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10 U.S.C. 7806: Settlement or compromise: final and conclusiveText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 781-MILITARY CLAIMS
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§7806. 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 7802 or 7803 of this title is final and conclusive.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 272 , § 4806; renumbered § 7806 and amended Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII , §§ 808(d), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1839 , 1840.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

4806

10:1861 (35 words before 1st proviso).

10:1862 (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.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115-232, § 809(a), substituted “section 7802 or 7803” for “section 4802 or 4803”.

Pub. L. 115-232, § 808(d), renumbered section 4806 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115-232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115-232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.