---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 757.2"
title: "32"
number: "757.2"
heading: "Statutory authority."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/757.2"
---

# §757.2. Statutory authority.

- (a) **General.** All affirmative claims for damage to or loss of Government property in favor of the United States are processed in accordance with the Federal Collections Claims Act ([31 U.S.C. 3711](/usc/31/3711.md)), as amended by the Debt Collection Act of 1982, PL 97-365, 96 Stat. 1749 (25 October 1982), PL 101-552, 104 Stat. 2736 (15 November 1990) and the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, PL 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1358 (26 April 1996). Department of Defense Directive designees, the authority granted to the Secretary of Defense under the Federal Claims Collection Act.
- (b) **Statute of limitations.** Subject to specific provisions in other statutes, there is a general 3-year statute of limitations on affirmative Government tort claims pursuant to [28 U.S.C. 2415(b)](/usc/28/2415.md?p=b).

## Notes

### Amendments

[72 FR 53427, Sept. 19, 2007]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. 939, 5013, and 5148; E.O. 11476, 3 CFR, 1969 Comp., p. 132; 32 CFR 700.206 and 700.1202.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 5072, Feb. 12, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[72 FR 53427, Sept. 19, 2007]