Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§2262 Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2262
Summary
The Secretary may buy insurance to cover USDA employees who, while on duty and driving U.S. government vehicles abroad, cause property damage, loss, injury, or death.
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Title 7, §2262
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to obtain insurance to cover the liability of any employee of the Department of Agriculture for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or death caused by the act or omission of any such employee while acting within the scope of his office or employment and while operating a motor vehicle belonging to the United States in a foreign country.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 578 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.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2262
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73