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© 2006 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. 24 USCA S 225g 24 U.S.C.A. § 225g
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(e) Unassigned liabilities; sole responsibility of Federal Government Pursuant to the financial audit under section 225b(f) of this title, any unassigned liabilities of the Hospital shall be assumed by and shall be the sole responsibility of the Federal Government. (f) Audit to determine liability of Federal Government for accrued annual leave balances; appropriations authorization of
(1) After the service coordination period, the Secretary shall conduct an audit, under generally accepted accounting procedures, to identify the liability of the Federal Government for accrued annual leave balances for those employees assumed by the District under the system implementation plan. (2) There is authorized to be appropriated for payment by the Federal Government to the District an amount equal to the liability identified by such audit. (g) Authority; District; collection of costs for mental health services Nothing in this subchapter shall affect the authority of the District of Columbia under any other statute to collect costs billed by the District of Columbia for mental health services, except that payment for the same costs may not be collected from more than one party. (h) Responsibility of United States for certain claims The Government of the United States shall be solely responsible for-(1) all claims and causes of action against Saint Elizabeths Hospital that accrue before October 1, 1987, regardless of the date on which legal proceedings asserting such claims were or may be filed, except that the United States shall, in the case of any tort claim, only be responsible for any such claim against the United States that accrues before October 1, 1987, and the United States shall not compromise or settle any claim resulting in District liability without the consent of the District, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and (2) all claims that result in a judgment or award against Saint Elizabeths Hospital before October 1, 1987. CREDIT(S) (Pub. L. 98-621, § 9, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3377.) HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES Revision Notes and Legislative Reports 1984 Acts. House Report No. 98-1024, see 1984 U.S. Code Cong. and Adm. News, p. 5810. References in Text Public Law 83-472, referred to in subsec. (d), is Act July 2, 1954, c. 457, 68 Stat. 434, as amended, known as the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1955. Certain provisions of this Act relating to Saint Elizabeths Hospital and appearing at 68 Stat. 443, were repealed by section 10(d)(2) of Pub.L. 98-621 effective Oct. 1, 1987. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codifications Subsec. (c)(2) of this section amended section 502 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (Pub.L. 93-198, Title V, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 813), which appears as section 47-3406 of Title 47, Taxation and Fiscal Affairs, of the District of Columbia Code.
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Effective and Applicability Provisions 1984 Acts. Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 12(a) of Pub.L. 98-621, set out as a note under section 225 of this title. LIBRARY REFERENCES American Digest System District of Columbia k10, 11, 24, 31. Health k267, 563. Mental Health k78. United States k78, 96. Key Number System Topic Nos. 132, 198H, 257A, 393. 24 U.S.C.A. § 225g, 24 USCA § 225g Current through P.L. 109-169, P.L. 109-173 approved 02-15-06 Copr. © 2005 Thomson/West. No. Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works END OF DOCUMENT
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