) an action by a foreign government or instrumentality (whether de jure or de facto) in the country in which the branch is located;
The Board and the Comptroller of the Currency may jointly prescribe such regulations as they deem necessary to implement this section.
(Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 25C, as added Pub. L. 103–325, title III, § 326(a), Sept. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2229.)