The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim by a disbursing officer of the United States or by his administrator or executor for relief from responsibility for loss, in line of duty, of Government funds, vouchers, records or other papers in his charge.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 941Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 133(c)(1)96 Stat. 40Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1)106 Stat. 4516(, ; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 14536 Stat. 1136June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 30442 Stat. 24Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 250(3) (, ; , ).
Henderson v. United StatesHobbs v. United StatesWords “paymaster, quartermaster, commissary of subsistence, or other,” preceding “disbursing officer of the United States,” were omitted. See , 1907, 42 Ct.Cl. 449 and , 1881, 17 Ct.Cl. 189, holding that the term “other disbursing officer” extends to any disbursing officer of the executive departments of the Government.
Words “by capture or otherwise” were omitted as surplusage.
section 250(3) of title 28Words “and for which such officer was and is held responsible,” at the end of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted as surplusage.
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 .