28 USC Ch. 171: Front Matter

From Title 28-JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDUREPART VI-PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGSCHAPTER 171-TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE

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CHAPTER 171-TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE

Sec.

2671.

Definitions.

2672.

Administrative adjustment of claims.

2673.

Reports to Congress.

2674.

Liability of United States.

2675.

Disposition by federal agency as prerequisite; evidence.

2676.

Judgment as bar.

2677.

Compromise.

2678.

Attorney fees; penalty.

2679.

Exclusiveness of remedy.

2680.

Exceptions.

Senate Revision Amendment

As printed in this report, this chapter should have read "173" and not "171". It was properly numbered "173" in the bill. However, the chapter was renumbered "171", without change in its section numbers, by Senate amendment. See 80th Congress Senate Report No. 1559.

Amendments

1966- Pub. L. 89–506, §9(b), July 18, 1966, 80 Stat. 308 , substituted "claims" for "claims of $2,500 or less" in item 2672.

1959- Pub. L. 86–238, §1(2), Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 472 , substituted "$2,500" for "$1,000" in item 2672.

Cross References

Costs in tort claims cases, see section 2412 of this title.

Interest on judgments against the United States, computation, see section 2411 of this title.

Jurisdiction of district courts in tort claims cases, see section 1346 of this title.

Jury trial denied in action against the United States, see section 2402 of this title.

Review of tort claims cases, see section 1291 of this title.

Time for commencing tort action against the United States, see section 2401 of this title.

Venue in tort claims actions, see section 1402 of this title.

Chapter Referred to in Other Sections

This chapter is referred to in sections 995, 1346 of this title; title 2 section 190g; title 5 sections 3102, 3111, 3373, 3374, 5564; title 7 section 2272; title 10 sections 1588, 2113, 2360, 2904; title 12 sections 209, 4621; title 14 section 93; title 15 sections 637, 4102, 4105; title 16 sections 565a–2, 742f, 742l, 773a, 1421e, 1703, 3602, 3640, 4604; title 19 section 1630; title 20 sections 76l, 4420; title 22 sections 2124c, 2504, 3508, 3761, 4606; title 23 section 307; title 25 sections 450k, 1638c, 1680c, 2020, 3115, 3733; title 29 section 1706; title 31 sections 3723, 3724; title 33 section 569c; title 37 section 554; title 39 section 409; title 42 sections 233, 2021d, 2212, 2297c–5, 3788, 5055, 7142, 12620, 12651b, 12651g, 12655n; title 43 section 1737; title 46 App. section 740; title 48 section 1905; title 49 section 20107.