§ 2511. — Accounts of officers, agents or contractors.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC2511]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART VI--PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER 165--UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROCEDURE
Sec. 2511. Accounts of officers, agents or contractors
Notice of suit under section 1494 of this title shall be given to
the Attorney General, to the Comptroller General, and to the head of the
department requested to settle the account in question.
The judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims in such
suit shall be conclusive upon the parties, and payment of the amount
found due shall discharge the obligation.
The transcript of such judgment, filed in the clerk's office of any
district court, shall be entered upon the records, and shall be
enforceable as other judgments.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 977; July 28, 1953, ch. 253, Sec. 12,
67 Stat. 227; Pub. L. 97-164, title I, Sec. 139(j), Apr. 2, 1982, 96
Stat. 43; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, Sec. 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106
Stat. 4516.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 287 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 180, 36 Stat. 1141; Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, Sec. 3, 43 Stat.
939).
Words ``The Attorney General shall represent the United States at
the hearing of said cause'' were omitted as covered by sections 309 and
310 of title 5, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Executive Departments and Government
Officers and Employees.
Jurisdiction provisions of section 287 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940
ed., appear in section 1494 of this title.
A provision for continuances was omitted as unnecessary, in view of
the inherent power of the court to grant continuances in any suit.
A provision in section 287 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., that
section 274 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., should apply to cases under
such section 287 was omitted as covered by section 2504 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court of Federal
Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
1982--Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ``The judgment of the United States
Claims Court in such suit shall be conclusive'' for ``The judgment of
the Court of Claims in such suit, or of the Supreme Court upon review,
shall be conclusive''.
1953--Act July 28, 1953, inserted ``to the Comptroller General,'' in
first par., struck out third par. which provided for accrual to the
United States of a right of action upon the judgment, with a limitation
period extending to three years after judgment, and inserted provisions
for filing and recording the transcript of such judgment in the clerk's
office of any district court and for enforcement thereof.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section
911 of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 171 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402
of Pub. L. 97-164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.
