Settlement or compromise: final and conclusive

U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle B - Army PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 781 - MILITARY CLAIMS Sec. 7806 - Settlement or compromise: final and conclusive From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§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 sectionSource (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.