40 U.S.C. § 17307

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 17307 - Purchase of insurance

An executive department, independent establishment, agency, wholly owned Government corporation, officer, or employee may expend money, or incur an obligation, for insurance, or for the payment of premiums on insurance, against loss, destruction, or damage in the shipment of valuables only as specifically authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary may give the authorization if the Secretary finds that the risk of loss, destruction, or damage in the shipment cannot be guarded against adequately by the facilities of the Federal Government or that adequate replacement cannot be provided under this chapter.

40 U.S.C. § 17307

Pub. L. 107-217, 116 Stat. 1282.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
17307	40:726.	July 8, 1937, ch. 444, §4, 50 Stat. 480.

The words "On and after the effective date of the regulations prescribed under section 721 of this title" are omitted as obsolete. The words "the circumstances are such that" are omitted as unnecessary.