Title 40 of the U.S. Code § 17309 - Rules and regulations

Full text of § 17309 from Title 40 of the United States Code.

§ 17309. Rules and regulations

(a) General Authority.—With the approval of the President, the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations necessary to carry out the duties and powers vested in the Secretary under this chapter.

(b) Providing Information.—To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary may require a person making a shipment of valuables or a claim for replacement to make a declaration or to provide other information the Secretary considers necessary.

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1283.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
17309(a)	40:728 (words before 3d comma).	July 8, 1937, ch. 444, §6, 50 Stat. 480.
17309(b)	40:728 (words after 3d comma).

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

For delegation to Secretary of the Treasury of authority vested in President by section 728 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works (which was repealed and reenacted as this section by Pub. L. 107–217, §§1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304), see section 2(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 10289, eff. Sept. 17, 1951, 16 F.R. 9409, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.

CHAPTER 175—FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENDITURE CONTROL

Sec.

17501.

Definitions.

17502.

Monitoring system.

17503.

Data collection.

17504.

Agency statements with respect to motor vehicle use.

17505.

Presidential report.

17506.

Reduction of storage and disposal costs.

17507.

Savings.

17508.

Compliance.

17509.

Applicability.

17510.

Cooperation.

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