31 U.S.C. § 3328
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
3328(a)(1) | 31:132(a). | July 11, 1947, ch. 222, §1, 61 Stat. 308; restated Aug. 28, 1957, Pub. L. 85-183, §1, 71 Stat. 464. |
3328(a)(2) | 31:134(less last 30 words before 1st proviso). | July 11, 1947, ch. 222, §3, 61 Stat. 309; restated Aug. 28, 1957, Pub. L. 85-183, §2, 71 Stat. 464. |
3328(b) | 31:132(b). | |
3328(c) | 31:132(c). | |
3328(d) | 31:134(last 30 words before 1st proviso). | |
3328(e) | 31:527 | R.S. §3645. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe effective date of this section, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), probably means the effective date of subsec. (a) of this section as amended by section 1002 of Pub. L. 100-86 which is effective 6 months after Aug. 10, 1987, or on such later date as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe in regulations. See section 1006 of Pub. L. 100-86 set out as a note below.
AMENDMENTS1996-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104-316, §115(d)(1), substituted "until the question is settled" for "until the Comptroller General settles the question". Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104-316, §115(d)(2), struck out "on settlement by the Comptroller General" after "the Treasury". Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-316, §115(d)(3), substituted "The" for "With the approval of the Comptroller General, the". 1987-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-86, §1002(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows:"(1) Except as provided in sections 3329 and 3330 of this title, a check drawn on the Treasury may be paid at any time. However, if the Secretary of the Treasury is on notice of a question of law or fact about the check when the check is presented, the Secretary shall defer payment until the Comptroller General settles the question."(2) When the Secretary decides it is appropriate, the Secretary may transfer- "(A) the amount of an unpaid check drawn on the Treasury from the account on which it was drawn to a consolidated account of the Treasury available for paying checks; and "(B) an amount available, but not required, for paying checks drawn on the Treasury to the appropriate receipt account."Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-86, §1002(2), added subsec. (f).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 100-86, title X, §1006, Aug. 10, 1987, 101 Stat. 659, provided that: "The amendments made by sections 1002, 1003, and 1004 [enacting section 3334 of this title and amending this section and sections 3702 and 3712 of this title] shall become effective 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 10, 1987] or on such later date as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe in regulations."
REGULATIONSPub. L. 100-86, title X, §1005, Aug. 10, 1987, 101 Stat. 659, provided that: "The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such rules, regulations, and procedures as the Secretary deems necessary to implement the amendments made by sections 1002, 1003, and 1004 [enacting section 3334 of this title and amending this section and sections 3702 and 3712 of this title], including the recertification of Treasury checks which have been canceled or for which a claim has been asserted or barred."