{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-appendix-b-to-part-282","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR Appendix B to Part 282","heading":"Appendix B to Part 282—Claims Description","body":"The Secretary of Defense is authorized to perform the claims settlement and advance decision functions for claims under the following statutes:\n(a) 31 U.S.C. 3702 concerning claims in general when there is no other settlement authority specifically provided for by law. 1\n(b) 10 U.S.C. 2575 concerning the disposition of unclaimed personal property on a military installation.\n(c) 10 U.S.C. 2771 concerning the final settlement of accounts of deceased members of the Armed Forces (but not the National Guard). 2\n(d) 24 U.S.C. 420, 10 U.S.C. 4712, and 10 U.S.C. 9712 concerning the disposition of the effects of a deceased person who was subject to military law at a place or Command under the jurisdiction of the Army or the Air Force or of a deceased resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.\n(e) 37 U.S.C. 554 concerning the sale of personal property of members of the Uniformed Services who are in a missing status.\n(f) 32 U.S.C. 714 concerning the final settlement of accounts of deceased members of the National Guard. 3","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER M—MISCELLANEOUS","PART 282—PROCEDURES FOR SETTLING PERSONNEL AND GENERAL CLAIMS AND PROCESSING ADVANCE DECISION REQUESTS"],"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":"2644d3054491cf3a46f413e776c331da91bffa95cfa5d743ed4a6ee917ff5508","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-appendix-a-to-part-282","next":"us/32-cfr-appendix-c-to-part-282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}