Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§17307 Purchase of Insurance
Title 40 › SUBTITLE VI — MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 173 — GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT › § 17307
Summary
Federal agencies, officers, employees, and wholly owned government corporations may pay for insurance on shipments of valuables only if the Secretary of the Treasury allows it when the government cannot adequately protect the shipment or replace the items under this chapter.
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Title 40, §17307
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An executive department, independent establishment, agency, wholly owned Government corporation, officer, or employee may expend money, or incur an obligation, for insurance, or for the payment of premiums on insurance, against loss, destruction, or damage in the shipment of valuables only as specifically authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary may give the authorization if the Secretary finds that the risk of loss, destruction, or damage in the shipment cannot be guarded against adequately by the facilities of the Federal Government or that adequate replacement cannot be provided under this chapter.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1730740:726.July 8, 1937, ch. 444, § 4, 50 Stat. 480. The words “On and after the
Effective Date
of the
Regulations
prescribed under section 721 of this title” are omitted as obsolete. The words “the circumstances are such that” are omitted as unnecessary.
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40 U.S.C. § 17307
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102