32 CFR § 536.4 - Designation of claims attorneys.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s536.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 536.4 - Designation of claims attorneys."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "536.4"
section_name: "Designation of claims attorneys."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS"
part_number: "536"
part_name: "CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "10 U.S.C. 2733; 10 U.S.C. 1089; 10 U.S.C. 1054; 28 U.S.C. 1291, 2401-2402, 2411-2412, 2671-2680; 10 U.S.C. 2737; 32 U.S.C. 715; 10 U.S.C. 2734a, 2734b; 10 U.S.C. 2734; 10 U.S.C. 4801, 4802, 4806; 46 U.S.C. app. 740; 39 U.S.C. 411; 10 U.S.C. 939; 10 U.S.C. 2736; 10 U.S.C. 2735; 10 U.S.C. 2731."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 69360, Nov. 30, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "536"
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# 536.4 Designation of claims attorneys.
(a) *Who may designate.* The Commander USARCS, the senior JA of a command having a command claims service, the chief of a command claims service, the head of an ACO, or the Chief Counsel of a COE District, may designate a qualified attorney other than a JA as a claims attorney. The head of an ACO may designate a claims attorney to act as a CPO with approval authority.
(b) *Eligibility.* To qualify as a claims attorney, an individual must be a civilian employee of the Department of the Army (DA) or DOD, a member of the bar of a state, the District of Columbia, or a jurisdiction where U.S. federal law applies, serving in the grade of GS-11 or above, and performing primary duties as a legal adviser.