BOP Program Statement 1120.20 § 1

To instruct staff on:

■ Filing administrative claims under the Bureau of Prisons Claims Act (BOPCA), 31 U.S.C. §

3722, for loss or damage to personal property resulting from service at a Bureau correctional

institution.

■ Filing administrative claims under the Military and Civilian Employees Claims Act (CECA),

31 U.S.C. § 3721, for loss or damage to personal property resulting from Government

service.

a. Summary of Changes. This version incorporates the following changes:

Directive Rescinded

P1120.19 Personal Property Claims, Staff (8/1/2003)

■ Changed the delegation of authority for settling CECA claims from the Regional Counsels

to the Chief Financial Officer and the Director.

■ Removed all references to rescinded DOJ Order 2110.23C and cited its replacement, DOJ

1400.05, instead.

■ Added a $5,000 limitation on recovery for any individual item.

■ Noted that deductible reimbursements are limited to $500.

■ Removed the requirement that claims arising at the Staff Training Academy in Glynco,

Georgia, or the Management and Specialty Training Center in Aurora, Colorado, be filed

with the Senior Counsel of Legal Training and Review. All claims besides Central Office

claims should be filed in the Regional Office for the region where the claim arose.

■ Changed how the value of the damaged or lost personal property is determined from the

depreciation guidelines to the lower of the claimed amount, actual or estimated repair cost,

or current replacement cost.

■ Changed the appeal procedure to include requesting reconsideration by the Chief Financial

Officer.

b. Program Objectives. The expected result of this program is:

Appropriate payments should be made to employees under either BOPCA or CECA for loss or

damage to personal property.

c. Institution Supplement. None required. Should local facilities make any changes outside the

required changes in the national policy or establish any local procedures to implement the

national policy, the local Union may invoke to negotiate procedures or appropriate arrangements.