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H.R. 4688 (97th)
An act to amend the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964 to increase from $15,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount that the United States may pay in settlement of a claim under Section 3 of that Act.
Introduced
5 October 1981
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Status
Became Public Law No: 97-226.
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Summary
Amends the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964 to increase from $15,000 to $20,000 the maximum amount that the United States may pay to settle a claim by a member of the uniformed services or by a civilian employee of a military department or the Coast Guard for loss of or damage to personal property incident to such individual's service.
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4 official files
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 29 July 1982
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 18 March 1982
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 8 March 1982
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 October 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/4688
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/4688