Authority to settle claims

31 U.S. Code § 3702. Authority to settle claims

(a) Except as provided in this chapter or another law, all claims of or against the United States Government shall be settled as follows:
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall settle—
(A)
claims involving uniformed service members’ pay, allowances, travel, transportation, payments for unused accrued leave, retired pay, and survivor benefits; and
(B)
claims by transportation carriers involving amounts collected from them for loss or damage incurred to property incident to shipment at Government expense.
(2)
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall settle claims involving Federal civilian employees’ compensation and leave.
(3)
The Administrator of General Services shall settle claims involving expenses incurred by Federal civilian employees for official travel and transportation, and for relocation expenses incident to transfers of official duty station.
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