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Title X: General Provisions

Sec. 1013Settlement of admiralty claims against the United States

TL;DR

Amends title 10, United States Code relating to settlement of admiralty claims against the united states.

Statutory text

Section 7802 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (b), by striking $500,000 both places it appears and inserting $1,000,000; and(2)in subsection (c), by striking $100,000 and inserting $500,000.