This part establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for settling personnel and general claims (under 31 U.S.C. § 3702; 10 U.S.C. § 2575, 2771, 4712, and 9712; 24 U.S.C. § 420; 37 U.S.C. § 554, and 32 U.S.C. § 714) and for processing requests for an advance decision under 31 U.S.C. § 3529.