{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-536.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 536.6","heading":"The Army claims mission.","body":"(a) Promptly investigate potential claims incidents with a view to determining the degree of the Army's exposure to liability, the damage potential, and when the third party is at fault, whether the Army should take action to collect for medical expenses, lost wages and property damage.\n(b) Efficiently and expeditiously dispose of claims against the U.S. by fairly settling meritorious claims at the lowest level within the claims system commensurate with monetary jurisdiction delegated, or by denying non-meritorious claims.\n(c) Develop a system that has a high level of proficiency, so that litigation and appeals can be avoided or kept to a minimum.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER V—DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY","SUBCHAPTER B—CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS","PART 536—CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES","Subpart A—The Army Claims System"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"d8cb69857b8ccc7a20f2fd0a6afa69c11078997d09129a928547178d71368f14","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-536.5","next":"us/32-cfr-536.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}