10 U.S.C. § 7803 — Admiralty claims by United States
submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 197 words · no verdicts yet
This section lets the Secretary of the Army settle admiralty claims the United States brings against others. These claims are for damage to Army property, up to $500,000. The Army can release the claim once paid.
(a) Acting under the Secretary of Defense's direction, the Secretary of the Army* may settle* or compromise, and collect payment on, a claim the United States brings for damage to property under Army control, or property the Army has agreed to answer for, if: (1) the claim either (A) falls within the admiralty jurisdiction of a U.S. district court, or (B) involves damage caused by a vessel or floating object; and (2) the amount the United States would receive is $500,000 or less.
(b) Once the United States is paid the amount owed under (a), the Secretary of the Army may sign a release of the claim on the government's behalf. Any money received under this section goes into the U.S. Treasury.
(c) For claims where the amount owed to the United States is $100,000 or less, the Secretary of the Army may hand off this authority under (a) and (b) to someone else in the Department of the Army.
Under the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army* may settle*, or compromise, and receive payment of a claim by the United States for damage to property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army or property for which the Department has assumed an obligation to respond for damage, if—
the claim is—
of a kind that is within the admiralty jurisdiction of a district court of the United States; or
for damage caused by a vessel or floating object; and
the amount to be received by the United States is not more than $500,000.
In exchange for payment of an amount found to be due the United States under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army may execute a release of the claim on behalf of the United States. Amounts received under this section shall be covered into the Treasury.
In any case where the amount to be received by the United States is not more than $100,000, the Secretary of the Army may delegate his authority under subsections (a) and (b) to any person in the Department of the Army designated by him.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 271, § 4803; Pub. L. 89–67, July 7, 1965, 79 Stat. 212; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1633, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1608; renumbered § 7803, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 1965Amended · Pub. L. 89-67 · 79 Stat. 212
- 1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-189 · 103 Stat. 1608
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1839
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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