§ 101-41.303-1 - Necessity for conversion.

GBL procedures shall be followed to preclude a commercial bill of lading or a commercial express receipt from being used on shipments for the United States, except as provided by law or by this subpart 101-41.3 or by a specific exception to this subpart. Payment of the transportation charges generally will not be made by the Government on such commercial documents alone. However, when a commercial bill of lading or commercial express receipt is unavoidably used on a shipment of property for the account of the United States under circumstances not authorized herein, the words “TO BE CONVERTED TO A U.S. GOVERNMENT BILL OF LADING” must be conspicuously inscribed on the original and all copies of the commercial document.