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title: "10 U.S.C. § 7804"
description: "Salvage claims by United States"
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title_number: 10
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# 10 U.S.C. § 7804 - Salvage claims by United States
## Text
(a) The Secretary of the Army may settle, or compromise, and receive payment of a claim by the United States for salvage services performed by the Department of the Army. Amounts received under this section shall be covered into the Treasury.
(b) In any case where the amount to be received by the United States is not more than $10,000, the Secretary of the Army may delegate his authority under subsection (a) to any person designated by him.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 271, § 4804; Pub. L. 92417, § 1(3), Aug. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 654; renumbered § 7804, Pub. L. 115232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 480410:1863.Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 524, § 3, 65 Stat. 573. The words “under this section” are substituted for the words “for salvage services rendered”. The words “consider, ascertain, adjust, determine” are omitted as covered by the word “settle”, as defined in section 4801 of this title. The words “and receive payment of” are inserted for clarity and to conform to section 4803 of this title. The words “as miscellaneous receipts” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115232 renumbered section 4804 of this title as this section. 1972—Pub. L. 92417 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), struck out requirement that the Secretary of the Army discharge his functions under the direction of the Secretary of Defense, and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.