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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Chapter 2 — National Banks

§ 122a. Redeemed notes of unidentifiable issue; funds charged against

Statutory text

Federal Reserve bank notes redeemed by the Treasurer of the United States under section 121a of this title shall be charged against the balance of deposits for the retirement of Federal Reserve bank notes under the provisions of sections 122 and 445 1 of this title; and charges for Federal Reserve notes redeemed by the Treasurer of the United States under section 121a of this title shall be apportioned among the twelve Federal Reserve banks as determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 73–62 § 2 · 48 Stat. 127

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 122a

    June 13, 1933, ch. 62, § 2, 48 Stat. 128

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    June 13, 1933, ch. 62, § 2, 48 Stat. 128

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. Sums charged against deposits for retirement of national bank, etc., notes. Vol. 26, p. 289. U.S.C., p. 267. National-bank notes and Federal Reserve bank notes redeemed by the Treasurer of the United States under this Act shall be charged against the balance of deposits for the retirement of national-bank notes and Federal Reserve bank notes under the provisions of section 6 of the Act entitled “An Act directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of Treasury notes thereon, and for other purposes”, approved July 14, 1890 (U.S.C., title 12, Vol. 38, p. 268. U.S.C., p. 286. sec. 122), and section 18 of the Federal Reserve Act (U.S.C., title 12, sec. 445); and charges for Federal Reserve notes redeemed by the Treasurer of the United States under this Act shall be apportioned Distribution of charges. among the twelve Federal Reserve banks in proportion to the amount of Federal Reserve notes of each Federal Reserve bank in circulation on the 31st day of December of the year preceding the date of redemption, and the amount so apportioned to each bank shall be charged by the Treasurer of the United States against deposit in the gold-redemption fund made by such bank or its Federal Reserve agent.

  2. Pub. L. 89–427 § 4(b) · 80 Stat. 161

    Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 122a

    Pub. L. 89–427 substituted provisions allowing the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to determine the proper apportioning between the Federal Reserve banks of the charges for the redemption by the Treasurer of the United States of Federal Reserve notes that are unidentifiable as to bank of issue for provisions that set out the exact formula for determining the proper apportioning of charges using a proportion based upon the amount of Federal Reserve notes of each Federal Reserve bank in circulation in the 31st day of December of the year preceding the date of redemption, with the amount apportioned under the formula charged by the Treas­urer of the United States against deposit in the gold-redemption fund made by the bank or its Federal Reserve agent

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 89–427 substituted provisions allowing the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to determine the proper apportioning between the Federal Reserve banks of the charges for the redemption by the Treasurer of the United States of Federal Reserve notes that are unidentifiable as to bank of issue for provisions that set out the exact formula for determining the proper apportioning of charges using a proportion based upon the amount of Federal Reserve notes of each Federal Reserve bank in circulation in the 31st day of December of the year preceding the date of redemption, with the amount apportioned under the formula charged by the Treas­urer of the United States against deposit in the gold-redemption fund made by the bank or its Federal Reserve agent.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Section 2 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 122a) is amended by changing “in proportion to the amount of Federal Reserve notes of each Federal Reserve bank in circulation on the 31st day of December of the year preceding the date of redemption, and the amount so apportioned to each bank shall be charged by the Treasurer of the United States against deposit in the gold-redemption fund made by such bank or its Federal Reserve agent” to read “as determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System”.

  3. Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994

    Pub. L. 103–325 title VI § 602(g)(8)(B) · 108 Stat. 2160

    Struck · 12 U.S.C. § 122a

    Pub. L. 103–325 struck out “National-bank notes and” before “Federal Reserve bank notes redeemed” and “national-bank notes and” after “deposits for the retirement of”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–325 struck out “National-bank notes and” before “Federal Reserve bank notes redeemed” and “national-bank notes and” after “deposits for the retirement of”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in section 2 (12 U.S.C. 122a)— (i) by striking “National-bank notes and”; and (ii) by striking “national-bank notes and”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 122 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 97–258, § 5(b), , 96 Stat. 1068.

Section 445 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act June 12, 1945, ch. 186, § 3, 59 Stat. 238.

Amendments1966–1994 · 2 rounds

1994

Pub. L. 103–325 struck out “National-bank notes and” before “Federal Reserve bank notes redeemed” and “national-bank notes and” after “deposits for the retirement of”.

1966

Pub. L. 89–427 substituted provisions allowing the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to determine the proper apportioning between the Federal Reserve banks of the charges for the redemption by the Treasurer of the United States of Federal Reserve notes that are unidentifiable as to bank of issue for provisions that set out the exact formula for determining the proper apportioning of charges using a proportion based upon the amount of Federal Reserve notes of each Federal Reserve bank in circulation in the 31st day of December of the year preceding the date of redemption, with the amount apportioned under the formula charged by the Treas­urer of the United States against deposit in the gold-redemption fund made by the bank or its Federal Reserve agent.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions to Secretary of the Treasury, see note set out under section 55 of this title.

Credits

1933–1994 · 3 acts
  1. 1933June 13, 1933, ch. 62, § 2, 48 Stat. 128
  2. 1966Pub. L. 89–427, § 4(b), , 80 Stat. 161
  3. 1994Pub. L. 103–325, title VI, § 602(g)(8)(B), , 108 Stat. 2294.
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(June 13, 1933, ch. 62, § 2, 48 Stat. 128; Pub. L. 89–427, § 4(b), , 80 Stat. 161; Pub. L. 103–325, title VI, § 602(g)(8)(B), , 108 Stat. 2294.)

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