Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§2669–1 Payment of Tort Claims Arising in Connection with Overseas Operations
Title 22 › CHAPTER 38 — DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 2669–1
Summary
Starting in the current fiscal year and after, the Secretary of State may choose to pay claims for injury or property damage that happen abroad and are connected to State Department work overseas. Those payments must follow the procedures allowed by federal law for handling such claims.
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Title 22, §2669–1
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
During the current fiscal year and hereafter, the Secretary of State shall have discretionary authority to pay tort claims in the manner authorized by section 2672 of title 28 when such claims arise in foreign countries in connection with the overseas operations of the Department of State.
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22 U.S.C. § 2669–1
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102