---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 U.S.C. § 9801"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
number: "9801"
heading: "Definition"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/9801"
units:
  - "Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force"
  - "Part IV — Service, Supply, and Procurement"
  - "Chapter 981 — Military Claims"
---

# §9801. Definition


In this chapter, the term “settle” means consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and dispose of a claim, whether by full or partial allowance or by disallowance.


## Source credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 591; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1231(19)(B), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1161.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 9801 | [No source]. | [No source]. |

The revised section is inserted for clarity, and is based on usage in the source laws for this revised chapter.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1987—Pub. L. 100–180 inserted “the term” after “In this chapter,”.