; (ii) the negotiation, settlement, and payment of a claim; and (iii) such other matters relating to the processing and administration of a claim, including an administrative appeals process, as the Secretary considers appropriate. (B) Uniform standards consistent with generally accepted standards used in a majority of States in adjudicating claims under chapter 171 of title 28 (commonly known as the Federal Tort Claims Act ) to be applied to the evaluation, settlement, and payment of claims under this section without regard to the place of occurrence of the sex-related offense giving rise to the claim or the military department of the covered individual, and without regard to foreign law in the case of claims arising in foreign countries, including uniform standards to be applied to determinations with respect to— (i) whether an act or omission by a covered individual was negligent or wrongful, considering the specific facts and circumstances; (ii) whether the personal injury or death of the claimant was caused by a negligent or wrongful act or omission of a covered individual; (iii) requirements relating to proof of duty, breach of duty, and causation resulting in compensable injury or loss, subject to such exclusions as may be established by the Secretary of Defense; and (iv) calculation of damages. (C) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) In order to implement expeditiously the provisions of this section, the Secretary may prescribe the regulations under this subsection— (A) by prescribing an interim final rule