section 17303 of this titleStamps, 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 under regulations the Secretary may prescribe, regardless of how the loss, destruction, or damage occurs.
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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. |
section 2 of the Act of August 10, 193953 Stat. 1358oPublic Law 91–37584 Stat. 773The words “occurring heretofore or hereafter, but not prior to ” 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 (ch. 665, ), because of sections 4(a) and 6() of the Postal Reorganization Act (, , 783). The words “Secretary of the Treasury” are substituted for “Treasury Department” because of 31:301(b).