US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

40 U.S.C. § 17302

Compliance

(a)

Prescribing Regulations .—

With the approval of the President, the Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Postal Service jointly shall prescribe regulations governing the shipment of valuables by an executive department, independent establishment, agency, wholly owned Government corporation, officer, or employee of the Federal Government, with a view to minimizing the risk of loss and destruction of, and damage to, valuables in shipment.
(b)

Compliance .—

Each executive department, independent establishment, agency, wholly owned Government corporation, officer, and employee of the Government, and each person acting for, or at the direction of, the executive department, independent establishment, agency, wholly owned Government corporation, officer, or employee, must comply with the regulations when making any shipment of valuables.

Pub. L. 107–217116 Stat. 1280(, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

17302

40:721.

July 8, 1937, ch. 444, § 1, 50 Stat. 479.

50 Stat. 479Public Law 91–37584 Stat. 773In subsection (a), the words “As soon as practicable after ” are omitted as obsolete. The words “United States Postal Service” are substituted for “Postmaster General” in section 1 of the Government Losses in Shipment Act (ch. 444, ) because of section 4(a) of the Postal Reorganization Act (, ).

In subsection (b), the words “After the effective date of such regulations, which shall be not more than thirty days after their issuance” are omitted as obsolete.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

Pub. L. 107–217116 Stat. 1062section 301 of Title 3For power of Secretary of the Treasury and United States Postal Service to prescribe, without approval of President, regulations under section 721 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works (which was repealed and reenacted as this section by , §§ 1, 6(b), , , 1304), see section 3(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 10289, , 16 F.R. 9499, set out as a note under , The President.