32 CFR § 537.1 - Statutory authority for non-maritime claims.

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title: "32 CFR § 537.1 - Statutory authority for non-maritime claims."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "537.1"
section_name: "Statutory authority for non-maritime claims."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS"
part_number: "537"
part_name: "CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 3711-3720E; 42 U.S.C. 2651-2653; 10 U.S.C. 1095; 10 U.S.C. 4803-4804; 33 U.S.C. 408."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 69403, Nov. 30, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 537.1 Statutory authority for non-maritime claims.

(a) *The Federal Claims Collection Act.* The Federal Claims Collection Act (FCCA), is set forth at 31 U.S.C. 3711-3720E, as amended by the Debt Collection Act of 1982, Public Law 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749 (October 1982), Public Law 101-552, 104 Stat. 2746 (November 1990).

(b) *Federal Medical Care Recovery Act.* The Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (FMCRA) is set forth at 42 U.S.C. 2651-53, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, Public Law 104-202, section 1075, 110 Stat. 2422.

(c) *Title 10 United States Code Section 1095.* 10 U.S.C. 1095, Public Law 101-510, section 713, 107 Stat. 1547, 1689 (1993), as amended by Public Law 103-160, 104 Stat. 1485 (November 1990).

All of these statutes may be viewed on the USARCS Web site, *https://www.jagcnet.army.mil/85256F33005C2B92/(JAGCNETDocID)/HOME?OPENDOCUMENT.* Select the link “Claims Resources.”