19 U.S.C. § 2314
Liabilities of certifying and disbursing officers
United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective
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- 19 U.S.C. § 2314, Liabilities of certifying and disbursing officers, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450800
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No person designated by the Secretary, or designated pursuant to an agreement under this subpart, as a certifying officer, shall, in the absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to any payment certified by him under this part.
No disbursing officer shall, in the absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to any payment by him under this part if it was based upon a voucher signed by a certifying officer designated as provided in subsection (a).
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Trade Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally