TREASURY ORDER: 170-01

DATE: October 26, 1982

SUNSET REVIEW: TBD

SUBJECT: Electronic Funds Transfer Frauds and Thefts

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Secretary of the Treasury, including the authority in 31 U.S.C. 321, it is hereby directed that:

1. As part of the Department's responsibilities for obligations of the United States, and in recognition of the fact that the United States is increasing its reliance upon electronic funds transfers in lieu of paper obligations and securities, the Director, United States Secret Service, is authorized to receive and analyze allegations of, and develop information and conduct investigations concerning thefts and frauds involving any electronic transfer of funds:

a. which belong to the Treasury Department or any subordinate agency;

b. for which the Department or any subordinate agency may be responsible or liable; or

c. with respect to which the Department or any subordinate agency may otherwise have, or have to defend against, a civil claim of any type.

2. The Director, United States Secret Service, and, to the extent that current or former Treasury employees or Treasury systems are involved, the Inspector General should be informed of any report or allegation of thefts or frauds involving any electronic transfer of funds covered by this order.

3. This Order does not supersede or affect, expressly or impliedly, any of the terms of Treasury Department Order No. 256, dated July 18, 1978, its implementing directives, or any agreements and understanding related thereto.

R. T. McNamar

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury