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10 U.S.C. 9806: Settlement or compromise: final and conclusiveText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 981-MILITARY CLAIMS
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§9806. Settlement or compromise: final and conclusive

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon acceptance of payment the settlement or compromise of a claim under section 9802 or 9803 of this title is final and conclusive.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 593 .)

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9806

10:861 (35 words before 1st proviso).

10:862 (last 32 words of 2d sentence).

Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 524, §§ 1 (35 words before 1st proviso), 2 (last 32 words of 2d sentence), 65 Stat. 572, 573.

The words “for all purposes” and “to the contrary”, in 10:1861 and 1862; “by the claimant and not until then”, in 10:1861; and “but not until then”, in 10:1862; are omitted as surplusage.