46 USC § 31108 - Arbitration, compromise, or settlement

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title: "46 USC § 31108 - Arbitration, compromise, or settlement"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "31108"
section_name: "Arbitration, compromise, or settlement"
chapter_number: 311
chapter_name: "SUITS INVOLVING PUBLIC VESSELS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1522.)"
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# § 31108. Arbitration, compromise, or settlement

The Attorney General may arbitrate, compromise, or settle a claim under this chapter if a civil action based on the claim has been commenced.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1522.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 31108 | 46 App.:786. | Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 428, § 6, 43 Stat. 1113. |

The words “claim under this chapter” are substituted for “claim on which a libel or cross libel would lie under the provisions of this chapter” to eliminate unnecessary words.