2010 US Code
Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 637 - SALVAGE FACILITIES
Sec. 7363 - Settlement of claims
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 637 - SALVAGE FACILITIES Sec. 7363 - Settlement of claims |
Contains | section 7363 |
Date | 2010 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 7, 2011 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title X, §1015, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 425; amended Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title III, §315(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1431. |
Statutes at Large References | 110 Stat. 425 117 Stat. 1431 |
Public Law References | Public Law 104-106, Public Law 108-136 |
§7363. Settlement of claims
(a) Authority to Settle Claim.—The Secretary of the Navy may settle any claim by the United States for salvage services rendered by the Department of the Navy and may receive payment of any such claim.
(b) Salvage Services Defined.—In this section, the term “salvage services” includes services performed in connection with a marine salvage operation that are intended to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, §1015, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 425; amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title III, §315(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1431.)
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 7363, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 455, related to contract provisions for transfer of Navy equipment to private parties, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–106.
Amendments2003—Pub. L. 108–136 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
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