(b) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, and in addition to the procedures set forth above, the comptroller of the state of New York is authorized to examine, audit and certify for payment any claim not in excess of the amount specified in subdivision twelve-a of section eight of the state finance law which is otherwise subject to the provisions of subdivision four of this section in accordance with the provisions of such subdivision twelve-a. 6. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, with respect to claims against the city university which arise on and after July first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine, the comptroller of the state of New York is authorized to examine, audit, certify for payment and pay from funding sources available for payment of claims by the state any settlement, order or judgment in any federal or state court, other than the court of claims, or any administrative tribunal which pertains to a senior college of the city university of New York. No such order or judgment shall be paid except upon a certificate of the attorney general that it has been entered. No such settlement shall be paid unless it shall have been approved for payment by the board of trustees of the city university of New York, or its designee, by the director of the budget and by the attorney general. Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be deemed to affect or alter the jurisdiction of any court or administrative tribunal.