The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim for damages by any person unjustly convicted of an offense against the United States and imprisoned.
June 25, 1948, ch. 646 62 Stat. 941 Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 133(c)(1)96 Stat. 40 Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1)106 Stat. 4516 (, ; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
section 729 of title 18May 24, 1938, ch. 266 52 Stat. 438 Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Crimes and Criminal Procedure (, §§ 1–4, ).
section 729 of title 18section 2513 of this titleOnly the jurisdictional provision of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., appears in this section. The remainder is incorporated in .
Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–5721992— substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.
Pub. L. 97–1641982— substituted “United States Claims Court” for “Court of Claims”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Pub. L. 102–572section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572section 171 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Pub. L. 97–164section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164section 171 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .