---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 289.5"
title: "46"
number: "289.5"
heading: "Insurance by the United States."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/289.5"
---

# §289.5. Insurance by the United States.


The United States will self-insure its interest, exclusive of mortgage interest, as defined in [§ 289.1](/cfr/46/289.1.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 204, 49 Stat. 1987, as amended; 46 U.S.C. 1114. Interpret or apply sec. 12, 60 Stat. 49, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 1745.

### Source

Source: General Order 67 Rev., 18 FR 230, Jan. 10, 1953, unless otherwise noted.