§413. Distinctive letter and serial number of notes; cancellation of notes unfit for circulation; accounting; apportionment of credit among Federal Reserve banks

Federal Reserve notes shall bear upon their faces a distinctive letter and serial number which shall be assigned by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to each Federal Reserve bank. Federal Reserve notes unfit for circulation shall be canceled, destroyed, and accounted for under procedures prescribed and at locations designated by the Secretary of the Treasury. Upon destruction of such notes, credit with respect thereto shall be apportioned among the twelve Federal Reserve banks as determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, §16 (par.), 38 Stat. 266 ; June 21, 1917, ch. 32, §7, 40 Stat. 236 ; Jan. 30, 1934, ch. 6, §2(b)(3), (4), 48 Stat. 338 ; Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, title II, §203(a), 49 Stat. 704 ; June 12, 1945, ch. 186, §1(a), 59 Stat. 237 ; July 19, 1954, ch. 547, 68 Stat. 495 ; Pub. L. 89–3, §1, Mar. 3, 1965, 79 Stat. 5 ; Pub. L. 89–427, §3, May 20, 1966, 80 Stat. 161 ; Pub. L. 90–269, §3, Mar. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 50 .)

Codification

Section is comprised of third par. of section 16 of act Dec. 23, 1913. For classification to this title of other pars. of section 16, see Codification note set out under section 411 of this title.

Amendments

1968-Pub. L. 90–269 substituted requirement that Federal Reserve notes bear upon their faces a distinctive letter and serial number which shall be assigned by the Board of Governors to each Federal Reserve bank for former requirement that each Federal Reserve bank maintain reserves in gold certificates of not less than 25 percent against its Federal Reserve notes in actual circulation and former provisions respecting redemption by the Treasury of Federal Reserve notes.

1966-Pub. L. 89–427 substituted provisions that Federal Reserve notes unfit for circulation be canceled, destroyed, and accounted for under procedures prescribed and at locations designated by the Secretary of the Treasury and that credit with respect to the destruction of the notes be apportioned among the twelve Federal Reserve banks as determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for provisions that Federal Reserve notes unfit for circulation be returned by the Federal Reserve agents to the Comptroller of the Currency for cancellation and destruction.

1965-Pub. L. 89–3 struck out requirement that each Federal Reserve bank maintain reserves in gold certificates against deposit liabilities.

1954-Act July 19, 1954, struck out provisions prohibiting a Federal Reserve bank from paying out notes of another Federal Reserve bank.

1945-Act June 12, 1945, amended first sentence generally by striking out "or lawful money" after "reserves in gold certificates", substituting "25 per centum" for "35 per centum" and "40 per centum", respectively.

1934-Act Jan. 30, 1934, amended first, fifth, and sixth sentences.

Change of Name

Section 203(a) of Act Aug. 23, 1935, changed name of Federal Reserve Board to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions to Secretary of the Treasury, see note set out under section 121 of this title.

Cross References

Gold coinage discontinued, see section 5112 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 348, 420, 421, 467 of this title.