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32 U.S.C. § 715 — Property loss; personal injury or death: activities under certain sections of this title

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32 U.S.C. § 715 — Property loss; personal injury or death: activities under certain sections of this title

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**(a)** Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army or Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe, he or, subject to appeal to him, the Judge Advocate General of the armed force under his jurisdiction, if designated by him, may settle and pay in an amount not more than $100,000 a claim against the United States for— (1) damage to, or loss of, real property, including damage or loss incident to use and occupancy; (2) damage to, or loss of, personal property, including property bailed to the United States or the National Guard and including registered or insured mail damaged, lost, or destroyed by a criminal act while in the possession of the National Guard; or (3) personal injury or death; either caused by a member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be, while engaged in training or duty under section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of this title or any other provision of law for which he is entitled to pay under [section 206 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section206&num=0&edition=prelim), or for which he has waived that pay, and acting within the scope of his employment; or otherwise incident to noncombat activities of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be, under one of those sections. **(b)** A claim may be allowed under subsection (a) only if— (1) it is presented in writing within two years after it accrues, except that if the claim accrues in time of war or armed conflict or if such a war or armed conflict intervenes within two years after it accrues, and if good cause is shown, the claim may be presented not later than two years after the war or armed conflict is terminated; (2) it is not covered by [section 2734 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2734&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 2672 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section2672&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) it is not for personal injury or death of such a member or a person employed under [section 709 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section709&num=0&edition=prelim), whose injury or death is incident to his service; (4) the damage to, or loss of, property, or the personal injury or death, was not caused wholly or partly by a negligent or wrongful act of the claimant, his agent, or his employee, or, if so caused, allowed only to the extent that the law of the place where the act or omission complained of occurred would permit recovery from a private individual under like circumstances; and (5) it is substantiated as prescribed in regulations of the Secretary concerned. For the purposes of clause (1), the dates of the beginning and end of an armed conflict are the dates established by concurrent resolution of Congress or by a determination of the President. **(c)** Payment may not be made under this section for reimbursement for medical, hospital, or burial services furnished at the expense of the United States or of any State or the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico. **(d)** If the Secretary concerned considers that a claim in excess of $100,000 is meritorious, and the claim otherwise is payable under this section, the Secretary may pay the claimant $100,000 and report any meritorious amount in excess of $100,000 to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment under [section 1304 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1304&num=0&edition=prelim). **(e)** Except as provided in subsection (d), no claim may be paid under this section unless the amount tendered is accepted by the claimant in full satisfaction. **(f)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, an officer or employee under the jurisdiction of the Secretary may settle a claim that otherwise would be payable under this section in an amount not to exceed $25,000. A decision of the officer or employee who makes a final settlement decision under this section may be appealed by the claimant to the Secretary concerned or an officer or employee designated by the Secretary for that purpose. **(g)** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the settlement of a claim under this section is final and conclusive. **(h)** In this section, “settle” means consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and dispose of a claim, whether by full or partial allowance or disallowance.

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32 U.S.C. § 709 — Technicians: employment, use, status

**(a)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, and subject to subsections (b) and (c), persons may be employed as technicians in— (1) the organizing, administering, instructing, or training of the National Guard; (2) the maintenance and repair of supplies issued to the National Guard or the armed forces; and (3) the performance of the following additional duties to the extent that the performance of those duties does not interfere with the performance of the duties described by paragraphs (1) and (2): (A) Support of operations or missions undertaken by the technician’s unit at the request of the President or the Secretary of Defense. (B) Support of Federal training operations or Federal training missions assigned in whole or in part to the technician’s unit. (C) Instructing or training in the United States or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or possessions of the United States of— (i) active-duty members of the armed forces; (ii) members of foreign military forces (under the same authorities and restrictions applicable to active-duty members providing such instruction or training); (iii) Department of Defense contractor personnel; or (iv) Department of Defense civilian employees. **(b)** Except as authorized in subsection (c), a person employed under subsection (a) must meet each of the following requirements: (1) Be a military technician (dual status) as defined in [section 10216(a) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section10216/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) Be a member of the National Guard. (3) Hold the military grade specified by the Secretary concerned for that position. (4) While performing duties as a militar

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37 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

In addition to the definitions in sections 1–5 of title 1, the following definitions apply in this title: (1) (A) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia. (B) The term “continental United States” means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia. (2) The term “possessions” includes Guam, American Samoa, and the guano islands. (3) The term “uniformed services” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service. (4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force,and Coast Guard. (5) The term “Secretary concerned” means— (A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army; (B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy; (C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; (D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy; (E) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (F) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to matters concerning the Public Health Service. (6) The term “National Guard” means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. (7) The term “Army National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that— (A) is a land force; (B)

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10 U.S.C. § 2734 — Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to noncombat activities of the armed forces; foreign countries

**(a)** To promote and to maintain friendly relations through the prompt settlement of meritorious claims, the Secretary concerned, or an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, may appoint, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, one or more claims commissions, each composed of one or more officers or employees or combination of officers or employees of the armed forces, to settle and pay in an amount not more than $100,000, a claim against the United States for— (1) damage to, or loss of, real property of any foreign country or of any political subdivision or inhabitant of a foreign country, including damage or loss incident to use and occupancy; (2) damage to, or loss of, personal property of any foreign country or of any political subdivision or inhabitant of a foreign country, including property bailed to the United States; or (3) personal injury to, or death of, any inhabitant of a foreign country; if the damage, loss, personal injury, or death occurs outside the United States, or the Commonwealths or possessions, and is caused by, or is otherwise incident to noncombat activities of, the armed forces under his jurisdiction, or is caused by a member thereof or by a civilian employee of the military department concerned or the Coast Guard, as the case may be. The claim of an insured, but not that of a subrogee, may be considered under this subsection. In this section, “foreign country” includes any place under the jurisdiction of the United States in a foreign country. An officer or employee may serve on a claims commission under the jurisdiction of another armed force only with the consent of the Secretary of his department, or his designee, but shall perform his duties under regulations of the department appointing the commission. **(b)

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37 U.S.C. § 301 — Incentive pay: hazardous duty

**(a)** Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled to incentive pay, in the amount set forth in subsection (b) or (c), for the performance of hazardous duty required by orders. In this subsection, the term “hazardous duty” means duty— (1) involving frequent and regular participation in aerial flight as a crew member, as determined by the Secretary concerned, except for a member who is entitled to incentive pay under [section 301a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section301a&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) involving frequent and regular participation in aerial flight, not as a crew member under paragraph (1); (3) involving parachute jumping as an essential part of military duty; (4) involving the demolition of explosives as a primary duty, including training for that duty; (5) inside a high- or low-pressure chamber; (6) as a human acceleration or deceleration experimental subject; (7) as a human test subject in thermal stress experiments; (8) involving frequent and regular participation in flight operations on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier or of a ship other than an aircraft carrier from which aircraft are launched; (9) involving frequent and regular exposure to highly toxic pesticides or involving laboratory work that utilizes live dangerous viruses or bacteria; (10) involving (A) the servicing of aircraft or missiles with highly toxic fuels or propellants, (B) the testing of aircraft or missile systems (or components of such systems) during which highly toxic fuels or propellants are used, or (C) the handling of chemical munitions (or components of such munitions); (11) involving regular participation as a member of a

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28 U.S.C. § 2672 — Administrative adjustment of claims

The head of each Federal agency or his designee, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, may consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, compromise, and settle any claim for money damages against the United States for injury or loss of property or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the agency while acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred: Provided, That any award, compromise, or settlement in excess of $25,000 shall be effected only with the prior written approval of the Attorney General or his designee. Notwithstanding the proviso contained in the preceding sentence, any award, compromise, or settlement may be effected without the prior written approval of the Attorney General or his or her designee, to the extent that the Attorney General delegates to the head of the agency the authority to make such award, compromise, or settlement. Such delegations may not exceed the authority delegated by the Attorney General to the United States attorneys to settle claims for money damages against the United States. Each Federal agency may use arbitration, or other alternative means of dispute resolution under the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 5, to settle any tort claim against the United States, to the extent of the agency’s authority to award, compromise, or settle such claim without the prior written approval of the Attorney General or his or her designee.

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37 U.S.C. § 206 — Reserves; members of National Guard; members of the Space Force: inactive-duty training

**(a)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, and to the extent provided for by appropriations, a member of the National Guard, a member of a reserve component of a uniformed service, or a member of the Space Force who is not entitled to basic pay under [section 204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section204&num=0&edition=prelim), is entitled to compensation, at the rate of 1⁄30 of the basic pay authorized for a member of a uniformed service of a corresponding grade entitled to basic pay— (1) for each regular period of instruction, or period of appropriate duty, at which the member is engaged for at least two hours, including that performed on a Sunday or holiday; (2) for the performance of such other equivalent training, instruction, duty, or appropriate duties, as the Secretary may prescribe; (3) for a regular period of instruction that the member is scheduled to perform but is unable to perform because of physical disability resulting from an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated— (A) in line of duty while performing— (i) active duty; or (ii) inactive-duty training; (B) while traveling directly to or from that duty or training (unless such injury, illness, disease, or aggravation of an injury, illness, or disease is the result of the gross negligence or misconduct of the member); or (C) in line of duty while remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty training, or while remaining overnight, between successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training; or (4) for a regular period of instruction, period of appropriate duty, or such other equivalent training that a member would be

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31 U.S.C. § 1304 — Judgments, awards, and compromise settlements

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 2736 — Property loss; personal injury or death: advance payment

**(a)** (1) In the case of a person who is injured or killed, or whose property is damaged or lost, under circumstances for which the Secretary of a military department is authorized by law to allow a claim, the Secretary of the military department concerned may make a payment to or for the person, or the legal representatives of the person, in advance of the submission of such a claim or, if such a claim is submitted, in advance of the final settlement of the claim. The amount of such a payment may not exceed $100,000. (2) Payments under this subsection are limited to payments which would otherwise be payable under section 2733 or 2734 of this title or [section 715 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section715&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) The Secretary of a military department may delegate the authority to make payments under this subsection to the Judge Advocate General of an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. The Secretary may delegate such authority to any other officer or employee under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, but only with respect to the payment of amounts of $25,000 or less. (4) Payments under this subsection shall be made under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned. **(b)** Any amount paid under subsection (a) shall be deducted from any amount that may be allowed under any other provision of law to the person, or his legal representative, for injury, death, damage, or loss attributable to the accident concerned. **(c)** So far as practicable, regulations prescribed under this section shall be uniform for the military departments. **(d)** Payment of an amount under subsection (a) is not an admission by the United States of liability for the acci

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32 U.S.C. § 715 — Property loss; personal injury or death: ac-

Page 53 TITLE 32—NATIONAL GUARD § 715 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY MADE BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1956 Designation of beneficiary made before Jan. 1, 1956, considered as the designation of a beneficiary for the purposes of this section, see note set out under section 2771 of Title 10, Armed Forces. § 715. Property loss; personal injury or death: ac- tivities under certain sections of this title (a) Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army or Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe, he or, subject to appeal to him, the Judge Advocate General of the armed force under his jurisdiction, if designated by him, may settle and pay in an amount not more than $100,000 a claim against the United States for— (1) damage to, or loss of, real property, in- cluding damage or loss incident to use and oc- cupancy; (2) damage to, or loss of, personal property, including property bailed to the United States or the National Guard and including reg- istered or insured mail damaged, lost, or de- stroyed by a criminal act while in the posses- sion of the National Guard; or (3) personal injury or death; either caused by a member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be, while engaged in training or duty under section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of this title or any other provision of law for which he is entitled to pay under section 206 of title 37, or for which he has waived that pay, and acting within the scope of his employment; or otherwise inci- dent to noncombat activities of the Army Na- tional Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be, under one of those sections. (b) A claim may be allowed under subsection (a) only if— (1) it is presented in writing within two years after it

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