Title 31 — Money and Finance
Chapter 93 — Sureties and Surety Bonds
§ 9301. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter—
“person” means an individual, a trust, an estate, a partnership, and a corporation.
“eligible obligation” means any security designated as acceptable in lieu of a surety bond by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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.
Pub. L. 97–258 · 96 Stat. 1046
Enacted · 31 U.S.C. § 9301
Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1046
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1046Pub. L. 109–351 title IX § 901(a) · 120 Stat. 1966
Amended · 31 U.S.C. § 9301(2)
Pub. L. 109–351 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “ ‘Government obligation’ means a public debt obligation of the United States Government and an obligation whose principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by the Government.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (2). Pub. L. 109–351 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “ ‘Government obligation’ means a public debt obligation of the United States Government and an obligation whose principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by the Government.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) In General.— Section 9301(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(2) ‘eligible obligation’ means any security designated as acceptable in lieu of a surety bond by the Secretary of the Treasury.” .
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 9301 | 6:15(10th, last sentences). | |
In clause (1), the words after the semicolon are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement.
Clause (2) is substituted for 6:15(last sentence) for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Par. (2). Pub. L. 109–351 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “ ‘Government obligation’ means a public debt obligation of the United States Government and an obligation whose principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by the Government.”
Credits
1982–2006 · 2 acts
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(Pub. L. 97–258, , 96 Stat. 1046; Pub. L. 109–351, title IX, § 901(a), , 120 Stat. 2007.)