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costs, and are payable from the applicable procuring appropriation (see
par. c.).
c. Payment of Claims.
(1) In accordance with 4 U.S.C. 612, money judgments of the U.S.
Court of Federal Claims and agency board of contract appeals (i.e.,
such as armed services board of contract appeals) are entered as
judgments paid from the Department of Treasury Judgment Fund, in
accordance with 31 U.S.C. 1304. The agency or activity whose
appropriations were used for the contract is required to reimburse the
Judgment Fund from funds currently available for new obligations for
the same purpose as the appropriation of the program litigated or
obtain additional appropriations for such purposes.
(2) Claims settled by a contracting agency which relate back to the
original obligation are adjustments payable from the original
appropriation or from an appropriation currently available, if proper,
under 31 U.S.C. 1553.
(3) Claims settled by a contracting agency, which constitute a new
obligation, are paid from funds currently available for new obligations
for the same purpose.
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075160 DEATH GRATUITY PAYMENTS
1. AUTHORITY.
Section 651 of Public Law 104-208, the Omnibus Consolidated
Appropriations Act, effective in fiscal year 1997, authorizes department
and agency heads to pay up to $10,000 as a death gratuity to the personal
representative of a civilian employee who dies from an injury sustained in
the line of duty on or after August 2, 1990. This payment, when combined
with the following other payments, may not exceed $10,000.
· $200 payable under 5 U.S.C. 8133(f), for reimbursement for costs
of termination of the decedent's status as an employee of the United
States
· up to $800 payable under 5 U.S.C. 8134(a), for funeral and burial
expenses in cases of employees who died as a result of an injury
sustained in the performance of duty
This gratuity payment is not reduced by any amounts, including other
benefits payable under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act.
2. FUNDING.
The applicable Department of the Navy command or activity will fund
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