{"identifier":"/us/usc/t10/s8703","title":10,"num":"\u00a7\u202f8703.","heading":"Settlement of claims","text":"\u00a7\u202f8703.\nSettlement of claims\n(a)\nAuthority to Settle Claim.\u2014\nThe Secretary of the Navy may settle any claim by the United States for salvage services rendered by the Department of the Navy and may receive payment of any such claim.\n(b)\nSalvage Services Defined.\u2014\nIn this section, the term \u201csalvage services\u201d includes services performed in connection with a marine salvage operation that are intended to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t10/s8703.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s8703","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f8703."},{"t":"heading","text":"Settlement of claims"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s8703/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authority to Settle Claim.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The Secretary of the Navy may settle any claim by the United States for salvage services rendered by the Department of the Navy and may receive payment of any such claim.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s8703/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Salvage Services Defined.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"In this section, the term \u201csalvage services\u201d includes services performed in connection with a marine salvage operation that are intended to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}