[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR25.515]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
          CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 25--CLAIMS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart E--Foreign Claims
 
Sec. 25.515  Settlement and notice to claimant.

    If a claim is determined to be meritorious in any amount, a written 
acceptance and release or a claim settlement agreement shall be signed 
by the claimant before payment. The release executed by the claimant 
shall release the United States and also release the tort-feasor or the 
person who occasioned the damage, injury, or death.

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