32 CFR § 536.119 - Scope for maritime claims.

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title: "32 CFR § 536.119 - Scope for maritime claims."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "536.119"
section_name: "Scope for maritime claims."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY"
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part_number: "536"
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# 536.119 Scope for maritime claims.

The AMCSA applies worldwide and includes claims that arise on high seas or within the territorial waters of a foreign country. At 10 U.S.C. 4802 it provides for the settlement or compromise of claims for:

(a) Damage caused by a vessel of, or in the service of, the Department of the Army (DA) or by other property under the jurisdiction of the DA.

(b) Compensation for towage and salvage service, including contract salvage, rendered to a vessel of, or in the service of, the DA or other property under the jurisdiction of the DA.

(c) Damage that is maritime in nature and caused by tortious conduct of U.S. military personnel or federal civilian employees, an agent thereof, or property under the Army's jurisdiction.