Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 32 : Section 715
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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 715 - Notes
SOURCE
(Added Pub. L. 86-740, Sec. 1(1), Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 878;
amended Pub. L. 87-649, Sec. 8(b), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 495;
Pub. L. 90-486, Sec. 2(3), Aug. 13, 1968, 82 Stat. 756; Pub. L.
90-525, Sec. 6, Sept. 26, 1968, 82 Stat. 878; Pub. L. 91-312, Sec.
3, July 8, 1970, 84 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 92-445, Sept. 29, 1972, 86
Stat. 745; Pub. L. 93-336, Sec. 3, July 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 292; Pub.
L. 98-564, Sec. 4, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2919; Pub. L. 104-316,
title II, Sec. 202(r), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3844.)
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-316 substituted "Secretary of the
Treasury" for "Comptroller General".
1984 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-564, Sec. 4(1), substituted
"$100,000" for "$25,000".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-564, Sec. 4(2), amended subsec. (d)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: "If the
Secretary of the military department concerned considers that a
claim in excess of $25,000 is meritorious and would otherwise be
covered by this section, he may pay the claimant $25,000 and report
the excess to Congress for its consideration".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 98-564, Sec. 4(3), amended subsec. (f)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows: "In any
case where the amount to be paid is not more than $5,000, the
authority contained in subsection (a) may be delegated to any
officer of the Army or the Air Force, as the case may be, who has
been delegated authority under section 2733(g) of title 10, to
settle similar claims, subject to appeal to the Secretary
concerned, or his designee for that purpose".
1974 - Subsecs. (a), (d). Pub. L. 93-336, Sec. 3(1), (2),
substituted "$25,000" for "$15,000".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 93-336, Sec. 3(3), substituted "$5,000" for
"$2,500".
1972 - Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 92-445 inserted provision that
claim may be allowed to extent that law of place where act or
omission complained of occurred would permit recovery from a
private individual under similar circumstances, when damage to or
loss of property, or personal injury or death was caused wholly or
partly by a negligent or wrongful act of claimant, his agent, or
his employee.
1970 - Subsecs. (a), (d). Pub. L. 91-312 substituted "$15,000"
for "$5,000".
1968 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-486 struck out "caused by a person
employed under section 709 of this title acting within the scope of
his employment;" after "acting within the scope of his
employment;".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 90-525 increased limitation on amount of
settlement from $1,000 to $2,500 and provided for appeals to
Secretary concerned, or his designee, from determinations
delegating authority to settle claims to an officer of the Army or
the Air Force.
1962 - Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 87-649 substituted "section 206 of
title 37" for "section 301 of title 37".
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 10 section 2736; title 31
section 1304.
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