28 USC § 1494 - Accounts of officers, agents or contractors

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s1494"
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title: "28 USC § 1494 - Accounts of officers, agents or contractors"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1494"
section_name: "Accounts of officers, agents or contractors"
chapter_number: 91
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "JURISDICTION AND VENUE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 941; July 28, 1953, ch. 253, § 9, 67 Stat. 226; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 44(c), 68 Stat. 1242; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 133(c)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 40; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)"
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# 1 Accounts of officers, agents or contractors

So in original. Probably should be “thereon,”.

The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to determine the amount, if any, due to or from the United States by reason of any unsettled account of any officer or agent of, or contractor with, the United States, or a guarantor, surety or personal representative of any such officer, agent or contractor, and to render judgment thereof,[^1] where—

**(1)** claimant or the person he represents has applied to the proper department of the Government for settlement of the account;

**(2)** three years have elapsed from the date of such application without settlement; and

**(3)** no suit upon the same has been brought by the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 941; July 28, 1953, ch. 253, § 9, 67 Stat. 226; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 44(c), 68 Stat. 1242; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 133(c)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 40; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 287 (, ; , ).

Only the jurisdictional provisions of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., are contained in this section. The procedural provisions are incorporated in .

Changes were made in phraseology.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1992— substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.

1982— substituted “United States Claims Court” for “Court of Claims”.

1954—Act , struck out “United States” from name of Court of Claims.

1953—Act , substituted “United States Court of Claims” for “Court of Claims”, inserted “to or from” after “due”, and inserted “and to render judgment thereon,”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .