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10 U.S.C. § 8900

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Whenever the court is satisfied by appropriate evidence or by agreement of counsel that the United States or the claimant is unable after reasonable efforts to secure the testimony of a witness and—the court shall receive in evidence in place of the testimony of the witness—The court shall give such weight to the affidavit, statement, or testimony as it considers proper under the circumstances.
  1. (1)the affidavit of the witness duly sworn to before a notary public or other authorized officer; or
  2. (2)the statement or testimony of the witness before a court-martial, a court of inquiry, or an investigation; but the use of such statement or testimony does not, in any litigation, make the remainder of the record admissible or compel the United States to produce the remainder of the record.