Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§2507 Calls and Discovery
Title 28 › Part VI— PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS › Chapter 165— UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROCEDURE › § 2507
Summary
The Court of Federal Claims can order federal agencies or parties to give papers or information that are not legally protected for use in discovery or as evidence. An agency head can refuse if giving them would harm the public interest. The court can use other discovery tools and may rely on printed or recorded House or Senate committee reports.
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §2507
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(a)The United States Court of Federal Claims may call upon any department or agency of the United States or upon any party for any information or papers, not privileged, for purposes of discovery or for use as evidence. The head of any department or agency may refuse to comply with a call issued pursuant to this subsection when, in his opinion, compliance will be injurious to the public interest.
(b)Without limitation on account of anything contained in subsection (a) of this section, the court may, in accordance with its rules, provide additional means for the discovery of any relevant facts, books, papers, documents or tangible things, not privileged.
(c)The Court of Federal Claims may use all recorded and printed reports made by the committees of the Senate or House of Representatives.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 272 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 164, 36 Stat. 1140). Words “or agency” were added. (See reviser’s note under section 1345 of this title.) Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–572, § 902(a)(1), substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–572, § 902(a)(2), substituted “Court of Federal Claims” for “Claims Court”. 1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–164, § 139(f)(1), substituted “United States Claims Court” for “Court of Claims”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–164, § 139(f)(2), substituted “Claims Court” for “Court of Claims”. 1954—Act Sept. 3, 1954, substituted “Calls and discovery” for “Calls on departments for information” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 2507
Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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