Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73

§3906 Payments

Title 28 › Part PART VI— - PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS › Chapter CHAPTER 179— - JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS BY PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES › § 3906

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

All judgments, awards, or settlement payments against the United States under this chapter, including any interest and costs, must be paid in one of two ways. If the payment comes from a case started in a United States district court (or its appeal), it is paid under section 1304 of title 31. If it comes from an appeal of an administrative proceeding under chapter 5 of title 3, it is paid from money already appropriated or otherwise available to the office involved.

Full Legal Text

Title 28, §3906

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A judgment, award, or compromise settlement against the United States under this chapter (including any interest and costs) shall be paid—

(1)under section 1304 of title 31, if it arises out of an action commenced in a district court of the United States (or any appeal therefrom); or

(2)out of amounts otherwise appropriated or available to the office involved, if it arises out of an appeal from an administrative proceeding under chapter 5 of title 3.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1997, see section 3(d) of Pub. L. 104–331, set out as a note under section 1296 of this title.

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Citation

28 U.S.C. § 3906

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73