Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5515.9
April 19, 2004
Certified Current as of October 31, 2006
GC, DoD
SUBJECT: Settlement of Tort Claims
References: (a) DoD Directive 5515.9, "Settlement of Tort Claims," September 12, 1990
(hereby canceled)
(b) Sections 1346(b), 2671-2680 of title 28, United States Code
(c) Section 113 of title 10, United States Code
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Reissues reference (a).
1.2. Establishes policy for the administrative processing and, where appropriate, the
settlement of claims filed under reference (b) against the DoD Components other than the
Military Departments.
1.3. Delegates authority, pursuant to reference (c), to the Secretary of the Army to process
and, where appropriate, settle claims under this Directive.
2. APPLICABILITY
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), 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 (IG, DoD), the Defense 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:
