To clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016, to appropriately limit the application of defenses based on the passage of time and other non-merits defenses to claims under that Act.

This bill makes permanent and expands a 2016 law that helps people file lawsuits to recover artwork and other property that was stolen or lost due to Nazi persecution between 1933 and 1945. The bill removes the current December 31, 2026 deadline for filing these claims, though people still must file within six years of discovering their property. It allows courts to hear cases against foreign governments regardless of the victim's nationality, as long as the artwork or property connects to that government's business activities in the United States. The bill also makes it easier to serve legal papers on defendants anywhere in the country and limits the legal defenses that can be used against these claims, including defenses based on how much time has passed or requests to dismiss cases for reasons unrelated to whether the claim is valid.

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