33 C.F.R. § 25.515 Settlement and notice to claimant.
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
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.
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 25—CLAIMS
Subpart E—Foreign Claims
§ 25.515 Settlement and notice to claimant.