Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 28 : Section 2501


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 2501. Time for filing suit

      Every claim of which the United States Court of Federal Claims
    has jurisdiction shall be barred unless the petition thereon is
    filed within six years after such claim first accrues.
      Every claim under section 1497 of this title shall be barred
    unless the petition thereon is filed within two years after the
    termination of the river and harbor improvements operations on
    which the claim is based.
      A petition on the claim of a person under legal disability or
    beyond the seas at the time the claim accrues may be filed within
    three years after the disability ceases.
      A suit for the fees of an officer of the United States shall not
    be filed until his account for such fees has been finally acted
    upon, unless the General Accounting Office fails to act within six
    months after receiving the account.



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