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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§2207 Claim Settlements; Reports to Congress

Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER XIII — GENERAL AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION › § 2207

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commission may settle and pay money claims up to $5,000 against the United States for bodily injury, death, or loss or damage to real or personal property caused by a detonation, explosion, or radiation from a Commission program that detonates an explosive device. The claim must be written and filed within one year and must not be caused in whole or in part by the claimant or the claimant’s agents or employees. Any settlement is final and cannot be changed by other laws. If a claim is over $5,000 but would otherwise qualify, the Commission may report the facts to Congress for its consideration.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2207

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Commission, acting on behalf of the United States, is authorized to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, settle, and pay, any claim for money damage of $5,000 or less against the United States for bodily injury, death, or damage to or loss of real or personal property resulting from any detonation, explosion, or radiation produced in the conduct of any program undertaken by the Commission involving the detonation of an explosive device, where such claim is presented to the Commission in writing within one year after the accident or incident out of which the claim arises: Provided, however, That the damage to or loss of property, or bodily injury or death, shall not have been caused in whole or in part by any negligence or wrongful act on the part of the claimant, his agents, or employees. Any such settlement under the authority of this section shall be final and conclusive for all purposes, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary. If the Commission considers that a claim in excess of $5,000 is meritorious and would otherwise be covered by this section, the Commission may report the facts and circumstances thereof to the Congress for its consideration.

Legislative History

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Amendments

1961—Pub. L. 87–206 substituted “any program undertaken by the Commission involving the detonation of an explosive device” for “the Commission’s program for testing atomic weapons” and authorized the Commission to report meritorious claims in excess of $5,000 to the Congress.

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42 U.S.C. § 2207

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102