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31 U.S.C. § 3723 — Small claims for privately owned property damage or loss
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**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1304&num=0&edition=prelim) only if the claimant accepts the amount of the settlement in complete satisfaction of the claim against the Government.
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**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1304&num=0&edition=prelim) only if the claimant accepts the amount of the settlement in complete satisfaction of the claim against the Government.
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a)** Necessary amounts are appropriated to pay final judgments, awards, compromise settlements, and interest and costs specified in the judgments or otherwise authorized by law when—
(1) payment is not otherwise provided for;
(2) payment is certified by the Secretary of the Treasury; and
(3) the judgment, award, or settlement is payable—
(A) under section 2414, 2517, 2672, or 2677 of title 28;
(B) under [section 3723 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3723&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) under a decision of a board of contract appeals; or
(D) in excess of an amount payable from the appropriations of an agency for a meritorious claim under section 2733, 2733a, or 2734 of title 10, [section 715 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section715&num=0&edition=prelim), or [section 20113 of title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section20113&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)**
(1) Interest may be paid from the appropriation made by this section—
(A) on a judgment of a district court, only when the judgment becomes final after review on appeal or petition by the United States Government, and then only from the date of filing of the transcript of the judgment with the Secretary of the Treasury through the day before the date of the mandate of affirmance; or
(B) on a judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or the United States Court of Federal Claims under [section 2516(b) of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section2516/b&num=0&edition=prelim), only from the date of filing of the transcript of the judgment with the Secretary of the Treasury through the day before t
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TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE
§ 3724
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3722(a) .....
31:238(1st sentence).
June 10, 1949, ch. 187, 63 Stat.
167.
3722(b) .....
31:238(2d sentence
last 25 words be-
fore last semi-
colon).
3722(c) .....
31:238(2d sentence
less last 25 words
before last semi-
colon).
3722(d) .....
31:238(last sen-
tence).
3722(e) .....
31:238(note).
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘and such other officer or
officers as he may designate for such purpose’’ are
omitted as unnecessary because of 28:509. The word
‘‘settle’’ is substituted for ‘‘consider, determine, ad-
just’’ for consistency. The words ‘‘the sum of’’ are
omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘officer or employee’’
are substituted for ‘‘persons employed’’ for consistency
in the revised title and with other titles of the United
States Code. The words ‘‘or destruction’’ are omitted as
surplus.
In subsection (b), the words ‘‘assigned to him . . .
otherwise’’ are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c)(1), the words ‘‘no part’’ are sub-
stituted for ‘‘not . . . in whole or in part’’ because of
the restatement.
In subsection (c)(2), the words ‘‘the Attorney General
decides that possession of’’ are substituted for ‘‘is de-
termined’’ for clarity. The words ‘‘claimed to be dam-
aged, lost, or destroyed’’ and ‘‘necessary, or proper . . .
attendant’’ are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c)(3), the word ‘‘accrues’’ is substituted
for ‘‘the occurrence of the accident or incident out of
which such claim arises’’ to eliminate unnecessary
words.
In subsection (d), the words ‘‘A claim may be paid
under this section’’ are added for clarity. The words
‘‘the amount of the settlement’’ are substituted for ‘‘an
award hereund
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