§ 8822.
(a)
The Secretary of the Navy may settle, or compromise, and pay in an amount not more than $15,000,000 an admiralty claim against the United States for—
(1)
damage caused by a vessel in the naval service or by other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy;
(2)
compensation for towage and salvage service, including contract salvage, rendered to a vessel in the naval service or to other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy; or
(3)
damage caused by a maritime tort committed by any agent or employee of the Department of the Navy or by property under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy.
(b)
If a claim under this section is settled or compromised for more than $15,000,000, the Secretary shall certify it to Congress.
(c)
In any case where the amount to be paid is not more than $1,000,000, the Secretary may delegate his authority under this section to any person designated by him.
([Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041], [70A Stat. 472], § 7622; [Pub. L. 89–67], July 7, 1965, [79 Stat. 212]; [Pub. L. 92–417, § 1(5)], Aug. 29, 1972, [86 Stat. 654]; [Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1633], Nov. 29, 1989, [103 Stat. 1608]; [Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1014(a)], Dec. 28, 2001, [115 Stat. 1212]; renumbered § 8822, [Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9)], Aug. 13, 2018, [132 Stat. 1837].)