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[CITE: 31USC3725]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                   SUBTITLE III--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
 
                           CHAPTER 37--CLAIMS
 
       SUBCHAPTER III--CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
 
Sec. 3725. Claims of non-nationals for personal injury or death 
        in a foreign country
        
    (a) The Secretary of State may settle, for not more than $1,500 in 
any one case, a claim for personal injury or death of an individual not 
a national of the United States in a foreign country in which the United 
States exercises privileges of extraterritoriality when the injury or 
death is caused by an officer, employee, or agent of the United States 
Government (except of a military department of the Department of Defense 
or the Coast Guard). An officer or employee of the Government may not 
present a claim. A claim under this section may be allowed only if it is 
presented to the Secretary within one year after it accrues.
    (b) The Secretary shall certify to Congress a settlement under this 
section for payment out of an appropriation that may be made to pay the 
settlement. The Secretary shall include a brief statement on the type of 
the claim, the amount claimed, and the amount of the settlement.
    (c) A claim may be paid under this section only if the claimant 
accepts the amount of the settlement in complete satisfaction of the 
claim against the Government.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 975.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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3725(a)..............................  31:224a(words before 21st       Feb. 13,
 1936, ch. 67, 49 Stat. 1138.
                                        comma, 1st, 2d provisos).
                                       31:224a(note).                  July 3, 
1943, ch. 189, Sec.  7, 57 Stat.
                                                                        374.
                                       ..............................  Dec. 28,
 1945, ch. 597, Sec.  1, 59 Stat.
                                                                        662.
                                       ..............................  Dec. 28,
 1945, ch. 597, 59 Stat. 662,
                                                                        Sec.  5
(1st sentence); added Mar. 20,
                                                                        1946, c
h. 104, 60 Stat. 56.
3725(b)..............................  31:224a(words between 21st
                                        comma and 1st proviso).
3725(c)..............................  31:224a(last proviso).
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    In subsection (a), the word ``settle'' is substituted for 
``consider, adjust, and determine'' for consistency. The words ``United 
States currency'' are omitted as surplus. The words ``after February 13, 
1936'' are omitted as executed. The words ``act of omission of any'' are 
omitted as surplus. The words ``(except of a military department of the 
Department of Defense or the Coast Guard)'' are substituted for 
``including all officers, enlisted men, and employees of the Army, Air 
Force, Navy, and Marine Corps'' because of 10:2734, section 7 of the Act 
of July 3, 1943 (ch. 189, 57 Stat. 374), and sections 1 and 5(1st 
sentence) of the Act of December 28, 1945 (ch. 597, 59 Stat. 662). The 
words ``An officer or employee of the Government may not present a 
claim'' are substituted for 31:224a(1st proviso) for consistency and to 
eliminate unnecessary words. The words ``by the Secretary of State'' are 
omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (b), the word ``settlement'' is substituted for 
``amount as may be found to be due to any claimant . . . as a legal 
claim'' for clarity and consistency. The words ``by Congress'' are 
omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (c), the words ``A claim may be paid under this 
section'' are added for clarity. The words ``of the settlement'' are 
substituted for ``determined under the provisions of this section'' for 
consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words. The word ``complete'' is 
substituted for ``full'' for consistency. The word ``satisfaction'' is 
substituted for ``settlement'' for clarity.
