Volume 82
Public Law 90–522
To amend section 2733 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the application of local law in determining the effect of claimant’s contributory negligence, and to clarify the procedure for appeal from certain claims determinations.
Approved September 26, 1968
Statutory text
AN ACT
To amend section 2733 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the application of local law in determining the effect of claimant’s contributory negligence, and to clarify the procedure for appeal from certain claims determinations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 2733
Military claims.
Application of local law.
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by—
striking out the word “and” at the end of clause (4) of subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof “or, if so caused, allowed only to the extent that the law of the place where the act or omission complained of occurred would permit recovery from a private individual under like circumstances; and”;
striking out the period at the end of subsection (g) and
72 Stat. 8131; Post, p. 877.
inserting in place thereof the following: “, subject to appeal to the Secretary concerned, or his designee for that purpose.”.
Approved September 26, 1968.