Military Claims Amendments: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 597 ... March 23, 1983

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Page 20 - Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee of the Government, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or regulation, whether or not such statute or regulation be valid, or based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a federal agency or an employee of the Government, whether or not the discretion involved be abused.
Page 20 - Any claim arising out of assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, misrepresentation, deceit, or interference with contract rights.
Page 20 - For the purpose of this subsection, "investigative or law enforcement officer" means any officer of the United States who is empowered by law to execute searches, to seize evidence, or to make arrests for violations of Federal law.
Page 34 - VII of the Agreement regarding the Status of Forces of Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty...
Page 98 - Army while acting within the scope of their employment, or otherwise incident to noncombat activities of the War Department or of the Army...
Page 100 - Army, including claims for damage to or loss or destruction, by criminal acts, of registered or insured mail while in the possession of the military authorities...
Page 31 - Any claim arising in respect of the assessment or collection of any tax or customs duty, or the detention of any goods or merchandise by any officer of customs or excise or any other law-enforcement officer.
Page 65 - States is engaged or if such a war or armed conflict intervenes within 2 years after it accrues, and if good cause is shown, the claim may be presented not later than 2 years after that cause ceases to exist, or 2 years after the war or armed conflict is terminated, whichever is earlier.
Page 62 - States and against any employee of the Government whose act or omission gave rise to the claim, by reason of the same subject matter.
Page 41 - A claim may be settled under this chapter if it arises from authorized activities essentially military in nature, having little parallel in civilian pursuits and which historically have been considered as furnishing a proper basis for payment of claims, such as practice firing of missiles and weapons, training and field exercises, and maneuvers, including, in connection therewith, the operation of aircraft and vehicles, and use and occupancy of real estate, and movement of combat or other vehicles...

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