§ 1496. — Disbursing officers' claims.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1496]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 91--UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
Sec. 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.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 941; Pub. L. 97-164, title I,
Sec. 133(c)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 40; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX,
Sec. 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 250(3) (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 145, 36 Stat. 1136; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, Sec. 304, 42 Stat.
24).
Words ``paymaster, quartermaster, commissary of subsistence, or
other,'' preceding ``disbursing officer of the United States,'' were
omitted. See Henderson v. United States, 1907, 42 Ct.Cl. 449 and Hobbs
v. United States, 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 section 250(3) of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted as
surplusage.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court of Federal
Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
1982--Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ``United States Claims Court'' for
``Court of Claims''.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section
911 of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 171 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402
of Pub. L. 97-164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 41 section 114.
