1996 US Code
Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CHAPTER 15 - GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT
Sec. 724 - Government evidences of indebtedness held by United States Postal Service while agent for Treasury Department

All losses or destruction of, or damage to, internal revenue or other stamps, United States securities, or other obligations of the United States, and funds, occurring heretofore or hereafter, but not prior to February 4, 1935, while such stamps, securities, obligations, or funds were in the custody or possession of, or charged to, the United States Postal Service while it was acting as agent for, or on behalf of, the Treasury Department for the sale of such stamps, securities, or obligations and for the collection of such funds, irrespective of the manner in which such loss, destruction, or damage occurred, shall be replaced out of the fund under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.

(July 8, 1937, ch. 444, §3a, as added Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 665, §2, 53 Stat. 1358; amended Aug. 12, 1970, Pub. L. 91–375, §§4(a), 6(m)(5), (o), 84 Stat. 773, 783.)

Section was formerly classified to section 134b–1 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

1970—Pub. L. 91–375 struck out proviso requiring joint determination by Postmaster General and Secretary of Treasury that loss or destruction of or damages to government evidences of indebtedness in custody or possession of any postmaster, Navy mail clerk, or assistant Navy mail clerk resulted from no fault or negligence on part of such employee to relieve him of liability to the United States or to authorize receipt of credit in his accounts.

“United States Postal Service” substituted in text for “Post Office Department or Postal Service” pursuant to Pub. L. 91–375 which abolished Post Office Department, transferred its functions to United States Postal Service, and provided that references in other laws to Post Office Department or Postal Service shall be considered a reference to United States Postal Service.

Amendment by Pub. L. 91–375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12, 1970, on date established therefor by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service and published by it in the Federal Register, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.