§ 937.
(a)
The Secretary may consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, compromise, or settle, and pay in an amount not more than $425,000, an admiralty claim against the United States for—
(1)
damage caused by a vessel in the Coast Guard service or by other property under the jurisdiction of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating;
(2)
compensation for towage and salvage services, including contract salvage, rendered to a vessel in the Coast Guard service or to other property under the jurisdiction of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating; or
(3)
damage caused by a maritime tort committed by an agent or employee of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating or by property under the jurisdiction of that Department.
(c)
If a claim under this section is settled or compromised for more than $100,000, the Secretary shall certify it to Congress.
([Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393], [63 Stat. 548], § 646; [Pub. L. 86–533, § 1(3)(A)], June 29, 1960, [74 Stat. 245]; [Pub. L. 92–417, § 2(a)], Aug. 29, 1972, [86 Stat. 655]; renumbered § 937, [Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b)], Dec. 4, 2018, [132 Stat. 4205]; [Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII] [LXXXII], § 8212(a), Jan. 1, 2021, [134 Stat. 4649].)