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§30913 Payment of judgment or settlement
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle III— - Maritime Liability › Chapter CHAPTER 309— - SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES › § 30913
Summary
The government's accounting officer must pay final judgments or settlements when shown a copy, using a fund set aside for that purpose or, if none exists, Treasury money to cover the amount.
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Title 46, §30913
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(a)The proper accounting officer of the United States shall pay a final judgment, arbitration award, or settlement under this chapter on presentation of an authenticated copy.
(b)Payment shall be made from an appropriation or fund available specifically for the purpose. If no appropriation or fund is specifically available, there is hereby appropriated, out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount sufficient to pay the judgment, award, or settlement.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3091346 App.:748.Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, § 8, 41 Stat. 527.
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46 U.S.C. § 30913
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