31 U.S.C. § 9301

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 9301 - Definitions

In this chapter-

(1) "person" means an individual, a trust, an estate, a partnership, and a corporation.

(2) "eligible obligation" means any security designated as acceptable in lieu of a surety bond by the Secretary of the Treasury.

31 U.S.C. § 9301

Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1046; Pub. L. 109-351, title IX, §901(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 2007.

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

AMENDMENTS2006-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."