1、Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5515.3 September 27,2004 Certified Current as of October 31,2006 GC,DOD SUBJECT:Settlement of Claims Under Sections 2733,2734,2734a,and 2734b of title 10,United States Code References:(a)DoD Directive 5515.3,“Settlement of Claims Under 10 U.S.C.2733 and 2734,as
2、 amended,”August 18,1965(hereby canceled)(b)Sections 2733,2734,2734a,and 2734b of title 10,United States Code (c)DoD Directive 5515.8,“Single-Service Assignment of Responsibility for Processing of Claims,”June 9,1990 1.REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE This Directive:1.1.Reissues reference(a).1.2.Establishes t
3、he delegation of authority for settlement of claims under reference(b).2.APPLICABILITY This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense,the Military Departments,the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,the Combatant Commands,the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of D
4、efense,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 claims filed pursuant to reference(b)shall be processed and,if appropriate,administrativel