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10 U.S. Code § 2734a - Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to noncombat activities of armed forces in foreign countries; international agreements | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
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10 U.S. Code § 2734a - Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to noncombat activities of armed forces in foreign countries; international agreements
Property loss; personal injury or death: incident to noncombat activities of armed forces in foreign countries; international agreements
reimburse the party to the agreement for the agreed pro rata share of amounts, including any authorized arbitration costs, paid by that party in satisfying awards or judgments on claims, in accordance with the agreement; or
pay the party to the agreement the agreed pro rata share of any claim, including any authorized arbitration costs, for damage to property owned by it, in accordance with the agreement.
A claim arising out of an act of an enemy of the United States or arising, directly or indirectly, from an act of the armed forces, or a member thereof, while engaged in combat may not be considered or paid under this section.
A reimbursement or payment under this section shall be made by the Secretary of Defense out of appropriations as provided in section 2732 of this title except that payment of claims against the Coast Guard arising while it is operating as a service of the Department of Homeland Security shall be made out of the appropriations for the operating expenses of the Coast Guard. The appropriations referred to in this subsection may be used to buy foreign currencies required for the reimbursement or payment.
Upon the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security or his designee, any payments made relating to claims arising from the activities of the Coast Guard and covered by subsection (a) may be reimbursed or paid to the foreign country concerned by the authorized representative of the Department of Defense out of appropriations as provided in section 2732 of this title, subject to reimbursement from the Department of Homeland Security.
(Added Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 113(a), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 512; amended Pub. L. 90–521, § 4, Sept. 26, 1968, 82 Stat. 874; Pub. L. 94–390, § 1(1), Aug. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 1191; Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(42)(A), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2625; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIV, § 1481(j)(4)(B), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1709; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314.)
Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1152, §§ 1 (less proviso, as applicable to § 2), 4 (as applicable to § 1), 68 Stat. 1006, 1007.
In subsection (a), the following substitutions are made: “Under” for “Pursuant to the terms”; “country” for “government”; “under its laws and regulations” for “in accordance with the laws and regulations of such foreign government”; “may” for “is authorized”; “amounts” for “sums”; and “spent” for “expended”. The words “now or may hereafter be” are omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (b), the following substitutions are made: “act” for “action” and “may” for “shall”.
In subsection (c), the words “pro rata” are omitted as surplusage. The following substitutions are made: “under this section” for “by the United States with respect to a settlement, award, or compromise made pursuant to sections 224i–2 to 224i–5 of this title”; “to buy” for “for the purchase of”; and “needed” for “necessary”. The words “which appropriations are authorized” are omitted as unnecessary.
2002—Subsecs. (a), (c), (d). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation” wherever appearing.
1990—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–510, § 1481(j)(4)(B)(i), substituted “as provided in section 2732 of this title” for “for that purpose”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–510, § 1481(j)(4)(B)(ii), substituted “appropriations as provided in section 2732 of this title” for “the appropriation for claims of the Department of Defense”.
1984—Pub. L. 98–525 substituted “in foreign countries” for “; foreign countries” in section catchline.
1968—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90–521, § 4(a), provided for payment of claims against the Coast Guard arising while it is operating as a service of the Department of Transportation out of appropriations for operating expenses of the Coast Guard.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 90–521, § 4(b), added subsec. (d).