32 CFR § 537.20 - Certification to Congress.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s537.20"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 537.20 - Certification to Congress."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "537.20"
section_name: "Certification to Congress."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "537"
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# 537.20 Certification to Congress.
Admiralty claims, including claims for damage to civil works in favor of the United States pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 408, proposed for settlement or compromise in a net amount exceeding $100,000 will be submitted through the Commander USARCS to the Secretary of the Army for approval and if in excess of $500,000 for certification to Congress for final approval.