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33 U.S.C. 2705: Interest; partial payment of claims

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-380. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 1443, 49 U.S.C. 5123.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–263 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted heading, substituted "The interest paid for claims, other than Federal Government cost recovery claims," for "The interest paid", and added subpar. (B). (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (b)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–324, §1142(a)(1), inserted "; partial payment of claims" after "Interest" in section catchline. (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996) Law text
    • Pub. L. 104–324, §1142(a)(2), inserted at end "The responsible party shall establish a procedure for the payment or settlement of claims for interim, short-term damages. Payment or settlement of a claim for interim, short-term damages representing less than the full amount of damages t… (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996) Law text · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.