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 110 STAT. 3844 PUBLIC LAW 104-316—OCT. 19, 1996 "(B) claims by transportation carriers involving amounts collected from them for loss or damage incurred to property incident to shipment at Government expense. "(2) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall settle claims involving Federal civilian employees' compensation and leave. "(3) The Administrator of General Services shall settle claims involving expenses incurred by Federal civilian employ- ees for official travel and transportation, and for relocation expenses incident to transfers of official duty station. "(4) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall settle claims not otherwise provided for by this subsection or another provision of law."; (C) in subsection (b)(1), by amending that portion of the second sentence preceding subparagraph (A) to read "The claim must be received by the official responsible under subsection (a) for settling the claim or by the agency that conducts the activity from which the claim arises within 6 years after the claim accrues except—"; (D) in subsection (b)(2) by striking "presented to the Comptroller General" and inserting "received", and by striking "clause" and inserting "paragraph"; (E) by amending subsection (b)(3) to read as follows: "(3) A claim that is not received in the time required under this subsection shall be returned with a copy of this subsection, and no further communication is required."; and (F) in subsection (d), by striking "Comptroller General" the first place it appears and inserting "official responsible under subsection (a) for settling the claim"; and by striking "Comptroller General" every other place it appears and inserting "official". (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, is amended in the table of sections at the beginning of the chapter, by amending the item relating to section 3702 to read as follows: "3702. Authority to settle claims.". (o) TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS.—Section 3726 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (f) by striking "and the Comptroller General prescribe jointly" and inserting "prescribes"; and (2) in subsection (g)(1) by striking "Comptroller General" and inserting "Administrator of General Services". (p) SETOFF AGAINST JUDGMENTS. — Section 3728 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking "Comptroller General" the first place it appears and inserting "Secretary of the Treasury"; and (2) by striking "Comptroller General" each place it appears thereafter and inserting "Secretary". (q) SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF DECEASED MEMBERS. — Section 714(c) of title 32, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking "Comptroller General" and inserting "Secretary concerned"; and (2) by striking the second sentence. (r) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS RELATING TO NATIONAL GUARD ACTIVITIES.— Section 715(d) of title 32, United States Code, is

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