10 U.S.C. § 8822 Admiralty Claims Against the United States

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-13 (published on www.congress.gov on 08/07/2023),Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 10 U.S.C. § 8822

(a) The Secretary of the Navy may settle, or compromise, and pay in an amount not more than $15,000,000 an admiralty claim against the United States for-

(1) damage caused by a vessel in the naval service or by other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy;

(2) compensation for towage and salvage service, including contract salvage, rendered to a vessel in the naval service or to other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy; or

(3) damage caused by a maritime tort committed by any agent or employee of the Department of the Navy or by property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy.

(b) If a claim under this section is settled or compromised for more than $15,000,000, the Secretary shall certify it to Congress.

(c) In any case where the amount to be paid is not more than $1,000,000, the Secretary may delegate his authority under this section to any person designated by him.

(d) Upon acceptance of payment by the claimant, the settlement or compromise of a claim under this section is final and conclusive notwithstanding any other provision of law.

Cite as 10 U.S.C. § 8822

Source: Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 472, §7622; Pub. L. 89-67, July 7, 1965, 79 Stat. 212; Pub. L. 92-417, §1(5), Aug. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 654; Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title XVI, §16331633,, 103 Stat. 1608; Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title X, §1014(a), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1212; renumbered § 8822,Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, §807(d)(9)8822,, 132 Stat. 1837.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/24/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised section</TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>7622</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="46">46 U.S.C. <codesec>797</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>July 3, 1944, ch. 399, §7, 58 Stat. 726.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="46">46 U.S.C. <codesec>799</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD>July 3, 1944, ch. 399, §9; added Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 739, 60 Stat. 803.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>

In subsection (a) the words "consider, ascertain, adjust, determine" are omitted as covered by the word "settle", as defined in §7621(b) of this title. The words "vessel in the naval service" are substituted for the words "vessels of the Navy or in the naval service", in view of the definition in §7621(a) of this title. The words "pay in an amount not more than $1,000,000, a claim" are substituted for the words "pay the amount of any claim, so determined, compromised, or settled" and for the words "the payment of any claim on which a net amount exceeding $1,000,000 is determined to be due from the United States, or which is compromised or settled at a net amount exceeding $1,000,000 payable by the United States, shall not be authorized by this section".