2011 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Subtitle VI - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 17101 - 18304)
Chapter 173 - GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT (§§ 17301 - 17309)
Section 17303 - Fund for the payment of Government losses in shipment
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS SUBTITLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER 173 - GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT Sec. 17303 - Fund for the payment of Government losses in shipment |
| Contains | section 17303 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1281. |
| Statutes at Large References | 50 Stat. 479, 480 53 Stat. 1358 84 Stat. 782 108 Stat. 2387 116 Stat. 1281 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 91-375, Public Law 103-329, Public Law 107-217 |
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(1) that relates to property of the United States Postal Service that is chargeable to its officers or employees; or
(2) of which shipment shall have been made at the risk of persons other than the Federal Government and the executive departments, independent establishments, agencies, wholly owned Government corporations, officers and employees of the Government.
(d)
(e)
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1281.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 17303(a) | 40:722 (3d sentence words before 2d comma). | July 8, 1937, ch. 444, §2, 50 Stat. 479. |
| 17303(b) | 40:722 (1st sentence words after 5th comma). | |
| 40:723 (2d sentence 2d proviso). | July 8, 1937, ch. 444, §3 (2d sentence 2d, last provisos, last sentence), 50 Stat. 480; Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 665, §1, 53 Stat. 1358; Pub. L. 91–375, §6(m)(4), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 782. | |
| 17303(c) | 40:723 (2d sentence last proviso). | |
| 17303(d) | 40:723 (last sentence). | |
| 17303(e) | 40:722 (1st sentence words before 5th comma, 2d sentence, 3d sentence words after 2d comma, last sentence). | |
| 40:722a. | Pub. L. 103–329, title I (par. under heading “Payment of Government Losses in Shipment”), Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2387. |
In subsection (a), the words “(hereinafter referred to as ‘the fund’)” are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (b), the text of 40:723 (2d sentence 2d proviso) is omitted as obsolete.
In subsection (e), the text of 40:722 (1st sentence words before 5th comma, 2d sentence, 3d sentence words after 2d comma, and last sentence) and the words “Beginning in fiscal year 1995 and thereafter” in 40:722a are omitted as obsolete. The words “for the fund” are substituted for “to make payments for the replacement of valuables, or the value thereof, lost, destroyed, or damaged in the course of shipments effected pursuant to section 721 of this title” for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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