Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 2.djvu/501

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PUBLIC LAW 107-217 —AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1283 § 17308. Presumption of lawful conduct For purposes of the propriety of an act or omission related to a shipment to which the regulations prescribed under section 17302 of this title apply, every officer and employee of the Federal Government and every individual acting on behalf of a wholly owned Government corporation who makes a shipment of valuables in good faith under, and substantially in accordance with, the regulations is deemed to be acting in the faithful execution of the officer's, employee's, or individual's duties of office and in full performance of any conditions of the officer's, employee's, or individual's bond and oath of office. § 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. 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. §17501. Definitions In this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.— The term "executive agency"— (A) means an executive agency (as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5) that operates at least 300 motor vehicles; but (B) does not include the Tennessee Valley Authority. (2) MOTOR VEHICLE.— The term "motor vehicle" means— (A) a vehicle self-propelled or drawn by mecheuiical power; but not (B) a vehicle designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes, or any other special purpose vehicle exempted from the requirements of this chapter by the Administrator of General Services. § 17502. Monitoring system The head of each executive agency shall designate one office, officer, or employee of the agency— (1) to establish and operate a central monitoring system for the motor vehicle operations of the agency, related activities, and related reporting requirements; and (2) provide oversight of those operations, activities, and requirements.