31-U.S.C.-3723
§3723 – Small Claims For Privately Owned Property Damage Or Loss
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Title 31 > Subtitle III > Chapter 37 > Subchapter III > Section 3723
Details
- Reference: Section 3723
- Legend: §3723 – Small Claims For Privately Owned Property Damage Or Loss
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) The head of an agency (except a military department of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard) may settle a claim for not more than $1,000 for damage to, or loss of, privately owned property that—
(1) is caused by the negligence of an officer or employee of the United States Government acting within the scope of employment; and
(2) may not be settled under chapter 171 of title 28.
(b) A claim under this section may be allowed only if it is presented to the head of the agency within one year after it accrues.
(c) A claim under this section may be paid as provided in section 1304 of this title only if the claimant accepts the amount of the settlement in complete satisfaction of the claim against the Government.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 975.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 3723(a) | 31:215(1st sentence), 216. | Dec. 28, 1922, ch. 17, §§1–3, 42 Stat. 1066. |
| 31:216(note). | July 3, 1943, ch. 189, §4, 57 Stat. 373. | |
| 31:216(note). | Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 597, §4(words before 3d comma), 59 Stat. 662. | |
| 31:216(note). | Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 597, 59 Stat. 662, §5(last sentence); added Mar. 20, 1946, ch. 104, 60 Stat. 56. | |
| Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, §424(a)(last par. on p. 846), 60 Stat. 846. | ||
| 3723(b) | 31:215(last sentence proviso). | |
| 3723(c) | 31:215(last sentence less proviso), 217. |
In subsection (a), before clause (1), the text of 31:216(words before semicolon) is omitted as unnecessary because of section 102 of the revised title. The words acting on behalf of the Government of the United States in 31:215 are omitted as unnecessary. The word settle is substituted for consider, ascertain, adjust, and determine for consistency. The words after April 6, 1917 are omitted as executed.
In subsection (c), the words A claim under this section may be paid are added for clarity. The words as provided in section 1304 of this title are substituted for 31:215(last sentence less proviso) because 31:215(last sentence less proviso) is superseded by section 201 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978 (Pub. L. 95–240, 92 Stat. 116). The words of the settlement are substituted for determined under the provisions of sections 215 and 216 of this title in 31:217 for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words. The word complete is substituted for full for consistency. The word satisfaction is substituted for settlement for clarity.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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