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title: "46 U.S.C. § 31108"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 31108 - Arbitration, compromise, or settlement

## Text

The Attorney General may arbitrate, compromise, or settle a claim under this chapter if a civil action based on the claim has been commenced.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1522.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3110846 App.:786.Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 6, 43 Stat. 1113. The words “claim under this chapter” are substituted for “claim on which a libel or cross libel would lie under the provisions of this chapter” to eliminate unnecessary words.