Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel June 18, 1997 (Funding of State Department Settlements of Foreign Tort Claims)

Funding of State Department Settlements of Foreign Tort

Claims

B ecause 22 U S.C. § 2669(f) expressly authorizes the Secretary o f State to pay settlem ents o f foreign

to rt claim s from funds appropriated fo r the activities included in the S tate D epartm ent Basic

A uth o rities A ct o r from funds “ otherw ise available,” the paym ent o f such settlem ents is “ other­

w ise provided fo r” w