§417. Custody and safe-keeping of notes issued to and collateral deposited with reserve agent

All Federal Reserve notes and all gold certificates, Special Drawing Right certificates, and lawful money issued to or deposited with any Federal Reserve agent under the provisions of this chapter shall be held for such agent, under such rules and regulations as the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may prescribe, in the joint custody of himself and the Federal Reserve bank to which he is accredited. Such agent and such Federal Reserve bank shall be jointly liable for the safe-keeping of such Federal Reserve notes, gold certificates, Special Drawing Right certificates, and lawful money. Nothing herein contained, however, shall be construed to prohibit a Federal Reserve agent from depositing gold certificates and Special Drawing Right certificates with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to be held by such Board subject to his order, or with the Treasurer of the United States, for the purposes authorized by law.

(June 21, 1917, ch. 32, §7 (par.), 40 Stat. 238 ; Jan. 30, 1934, ch. 6, §2(b)(6), 48 Stat. 339 ; Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, title II, §203(a), 49 Stat. 704 ; Pub. L. 90–349, §5(c), June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 189 .)

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251 , as amended, known as the Federal Reserve Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 226 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section is comprised of last par. of section 7 of act June 21, 1917. The preceding pars. of section 7 amended pars. two, three, four, five, six, and seven of section 16 of act Dec. 23, 1913. For classification to this title of section 16, see Codification note set out under section 411 of this title.

Amendments

1968-Pub. L. 90–349 inserted references to Special Drawing Right certificates.

1934-Act Jan. 30, 1934, struck out "gold," wherever it appeared before "gold certificates".

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.