United States · Law · HR
H.R. 597 (98th)
A bill to amend sections 2733, 2734, and 2736 of title 10, United States Code and section 715 of title 32, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of a claim against the United States that may be paid administratively under those sections and to allow increased delegation of authority to settle and pay certain of those claims, and for other purposes.
Introduced
6 January 1983
Last action
—
Status
Became Public Law No: 98-564.
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Increases from $25,000 to $100,000 the maximum amount for which the Judge Advocate General of an armed force, or the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard, may settle a claim against the United States for damage or loss of real or personal property, or for personal injury or death. Permits the Secretary concerned to report any meritorious amount in excess of the maximum to the Comptroller General for payment under the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957. Permits the settlement of claims for $25,000 or less to be delegated. Permits the payment of a claim in excess of $10,000 by an appointed officer for losses involving a foreign country. Makes similar allowances for the payment of meritorious claims in excess of $100,000. Increases from $1,000 to $10,000 the amount of advanced payment allowed against a certain, but not yet submitted, claim. Makes similar changes in claims provisions concerning the National Guard.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
4 official files
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 31 October 1984
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 24 October 1983
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 6 October 1983
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 January 1983
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/597
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/597