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(c) Subsection (b) applies to cases involving balances due the United States through accountability for public moneys under any rovisions of law in relation to the officers, employees, operations, or usiness of the Postal Service, except cases cognizable under section 2403 of this title. § 2402. Transportation of international mail by air carriers of the United States (a) The Postmaster General may offset against any balances due another country resulting from the transaction of international money order business, or otherwise, amounts due from that country to the United States, or to the United States for the account of air carriers of the United States transporting mail of that country, when— (1) the Postmaster General puts into effect rates of compensation to be charged another country for transportation; and (2) the United States is required to collect from another country the amounts owed for transportation for the account of the air carriers. (b) When the Postmaster General has proceeded under authority of subsection (a), he shall— (1) give appropriate credit to the country involved; (2) pay to the air carrier the portion of the amount so credited which is owed to the air carrier for its services in transporting the mail of the other country; and (3) deposit in the Department fund that portion of the amount so credited which is due the United States on its own account. (c) The l*ostmaster General, from time to time may advance to an air carrier, out of funds available for payment of balances due other countries, the amounts determined by him to be due from another country to an air carrier for the transportation of its mails when— (1) collections are to be made by the United States for the account of air carriers; and (2) the Postmaster General determines that the balance of funds available is such that the advances may be made therefrom. Collection from another country of the amount so advanced shall be made by offset, or otherwise, and the appropriation from which the advance is made shall be reimbursed by the collections made by the United States. (d) If the United States is unable to collect from the debtor count i y an amount paid or advanced to an air carrier within twelve months after payment or advance has been made, the United States may deduct the uncollected amount from any sums owed by it to the air carrier. (e) The Postmaster General shall adopt such accounting procedures as may be necessary to conform to and effect the purposes of this section. § 2403. Adjustment of claims of postmasters and Armed Forces postal clerks (a) When the Postmaster General determines, after investigation, that any of the following losses has resulted without negligence of a postmaster, Armed Forces postal clerk, or assistant Armed Forces postal clerk, he may, subject to subsections (b)—(d) of this section, pay or credit the postmaster, Armed Forces postal clerk, or assistant Armed Forces postal clerk, the sum he ascertains to be the amount of— (1) the loss of funds or valuable papers from their official custody resulting from burglary, fire, or unavoidable casualty;

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