# § 1496. Disbursing officers’ claims
The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim by a disbursing officer of the United States or by his administrator or executor for relief from responsibility for loss, in line of duty, of Government funds, vouchers, records or other papers in his charge.
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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 941; 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., § 250(3) (, ; , ).
Words “paymaster, quartermaster, commissary of subsistence, or other,” preceding “disbursing officer of the United States,” were omitted. See , 1907, 42 Ct.Cl. 449 and , 1881, 17 Ct.Cl. 189, holding that the term “other disbursing officer” extends to any disbursing officer of the executive departments of the Government.
Words “by capture or otherwise” were omitted as surplusage.
Words “and for which such officer was and is held responsible,” at the end of , U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted as surplusage.
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”.
## 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 .