§ 2517. — Payment of judgments.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC2517]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART VI--PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER 165--UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROCEDURE
Sec. 2517. Payment of judgments
(a) Except as provided by the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, every
final judgment rendered by the United States Court of Federal Claims
against the United States shall be paid out of any general appropriation
therefor, on presentation to the Secretary of the Treasury of a
certification of the judgment by the clerk and chief judge of the court.
(b) Payment of any such judgment and of interest thereon shall be a
full discharge to the United States of all claims and demands arising
out of the matters involved in the case or controversy, unless the
judgment is designated a partial judgment, in which event only the
matters described therein shall be discharged.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 979; Pub. L. 95-563, Sec. 14(e), (f),
Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2390; Pub. L. 97-164, title I, Sec. 139(k), Apr.
2, 1982, 96 Stat. 43; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, Sec. 902(a)(1), Oct.
29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 104-316, title II, Sec. 202(l), Oct.
19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3843.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 285, and sections 225,
228, of title 31, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Money and Finance, (R.S. Secs. 236,
1089; Feb. 18, 1904, ch. 160, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 41; Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 178, 36 Stat. 1141; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, Secs. 304, 305, 42
Stat. 24; Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, Sec. 3(c), 43 Stat. 939).
Section consolidates section 285 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., and
sections 225 and 228 of title 31, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Money and Finance.
Words ``chief judge'' were substituted for ``the chief justice, or,
in his absence, by the presiding judge of said court'' in section 225 of
title 31, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Money and Finance, in conformity with
chapter 7 of this title.
Words ``or, on review, by the Supreme Court, where the same are
affirmed in favor of the claimant'' in section 225 of title 31, U.S.C.,
1940 ed., were omitted as unnecessary.
Provisions of section 228 of title 31, U.S.C., 1940 ed., for payment
of district court judgments are incorporated in section 2414 of this
title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
References in Text
The Contract Disputes Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (a), is
Pub. L. 95-563, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2383, as amended, which is
classified principally to chapter 9 (Sec. 601 et seq.) of Title 41,
Public Contracts. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 601 of Title 41 and Tables.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-316 substituted ``Secretary of the
Treasury'' for ``General Accounting Office''.
1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court
of Federal Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
1982--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-164, Sec. 139(k)(1), substituted
``United States Claims Court'' for ``Court of Claims''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-164, Sec. 139(k)(2), struck out the comma
after ``shall be discharged'' thereby correcting a technical error in
the directory language in Pub. L. 95-563 which placed both a comma and a
period after ``shall be discharged''.
1978--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-563, Sec. 14(e), inserted Contract
Disputes Act of 1978 exception.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-563, Sec. 14(f), inserted provision relating
to discharge of partial judgments.
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.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-563 effective with respect to contracts
entered into 120 days after Nov. 1, 1978, and, at the election of the
contractor, with respect to any claim pending at such time before the
contracting officer or initiated thereafter, see section 16 of Pub. L.
95-563, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of Title 41,
Public Contracts.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2412 of this title; title 16
section 460bb-2; title 25 sections 640d-27, 1300i-11; title 31 section
1304.
