{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-8822","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 8822","heading":"Admiralty claims against the United States","body":"(a) The Secretary of the Navy may settle, or compromise, and pay in an amount not more than $15,000,000 an admiralty claim against the United States for—(1) damage caused by a vessel in the naval service or by other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy; (2) compensation for towage and salvage service, including contract salvage, rendered to a vessel in the naval service or to other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy; or (3) damage caused by a maritime tort committed by any agent or employee of the Department of the Navy or by property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy. (b) If a claim under this section is settled or compromised for more than $15,000,000, the Secretary shall certify it to Congress. (c) In any case where the amount to be paid is not more than $1,000,000, the Secretary may delegate his authority under this section to any person designated by him. (d) Upon acceptance of payment by the claimant, the settlement or compromise of a claim under this section is final and conclusive notwithstanding any other provision of law.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 881—CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"2814128e03e60e9d31b90bb721ba382acad4c37c1fd0fedfb9d6e3cd80842b8f","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-8821","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-8823"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}