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19 U.S.C. § 1617 — Compromise of Government claims by Secretary of the Treasury

submitted 96 years ago by ch. 497 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 75 words · no verdicts yet

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After receiving a report about a customs claim, the Treasury Secretary may settle the claim if the Treasury Department’s General Counsel recommends settlement.

When a customs officer, United States attorney, or special attorney handling a customs-law claim reports the facts supporting the claim, the chance of recovery, and proposed settlement terms, the Treasury Secretary may compromise the claim if the Treasury Department’s General Counsel recommends doing so.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Upon a report by a customs officer, United States attorney, or any special attorney, having charge of any claim arising under the customs laws, showing the facts upon which such claim is based, the probabilities of a recovery and the terms upon which the same may be compromised, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to compromise such claim, if such action shall be recommended by the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.

Source credit: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 617, 46 Stat. 757; May 10, 1934, ch. 277, § 512(b), 48 Stat. 759; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 869; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(gg), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 291.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1930Enacted · Act of June 17, 1930, ch. 497 · 46 Stat. 757
  • 1934Amended · Act of May 10, 1934, ch. 277 · 48 Stat. 759
  • 1948Amended · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 869
  • 1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-271 · 84 Stat. 291

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 497 on 1930-06-17.

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