### **CHAPTER 163—MILITARY CLAIMS**

Sec.
2731.
Definition.
2732.
Payment of claims: availability of appropriations.
2733.
Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to noncombat activities of Department of Army, Navy, or Air Force.
2733a.
Medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services.
2734.
Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to noncombat activities of the armed forces; foreign countries.
2734a.
Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to noncombat activities of armed forces in foreign countries; international agreements.
2734b.
Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to activities of armed forces of foreign countries in United States; international agreements.
2735.
Settlement: final and conclusive.
2736.
Property loss; personal injury or death: advance payment.
2737.
Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to use of property of the United States and not cognizable under other law.
2738.
Property loss: reimbursement of members for certain losses of household effects caused by hostile action.
2739.
Amounts recovered from third parties for loss or damage to personal property shipped or stored at Government expense: crediting to appropriations.
2740.
Property loss: reimbursement of members and civilian employees for full replacement value of household effects when contractor reimbursement not available.

#### **Editorial Notes**

#### Amendments

**2019**—Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VII, §731(a)(2), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1459, added item 2733a.

**2011**—Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title III, §354(a)(2), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4195, added item 2740.

**1998**—Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, §1010(a)(2), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2117, added item 2739.

**1994**—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, §557(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2776, added item 2738.

**1990**—Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, §1481(j)(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1708, added item 2732.

**1984**—Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §1405(42)(B), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2625, substituted "in foreign countries" for ": foreign countries" in item 2734a.

**1968**—Pub. L. 90–521, §2, Sept. 26, 1968, 82 Stat. 874, substituted "advance payment" for "incident to aircraft or missile operation" in item 2736.

**1966**—Pub. L. 89–718, §21(b), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1118, substituted "2737" for "2736" as item number for "Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to use of property of the United States and not cognizable under other law".

**1964**—Pub. L. 88–558, §5(2), Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 768, struck out item 2732 "Property loss: incident to service; members of Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps and civilian employees", effective two years after Aug. 31, 1964. Pub. L. 88–558, was itself repealed by Pub. L. 97–258, §5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068.

**1962**—Pub. L. 87–769, §1(1)(B), Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 768, added item 2736 "Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to use of property of the United States and not cognizable under other law".

Pub. L. 87–651, title I, §113(b), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 513, added items 2734a and 2734b.

**1961**—Pub. L. 87–212, §1(2), Sept. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 488, added item 2736 "Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to aircraft or missile operation".

**1959**—Pub. L. 86–223, §1(2), Sept. 1, 1959, 73 Stat. 454, substituted "armed forces" for "Department of Army, Navy, or Air Force" in item 2734.