14 U.S.C. § 937 — Admiralty claims against the United States

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The Secretary may settle specified Coast Guard admiralty claims against the United States up to $425,000. Accepted settlements are final, and settlements over $100,000 must be certified to Congress.

(a) The Secretary may consider, investigate, adjust, decide, compromise, settle, and pay up to $425,000 on an admiralty claim against the United States for: (1) damage caused by a Coast Guard-service vessel or other property under the operating Department’s control; (2) towage or salvage services, including contract salvage, for such a vessel or property; or (3) a maritime tort by an employee or agent of that Department or by its property. (b) Once the claimant accepts payment, the settlement or compromise is final and conclusive despite other law. (c) If it exceeds $100,000, the Secretary must certify it to Congress.

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(a)

The Secretary may consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, compromise, or settle, and pay in an amount not more than $425,000, an admiralty claim against the United States for—

(1)

damage caused by a vessel in the Coast Guard service or by other property under the jurisdiction of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating;

(2)

compensation for towage and salvage services, including contract salvage, rendered to a vessel in the Coast Guard service or to other property under the jurisdiction of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating; or

(3)

damage caused by a maritime tort committed by an agent or employee of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating or by property under the jurisdiction of that Department.

(b)

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

(c)

If a claim under this section is settled or compromised for more than $100,000, the Secretary shall certify it to Congress.

Source credit: (Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 548, § 646; Pub. L. 86–533, § 1(3)(A), June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 245; Pub. L. 92–417, § 2(a), Aug. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 655; renumbered § 937, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4205; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8212(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4649.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1949Enacted · Act of Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393 · 63 Stat. 548
1960Amended · Pub. L. 86-533 · 74 Stat. 245
1972Amended · Pub. L. 92-417 · 86 Stat. 655
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-282 · 132 Stat. 4205
2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 4649

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 393 on 1949-08-04.

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