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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 557. Settlement of accounts
(a) The Secretary concerned, or his designee, may settle the
account of -
(1) a member of a uniformed service for whose account payments
have been made under sections 552, 553, and 555 of this title;
and
(2) a survivor of a casualty to a ship, station, or military
installation which results in the loss or destruction of
disbursing records.
That settlement is conclusive on the accounting officers of the
United States in settling the accounts of disbursing officers.
(b) Payment or settlement of an account made pursuant to a
report, determination, or finding of death may not be recovered or
reopened because of a later report or determination which fixes a
date of death. However, an account shall be reopened and settled on
the basis of a date of death so fixed which is later than that used
as a basis for earlier settlements.
(c) In the settlement of his accounts, a disbursing officer is
entitled, if there is no fraud or criminality by him, to credit for
an erroneous payment or overpayment he made in carrying out this
chapter, except section 558 of this title. Unless there is fraud or
criminality by him, recovery may not be made from a civilian
officer or employee or a member of a uniformed service who
authorizes a payment under this chapter, except section 558 of this
title.
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