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title: "10 U.S.C. § 8703"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 8703 - Settlement of claims
## Text
(a) Authority to Settle Claim.— The Secretary of the Navy may settle any claim by the United States for salvage services rendered by the Department of the Navy and may receive payment of any such claim.
(b) Salvage Services Defined.— In this section, the term “salvage services” includes services performed in connection with a marine salvage operation that are intended to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.
(Added Pub. L. 104106, div. A, title X, § 1015, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 425, § 7363; amended Pub. L. 108136, div. A, title III, § 315(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1431; renumbered § 8703, Pub. L. 115232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115232 renumbered section 7363 of this title as this section. 2003—Pub. L. 108136 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, 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.