1、Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5515.10 September 24,2004 Certified Current as of October 31,2006 GC,DoD SUBJECT:Settlement and Payment of Claims Under 31 U.S.C.3701 and 3721,The Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act of l964 References:(a)Sections 3701 and 3721 of title 31,Unit
2、ed States Code(b)DoD Directive 5515.10,Settlement and Payment of Claims Under the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act of 1964,June 17,1965(hereby canceled)1.REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE Pursuant to reference(a),this Directive reissues reference(b)and establishes the delegation of authorit
3、y for settlement and payment of claims under reference(a).2.APPLICABILITY This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense,the Military Departments,the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,the Combatant Commands,the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense,the De
4、fense Agencies,the DoD Field Activities,and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense(hereafter referred to collectively as the DoD Components).3.POLICY It is DoD policy that claims filed under reference(a)shall be processed and,if appropriate,administratively settled pursuant t