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title: "46 U.S.C. § 31109"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 31109 - Payment of judgment or settlement
## Text
The proper accounting officer of the United States shall pay a final judgment, arbitration award, or settlement under this chapter on presentation of an authenticated copy. Payment shall be made from any money in the Treasury appropriated for the purpose.
(Pub. L. 109304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1522.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3110946 App.:787.Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 7, 43 Stat. 1113. Reference to an arbitration award is added for consistency with sections 30912 and 31108 of the revised title.