§415. Reduction of liability for outstanding notes by depositing notes and collateral and payment of notes of series prior to 1928; reissue of deposited notes

Any Federal Reserve bank may at any time reduce its liability for outstanding Federal Reserve notes by depositing with the Federal Reserve agent its Federal Reserve notes, gold certificates, Special Drawing Right certificates, or lawful money of the United States. Federal Reserve notes so deposited shall not be reissued, except upon compliance with the conditions of an original issue. The liability of a Federal Reserve bank with respect to its outstanding Federal Reserve notes shall be reduced by an amount paid by such bank to the Secretary of the Treasury under section 4 of the Old Series Currency Adjustment Act.

(Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, §16 (pars.), 38 Stat. 267 ; June 21, 1917, ch. 32, §7, 40 Stat. 237 ; Jan. 30, 1934, ch. 6, §2(b)(5), 48 Stat. 339 ; Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, title II, §203(a), 49 Stat. 704 ; Pub. L. 87–66, §8(a), June 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 147 ; Pub. L. 90–269, §5, Mar. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 50 ; Pub. L. 90–349, §5(b), June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 189 .)

References in Text

Section 4 of the Old Series Currency Adjustment Act, referred to in text, which was classified to section 913 of former Title 31, was repealed by Pub. L. 97–258, §5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068 , the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

Codification

Section is comprised of fifth and sixth pars. 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. 90–349 added Special Drawing Right certificates to the types of deposits which Federal Reserve banks may use in reducing their liability for outstanding Federal Reserve notes.

Pub. L. 90–269 repealed second par. (sixth par, of section 16 of Act Dec. 23, 1913) which provided that the Federal Reserve agent shall hold the gold certificates and lawful money for exchange for the outstanding Federal Reserve notes and that upon the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Board of Governors shall require the agent to transmit to the Treasurer of the United States as many gold certificates held by him as collateral as may be required for the exclusive purpose of the redemption of such Federal Reserve notes.

1961-Pub. L. 87–66 provided for reduction of liability for outstanding notes by payment of notes of series prior to 1928.

1934-Act Jan. 30, 1934, struck out "gold" wherever it appeared before "gold certificates," and inserted "certificates" after "gold" wherever latter stood alone.

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.