An Act to provide for advances of pay to members of the armed services in cases of emergency evacuation of military dependents from oversea areas, and for other purposes.
PL 87-188 (H.R.7724), enacted 08/30/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-188-AUG. 30, 1961 
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2401-
2414. 
"Whenever the Attorney General determines that no appeal shall 
be taken from a judgment or that no further review will be sought 
from a decision affirming the same, he shall so certify and the judg-
ment shall be deemed final. 
"Except as otherwise provided by law, compromise settlements of 
claims referred to the Attorney General for defense of imminent liti-
gation or suits against the United States, or against its agencies or 
officials upon obligations or liabilities of the United States, made by 
the Attorney General or any person authorized by him, shall be settled 
and paid in a manner similar to judgments in like causes and appro-
E
riations or funds available for the payment of such judgments are 
ereby made available for the payment of such compromise settle-
ments." 
SEC. 2. The last item in the analysis of chapter 161 of such title 
is amended to read: 
"2414. Payment of judgments and compromise settlements." 
SEC. 3. Section 1302 of the Act of July 27, 1956 (70 Stat. 694; 31 
U.S.C. 724a), is amended by deleting the words "judgments (not in 
excess of $100,000 in any one case) rendered by the district courts and 
the Court of Claims against the United States which have become 
final" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "final judgments and com-
promise settlements (not in excess of $100,000, or its equivalent in 
foreign currencies at the time of payment, in any one case) which are 
payable in accordance with the terms of sections 2414 or 2517 of title 
28, United States Code". 
Approved August 30, 1961. 
Public Law 87-188 
August 30, 1961 
[H. R. 7724] 
Armed Forces. 
Dependents, ad-
vances of pay. 
AN ACT 
To provide for advances of pay to members of the armed services in cases of 
emergency evacuation of military dependents from oversea areas and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the SeTiate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of Octo-
ber 5,1949, chapter 600 (63 Stat. 703; 37 U.S.C. 310c), is amended by 
inserting the following section after section 1: 
"SEC. 2. Subject to regulations to be prescribed by the heads of the 
departments concerned, advances of pay to memtlers of the armed 
services on duty at a place outside the United States, or such other 
place as the President may designate, may be made directly to depend-
ents previously designated by the member in the event such depend-
ents are ordered evacuated by competent authorit^^. Advances of i)ay 
under this section are not subject to the conditions under whicn 
advances of pay are authorized in section 1 of this Act but may be 
made only if all military dependents are ordered evacuated from the 
place where the member's dependents are located and the amount of 
advance pay may not exceed two months' basic pay of the member 
concerned." 
SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Act of October 5, 1949, chapter 600 (63 
Stat. 704; 37 U.S.C. 310d), is redesignated as "section 3" and is 
amended by striking out "section 1" and inserting "sections 1 and 2" 
in place thereof. 
SEC. 3. Section 3 of the Act of October 5, 1949, chapter 600 (63 
Stat. 704), is redesignated as "section 4". 
Approved August 30, 1961.