Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 22 - Foreign Relations |
Chapter VI - UNITED STATES |
Part 604 - ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT |
§ 604.11 - Limitations.
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(a) Pursuant to the provisions of section 2401(b) of title 28 of the United States Code, a tort claim against the United States shall be forever barred unless presented in writing to the Agency within two (2) years after such claim accrues.
(b) A suit may not be filed until the claim shall have been finally denied by the Agency. Failure of the Agency to make final disposition of the claim within six (6) months after it has been presented shall, at the option of the claimant any time thereafter, be deemed a final denial of the claim for purposes of the Act and of this part.
(c) A suit shall not be filed for a sum greater than the amount of the claim presented to the Agency, except where the increased amount is based upon newly discovered evidence not reasonably discoverable at the time of presenting the claim to the Agency, or upon allegation and proof of intervening facts, relating to amount of the claim.