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31 U.S.C. § 3702

Authority to settle claims

United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective

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31 U.S.C. § 3702, Authority to settle claims, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467699
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Except as provided in this chapter or another law, all claims of or against the United States Government shall be settled as follows: The Secretary of Defense shall settle— A claim against the Government presented under this section must contain the signature and address of the claimant or an authorized representative. The claim must be received by the official responsible under subsection (a) for settling the claim or by the agency that conducts the activity from which the claim arises within 6 years after the claim accrues except—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-258(H.R. 6128)1982-09-13
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, as title 31, United States Code, "Money and Finance".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-452(H.R. 7378)1983-01-12
    A bill to codify without substantive change recent laws related to money and finance and to improve the United States Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-86(H.R. 27)1987-08-10
    Competitive Equality Banking Act of 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-201(H.R. 3230)1996-09-23
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
    House: 285–132Senate: 73–26
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-316(H.R. 3864)1996-10-19
    General Accounting Office Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-85(H.R. 1119)1997-11-18
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
    House: 286–123Senate: 90–10
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-398(H.R. 4205)2000-10-30
    Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
    House: 382–31Senate: 90–3
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-314(H.R. 4546)2002-12-02
    Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
    House: 359–58Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-163(H.R. 1815)2006-01-06
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
    House: 374–41Senate: no recorded tally