2011 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Subtitle VI - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 17101 - 18304)
Chapter 173 - GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT (§§ 17301 - 17309)
Section 17305 - Replacing lost, destroyed, or damaged stamps, securities, obligations, or money
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. 17305 - Replacing lost, destroyed, or damaged stamps, securities, obligations, or money |
| Contains | section 17305 |
| 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. 1282. |
| Statutes at Large References | 53 Stat. 1358 84 Stat. 773, 783 116 Stat. 1282 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 91-375, Public Law 107-217 |
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Stamps, securities, or other obligations of the Federal Government, or money lost, destroyed, or damaged while in the custody or possession of, or charged to, the United States Postal Service while it is acting as agent for, or on behalf of, the Secretary of the Treasury for the sale of the stamps, securities, or obligations and for the collection of the money, shall be replaced out of the fund described in section 17303 of this title under regulations the Secretary may prescribe, regardless of how the loss, destruction, or damage occurs.
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1282.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 17305 | 40:724. | July 8, 1937, ch. 444, §3a, as added Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 665, §2, 53 Stat. 1358; Pub. L. 91–375, §6(m)(5), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 783. |
The words “occurring heretofore or hereafter, but not prior to February 4, 1935” are omitted as obsolete. The words “United States Postal Service” are substituted for “Post Office Department or Postal Service” in section 3a of the Government Losses in Shipment Act (ch. 444), as added by section 2 of the Act of August 10, 1939 (ch. 665, 53 Stat. 1358), because of sections 4(a) and 6(o) of the Postal Reorganization Act (Public Law 91–375, 84 Stat. 773, 783). The words “Secretary of the Treasury” are substituted for “Treasury Department” because of 31:301(b).
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