28 U.S.C. § 1494 : US Code - Section 1494: Accounts of officers, agents or contractors

Search 28 U.S.C. § 1494 : US Code - Section 1494: Accounts of officers, agents or contractors

The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction
to determine the amount, if any, due to or from the United States
by reason of any unsettled account of any officer or agent of, or
contractor with, the United States, or a guarantor, surety or
personal representative of any such officer, agent or contractor,
and to render judgment thereof,(!1) where -
(1) claimant or the person he represents has applied to the
proper department of the Government for settlement of the
account;
(2) three years have elapsed from the date of such application
without settlement; and
(3) no suit upon the same has been brought by the United
States.