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[CITE: 31USC3722]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                   SUBTITLE III--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
 
                           CHAPTER 37--CLAIMS
 
       SUBCHAPTER III--CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
 
Sec. 3722. Claims of officers and employees at Government penal 
        and correctional institutions
        
    (a) The Attorney General may settle and pay not more than $1,000 in 
any one case for a claim made by an officer or employee at a United 
States Government penal or correctional institution for damage to, or 
loss of, personal property incident to employment.
    (b) A claim may not be allowed under this section if the loss 
occurred at quarters occupied by the claimant that were not assigned or 
provided in kind by the Government.
    (c) A claim may be allowed only if--
        (1) no part of the loss was caused by any negligent or wrongful 
    act of the claimant or an agent or employee of the claimant;
        (2) the Attorney General decides that possession of the property 
    was reasonable or useful under the circumstances; and
        (3) it is presented in writing within one year after it accrues.

    (d) A claim may be paid under this section only if the claimant 
accepts the amount of the settlement in complete satisfaction of the 
claim.
    (e) Necessary amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 974.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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3722(a)..............................  31:238(1st sentence).           June 10,
 1949, ch. 187, 63 Stat. 167.
3722(b)..............................  31:238(2d sentence last 25
                                        words before last semicolon).
3722(c)..............................  31:238(2d sentence less last
                                        25 words before last
                                        semicolon).
3722(d)..............................  31:238(last sentence).
3722(e)..............................  31:238(note).
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    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, 
adjust'' 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 substituted 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 determined'' for clarity. The 
words ``claimed to be damaged, 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 hereunder'' for consistency. 
The words ``in complete satisfaction of the claim'' are substituted for 
``shall release the United States, its agents or employees, from any 
further claim by such claimant arising out of the same incident'' to 
eliminate unnecessary words.
