28 U.S.C. § 2677
Section 2677 · Compromise
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 25 court decisions — leading case Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer (1994)
Most recently applied in Dowling v. A.R.T. Inst. of Wash., Inc. (March 2019)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The Attorney General or his designee may arbitrate, compromise, or settle any claim cognizable under section 1346(b) of this title, after the commencement of an action thereon.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §934 (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, §413, 60 Stat. 845).
Changes were made in phraseology.
Senate Revision Amendment
This section was renumbered “2676” by Senate amendment. See 80th Congress Senate Report No. 1559.
Amendments
1966—Pub. L. 89–506 struck out provision requiring that approval of court be obtained before Attorney General could arbitrate, compromise, or settle a claim after commencement of an action thereon.
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–506 applicable to claims accruing six months or more after July 18, 1966, see section 10 of Pub. L. 89–506, set out as a note under section 2672 of this title.