Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections

31 U.S.C. § 3327 — General authority to issue checks and other drafts

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

31 U.S.C. § 3327 — General authority to issue checks and other drafts

**(a)** The Secretary of the Treasury may issue a check or other draft on public money in the Treasury to pay an obligation of the United States Government. When the Secretary decides it is convenient to a public creditor and in the public interest, the Secretary may designate a depositary to issue a check or other draft on public money held by the depositary to pay an obligation of the Government. As directed by the Secretary, each depositary shall report to the Secretary on public money paid and received by the depositary. **(b)** The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that Social Security account numbers (including derivatives of such numbers) are not visible on or through unopened mailings of checks or other drafts described in subsection (a) of this section.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 31 U.S.C. § 3327

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.

Original supplied file — preserved unchanged

Download original Markdown file

File SHA-256: 2bde4ddca7efecd449ec98f5611fdccd7d8167b016b707a6bb4d4bbb22165573. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.

Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.

Open the recorded source website ↗

Record provenance

Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_f4710c01c3cf6bfe76a4632b
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-31/section-3327-general-authority-to-issue-checks-and-other-drafts--3b141059bd.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: 1958374b0f26f69d627df4f61ac3fffc4bc545725dfc62d211ad2a7422627d6c

Source location: Title 31, Chapter 33, § 3327; chapter-033-depositing-keeping-and-paying-money.md

Stored source content

Cross-references

Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

31 U.S.C. § 3301 — General duties of the Secretary of the Treasury

**(a)** The Secretary of the Treasury shall— (1) receive and keep public money; (2) take receipts for money paid out by the Secretary; (3) give receipts for money deposited in the Treasury; (4) endorse warrants for receipts for money deposited in the Treasury; (5) submit the accounts of the Secretary to the Comptroller General every 3 months, or more often if required by the Comptroller General; and (6) submit to inspection at any time by the Comptroller General of money in the possession of the Secretary. **(b)** Except as provided in [section 3326 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3326&num=0&edition=prelim), an acknowledgment for money deposited in the Treasury is not valid if the Secretary does not endorse a warrant as required by subsection (a)(4) of this section.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 31 U.S.C. § 3301

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

31 U.S.C. § 3327 — General authority to issue checks and

Page 242 TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE § 3326 and section 4 of Executive Order Numbered 6166, dated June 10, 1933’’ in 31:82b are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (1), the word ‘‘duly’’ is omitted as surplus. In clause (1)(A) and (B), the words ‘‘executive agency’’ are substituted for ‘‘department, establishment or agency concerned’’ because of section 102 of the revised title and for consistency. In clause (2)(C), the words ‘‘basis of the’’ are omitted as surplus. In clause (3), the words ‘‘for carrying out clauses (1) and (2) of this subsection’’ are substituted for ‘‘accordingly’’ for clarity. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘under the jurisdiction’’ are omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘a military depart- ment of the Department of Defense’’ are substituted for ‘‘the Department of the Army, the Navy Department (including the Marine Corps)’’ for consistency with title 10. The words ‘‘and the Panama Canal’’ (subse- quently changed to ‘‘the Canal Zone Government’’ by section 2(a)(1) of the Act of September 26, 1950 (ch. 1049, 64 Stat. 1038)) are omitted because of 22:ch. 51. The word ‘‘pay’’ is substituted for ‘‘salaries’’ for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. In subsection (c), the words ‘‘On and after May 14, 1937’’ are omitted as executed. The words ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ are substituted for ‘‘Division of Dis- bursement, Treasury Department’’ in section 1(last proviso of 2d par. on p. 140) of the Act of May 14, 1937, because of section 1(a) of Reorganization Plan No. III of 1940 (eff. June 30, 1940, 54 Stat. 1231) and section 321(c) of the revised title. The word ‘‘appropriate’’ is added for clarity. The words ‘‘officer or employee of the United States Government’’ are substituted for ‘‘ad-

Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 31 U.S.C. § 3327

Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.