PUBLIC LAW 104-316—OCT. 19, 1996 110 STAT. 3843 (i) ESTATES OF DECEDENTS. —Section 1709 of the Revised Statutes (22 U.S.C. 4195) is amended— (1) by striking "General Accounting Office" each place it appears and inserting "Department of State"; (2) in the penultimate paragraph— (A) in the first sentence, by striking "Comptroller General of the United States, or such member of the General Accounting Office as he may duly empower to act as his representative for the purpose," and inserting "Secretary of State or the Secretary's representative"; and (B) by striking "Comptroller General" and inserting "Secretary of State"; and (3) in the last paragraph— (A) by striking "office" and inserting "department"; and (B) by striking "Comptroller General" and inserting "Secretary of State". (j) DISPOSITION OF EFFECTS OF DECEASED ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME RESIDENTS.— Section 1520 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 420) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)(C)— (A) by striking "Comptroller General of the United States" in the second sentence and inserting "Secretary of Defense"; and (B) by striking "Comptroller General" in the third sentence and inserting "Secretary"; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking "Comptroller General of the United States" in paragraph (1) and inserting "Secretary of Defense"; and (B) by striking "Comptroller General" in paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting "Secretary". (k) PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND COMPROMISE SETTLEMENTS. — Section 2414 of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the first paragraph by striking "General Accounting Office" each place it appears and inserting "Secretary of the Treasury". (1) PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS. —Section 2517(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking "General Accounting Office" and inserting "Secretary of the Treasury". (m) JUDGMENT FUND CERTIFICATIONS.— Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking "Comptroller General" each place it appears and inserting "Secretary of the Treasury". (n) CLAIMS SETTLEMENT. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 3702 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) in the heading by striking "of the Comptroller General"; (B) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) Except as provided in this chapter or another law, all claims of or against the United States Government shall be settled as follows: "(1) The Secretary of Defense shall settle— "(A) claims involving uniformed service members' pay, allowances, travel, transportation, retired pay, and survivor benefits; and 29-194O-96 -25:QL3Part5
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