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B-182158 1 (1978-06-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtsp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 800 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OPWICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-IS 2158 SHerman Arens Magistrates Division Adaistrative Office of the United States Courts ashington, D.C. 20544 Dear Mr., Areas: Recently, you nay recall, v discused the payment of interest on Judgmts against -the Unite States. It has occurrtd to a that the natter might benefit from flarther elaboration. One problem the General Aceountint Office (GAO) ecounters quite frequently ln paying JWu'pets against the Uitead States omearns the awarding of post-judgment interest. Ude-r the teras of the peranent tieflnite judgment appropriatio , 31 U.SC, 724a, itearesat is Payable on judgments against the United States only whte the Covernmt appeals, and then only from the date the judpent is filed with G&O to the date of the mandate of affirwsne. The judgmtat seed not nention interest specifically; this provision will be applied autoatically. In %any cases, however, especially in the. diaxict curts, specific interest awards are written into the original judgrents where interest on claims aalint the United StrAtes is not anthoriaed (except as provided by section 724a), In such instaces, vhre the judgments have becone final, n have no alternative to paying thp interest specified in the Juadgents, even though Improparly itncluded. As an enwple of such a situation, see the enclosed copy of our decision B-l33576, Aust 26, 1977. There ts of course amjle case law to vupport xodifitation of thase Judgments throuSh otion or appeal. See, for example, the cases cited in ow rteent decision )3-191028 , 2larh 27, 1978$, a copy of hich is enclosed for your ±nfotstioo. Occasionally, by the t me a judgment reacheos GAO, considerable time has elapsed and It is diffircult if not Impossible for the DepaTtent of Justice to teek judicial modification. Az itdicate$ above, a judment need not mention interest specifically since the provisians of 31 U.S.C. I 724a will be applied autoatically. If it is desired to inlude soze meation of interest in a Judgment, general language such as interest as provided by law is sufflcient and is the II

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