---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 842.74"
title: "32"
number: "842.74"
heading: "Delegations of authority."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/842.74"
---

# §842.74. Delegations of authority.

- (a) The following officials have the authority to settle a claim against the Air Force in the amounts provided:
  - (1) **The Secretary of the Air Force has the authority to—**
    - (i) **Settle or deny a claim in any amount.** Settlements for payment of more than $500,000 are certified to Congress for payment.
    - (ii) [Reserved]
  - (2) **The following individuals have delegated authority to settle claims for $100,000 or less—**
    - (i) **The Judge Advocate General.**
    - (ii) **The Deputy Judge Advocate General.**
    - (iii) **The Director of Civil Law.**
    - (iv) **The Chief and Deputy Chief, Claims and Tort Litigation staff.**
- (b) **Delegation of settlement authority on claims in favor of the United States.**
  - (1) The Secretary of the Air Force has the authority to settle claims for damage to property under the jurisdiction of the Air Force in an amount not to exceed $500,000, and to settle claims for salvage services performed by the Air Force in any amount.
  - (2) AFLOA/JACC refers all claims for damage to property under the jurisdiction of the Air Force for more than $500,000 to the Department of Justice.
  - (3) The following individuals have delegated authority to settle claims for $100,000 or less and deny them in any amount:
    - (i) **The Judge Advocate General.**
    - (ii) **The Deputy Judge Advocate General.**
    - (iii) **The Director of Civil Law.**
    - (iv) **The Chief and Deputy Chief, Claims and Tort Litigation Division.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[55 FR 2809, Jan. 29, 1990, as amended at 55 FR 32077, Aug. 7, 1990; 56 FR 1574, Jan. 16, 1991. Redesignated and amended at 81 FR 83695, Nov. 22, 2016]

### Source

Source: 55 FR 2809, Jan. 29, 1990. Redesignated at 81 FR 83695, Nov. 22, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 8013, 100 Stat. 1053, as amended; 10 U.S.C. 8013, except as otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 55 FR 2809, Jan. 29, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 83688, Nov. 22, 2016]

### Amendments

[55 FR 2809, Jan. 29, 1990, as amended at 55 FR 32077, Aug. 7, 1990; 56 FR 1574, Jan. 16, 1991. Redesignated and amended at 81 FR 83695, Nov. 22, 2016]