Postal Service v. Konan · ¶38

Our interpretation of “loss” is also consistent with the principal provision of the FTCA.Under that provision, a plaintiff must allege a “loss of property . . . caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission” of a federal employee. 28 U. S. C. §1346(b)(1).All agree that this provision in- cludes losses caused by intentional misconduct and does not require that the Government “lost” anything.Because Con- gress used “loss” in this sense in the FTCA’s principal provi- sion, our interpretation adheres to the unrebutted presump- tion that “the term bears a consistent meaning throughout” the FTCA.See Azar v. Allina Health Services, 587 U. S. 566, 576 (2019).

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