§ 8703. Settlement of claims

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1996

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

   Pub. L. 104–106 div. A title X § 1015 · 110 Stat. 186

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 8703

   Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1015, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 425, § 7363

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1015, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 425, § 7363

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1015. NAVAL SALVAGE FACILITIES. Chapter 637 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “CHAPTER 637— SALVAGE FACILITIES Sec. “7361.  Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities. “7362.  Acquisition and transfer of vessels and equipment. “7363.  Settlement of claims. “7364.  Disposition of receipts. “§ 7361. Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities “(a) Authority.— The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for public and private vessels. “(b) Coordination With Secretary of Transportation.— The Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation for comment each proposed contract for salvage facilities that affects the interests of the Department of Transportation. “(c) Limitation.— The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a term contract under subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that available commercial salvage facilities are inadequate to meet the requirements of national defense. “(d) Public Notice.— The Secretary may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) until the Secretary has provided public notice of the intent to enter into such a contract. “§ 7362. Acquisition and transfer of vessels and equipment “(a) Authority.— The Secretary of the Navy may acquire or transfer for operation by private salvage companies such vessels and equipment as the Secretary considers necessary. “(b) Agreement on Use.— Before any salvage vessel or salvage gear is transferred by the Secretary to a private party, the private party must agree in writing with the Secretary that the vessel or gear will be used to support organized offshore salvage facilities for a period of as many years as the Secretary considers appropriate. “(c) Reference to Authority To Advance Funds for Immediate Salvage Operations.— For authority for the Secretary of the Navy to advance to private salvage companies such funds as the Secretary considers necessary to provide for the immediate financing of salvage operations, see section 2307(g)(2) of this title. “§ 7363 Settlement of claims “The Secretary of the Navy may settle any claim by the United States for salvage services rendered by the Department of the Navy and may receive payment of any such claim. “§ 7364 Disposition of receipts “Amounts received under this chapter shall be credited to appropriations for maintaining naval salvage facilities. However, any amount received under this chapter in any fiscal year in excess of naval salvage costs incurred by the Navy during that fiscal year shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.”.

2. 2003

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

   Pub. L. 108–136 div. A title III § 315(b) · 117 Stat. 1392

   1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 8703

      Pub. L. 108–136 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 8703

      Pub. L. 108–136 inserted heading

   3. Added · 10 U.S.C. § 8703

      Pub. L. 108–136 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 108–136 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Settlement of Claims for Salvage Services.— Section 7363 of such title is amended— (1) by inserting “(a) Authority to Settle Claim.—” before “The Secretary”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) Salvage Services Defined.— In this section, the term ‘salvage services’ includes services performed in connection with a marine salvage operation that are intended to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.” .

3. 2018

   John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

   Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 807(d)(3) · 132 Stat. 1636

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8703

   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7363 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7363 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) Chapter 637.— Sections 7361, 7362, 7363, and 7364 are redesignated as sections 8701, 8702, 8703, and 8704, respectively.

   Effective date note
   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.

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