31 USC Chapter 33 - DEPOSITING, KEEPING, AND PAYING MONEY | Title 31 - Money and Finance | U.S. Code

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SUBCHAPTER I—DEPOSITS AND DEPOSITARIES Sec. 3301. General duties of the Secretary of the Treasury. 3302. Custodians of money. 3303. Designation of depositaries. 3304. Transfers of public money from depositaries. 3305. Audits of depositaries. SUBCHAPTER II—PAYMENTS 3321. Disbursing authority in the executive branch. 3322. Disbursing officials. 3323. Warrants. 3324. Advances. 3325. Vouchers. 3326. Waiver of requirements for warrants and advances. 3327. General authority to issue checks and other drafts. 3328. Paying checks and drafts. 3329. Withholding checks to be sent to foreign countries. 3330. Payment of Department of Veterans Affairs checks for the benefit of individuals in foreign countries. 3331. Substitute checks. 3332. Required direct deposit. 3333. Relief for payments made without negligence. 3334. Cancellation and proceeds distribution of Treasury checks. 3335. Timely disbursement of Federal funds. 3336. Electronic benefit transfer pilot. ^[1] Editorially supplied. Section 3336 added by Pub. L. 104–208without corresponding amendment of chapter analysis. SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS 3341. Sale of Government warrants, checks, drafts, and obligations. 3342. Check cashing and exchange transactions. 3343. Check forgery insurance fund.

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–356, title IV, § 402(b),Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3413, substituted “Required direct deposit” for “Checks payable to financial organizations designated by Government officers and employees” in item 3332.

Pub. L. 103–272, § 4(f)(1)(G),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1362, added item 3334.

1991—Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(l)(4)(B),June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 277, substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration” in item 3330.

1990—Pub. L. 101–453, § 4(b),Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1059, added item 3335.

Footnotes
[1] Editorially supplied. Section 3336 added by Pub. L. 104–208without corresponding amendment of chapter analysis.

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31 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large
§ 3321	nt	2012	112-248 [Sec.] 3(c)(1)	126 Stat. 2392
§ 3321	nt	2012	112-248 [Sec.] 3(c)(2)	126 Stat. 2392
§ 3321	nt	2012	112-248 [Sec.] 4	126 Stat. 2392
§ 3321	nt	2012	112-248 [Sec.] 3(a)	126 Stat. 2390
§ 3321	nt new	2012	112-248 [Sec.]	126 Stat. 2390

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