40 U.S.C. § 17304 — Claim for replacement

(a) Presentation of Claim. When valuables shipped under section 17302's rules are lost, destroyed, or damaged, the owner must submit a written claim for replacement to the Secretary of the Treasury. (b) Decision of the Secretary of the Treasury. (1) Replacement made from fund. If the Secretary is satisfied the loss happened and the shipment followed the rules closely enough, the Secretary has an officer arrange replacement using the fund described in section 17303. (2) Replacement made by credit. If the Secretary decides part of the replacement can be handled through a credit in the claimant's government accounts -- without hurting the federal government -- the Secretary must: (A) certify that decision to the Comptroller General, who then makes the credit when settling the accounts at the Government Accountability Office; and (B) use the fund only for the part the credit cannot cover. (c) Decision of Secretary Not Reviewable. Once the Secretary decides that a loss occurred and that the shipment substantially followed the regulations, that decision is final. No other government officer can review or overturn it.