Notes on 28 U.S.C. § 2517 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 28 U.S.C. § 2517 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 979; Pub. L. 95-563, Sec. 14(e),
(f), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2390; Pub. L. 97-164, title I, Sec.
139(k), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 43; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, Sec.
902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 104-316, title
II, Sec. 202(l), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3843.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 285, and sections 225,
228, of title 31, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Money and Finance, (R.S. Secs.
236, 1089; Feb. 18, 1904, ch. 160, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 41; Mar. 3,
1911, ch. 231, Sec. 178, 36 Stat. 1141; June 10, 1921, ch. 18,
Secs. 304, 305, 42 Stat. 24; Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, Sec. 3(c), 43
Stat. 939).
Section consolidates section 285 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
and sections 225 and 228 of title 31, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Money and
Finance.
Words "chief judge" were substituted for "the chief justice, or,
in his absence, by the presiding judge of said court" in section
225 of title 31, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Money and Finance, in conformity
with chapter 7 of this title.
Words "or, on review, by the Supreme Court, where the same are
affirmed in favor of the claimant" in section 225 of title 31,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted as unnecessary.
Provisions of section 228 of title 31, U.S.C., 1940 ed., for
payment of district court judgments are incorporated in section
2414 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Contract Disputes Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (a), is
Pub. L. 95-563, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2383, as amended, which is
classified principally to chapter 9 (Sec. 601 et seq.) of Title 41,
Public Contracts. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 601 of Title 41
and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-316 substituted "Secretary of the
Treasury" for "General Accounting Office".
1992 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-572 substituted "United States
Court of Federal Claims" for "United States Claims Court".
1982 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-164, Sec. 139(k)(1), substituted
"United States Claims Court" for "Court of Claims".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-164, Sec. 139(k)(2), struck out the comma
after "shall be discharged" thereby correcting a technical error in
the directory language in Pub. L. 95-563 which placed both a comma
and a period after "shall be discharged".
1978 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-563, Sec. 14(e), inserted Contract
Disputes Act of 1978 exception.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-563, Sec. 14(f), inserted provision
relating to discharge of partial judgments.
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.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-563 effective with respect to contracts
entered into 120 days after Nov. 1, 1978, and, at the election of
the contractor, with respect to any claim pending at such time
before the contracting officer or initiated thereafter, see section
16 of Pub. L. 95-563, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 601 of Title 41, Public Contracts.