Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and only for purposes of section 6082 of this title , a United State [1] district court, for fact-finding purposes, may refer to the Commission, and the Commission may determine, questions of the amount and ownership of a claim by a United States national (as defined in section 6023 of this title ), resulting from the confiscation of property by the Government of Cuba described in section 1643b(a) of this title , whether or not the United States national qualified as a national of the United States (as defined in section 1643a(1) of this title ) at the time of the action by the Government of Cuba. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title V, § 514, as added Pub. L. 104–114, title III, § 303(b) , Mar. 12, 1996 , 110 Stat. 820 .) [1] So in original. Probably should be “States”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section effective Aug. 1, 1996 , or date determined pursuant to suspension authority of President, see section 6085 of this title .