40 U.S.C. § 17303 — Fund for the payment of Government losses in shipment

(a) Establishment. The Treasury has a revolving fund called the “fund for the payment of Government losses in shipment^*.” (b) Use. The fund pays to replace valuables^*, or their value, that are lost, destroyed, or damaged while shipped under regulations issued under section 17302. (c) Unavailability. The fund cannot pay for loss, destruction, or damage involving (1) United States Postal Service property chargeable to its officers or employees, or (2) valuables shipped at the risk of someone other than the Federal Government, the executive departments, independent establishments, agencies, wholly owned Government corporations, officers, and employees of the Government. (d) Recoveries and repayments. Money recovered or repaid because of a loss for which the fund paid replacement^* must be credited to the fund and remains available for its purposes. (e) Appropriations. The necessary amounts are appropriated to the fund.