1、 Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5515.9 April 19,2004 Certified Current as of October 31,2006 GC,DoD SUBJECT:Settlement of Tort Claims References:(a)DoD Directive 5515.9,Settlement of Tort Claims,September 12,1990 (hereby canceled)(b)Sections 1346(b),2671-2680 of title 28,United States Code (
2、c)Section 113 of title 10,United States Code 1.REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE This Directive:1.1.Reissues reference(a).1.2.Establishes policy for the administrative processing and,where appropriate,the settlement of claims filed under reference(b)against the DoD Components other than the Military Department
3、s.1.3.Delegates authority,pursuant to reference(c),to the Secretary of the Army to process and,where appropriate,settle claims under this Directive.2.APPLICABILITY This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense(OSD),the Military Departments,the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,the Combatant Commands,the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense(IG,DoD),the Defense Agencies,the DoD Field Activities,and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense(hereafter referred to collectively as the DoD Components).3.POLICY It is DoD policy that:
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