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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.
Historical And Revision Notes
Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section
17307 40:726. July 8, 1937, ch. 444, Sec. 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.
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