Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§3906 Payments
Title 28 › Part VI— PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS › Chapter 179— JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS BY PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES › § 3906
Summary
Payments for judgments, awards, or settlements against the U.S. (incl. interest & costs) — district court: §1304, tit. 31; administrative appeal: appropriated/available amounts to the office under ch. 5, tit. 3.
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §3906
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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 5, 2026
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