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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2401. Time for commencing action against United States
(a) Except as provided by the Contract Disputes Act of 1978,
every civil action commenced against the United States shall be
barred unless the complaint is filed within six years after the
right of action first accrues. The action of any person under legal
disability or beyond the seas at the time the claim accrues may be
commenced within three years after the disability ceases.
(b) A tort claim against the United States shall be forever
barred unless it is presented in writing to the appropriate Federal
agency within two years after such claim accrues or unless action
is begun within six months after the date of mailing, by certified
or registered mail, of notice of final denial of the claim by the
agency to which it was presented.
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