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12 U.S.C. 463: Limitation on amount of balance with any depository institution without access to Federal Reserve advancesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 12-BANKS AND BANKINGCHAPTER 3-FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

§463. Limitation on amount of balance with any depository institution without access to Federal Reserve advances

No member bank shall keep on deposit with any depository institution which is not authorized to have access to Federal Reserve advances under section 347b 11 See References in Text note below. of this title a sum in excess of 10 per centum of its own paid-up capital and surplus.

( Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 19(e) , formerly § 19 (par. 8), 38 Stat. 270 ; Aug. 15, 1914, ch. 252 , 38 Stat. 691 ; June 21, 1917, ch. 32, § 10 , 40 Stat. 239 ; renumbered § 19(e), Pub. L. 89–597, § 2(b) , Sept. 21, 1966 , 80 Stat. 824 ; Pub. L. 96–221, title I, § 105(e) , Mar. 31, 1980 , 94 Stat. 140 .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 347b of this title, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to section 10(b) of this Act, meaning section 10(b) of the Federal Reserve Act. Section 10(b) of that Act was renumbered section 10B by Pub. L. 102–242, title I, § 142(a)(2), Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2279, without a corresponding amendment to this section.

Codification

Section is comprised of part of subsec. (e), formerly eighth par., of section 19 of act Dec. 23, 1913, as redesignated by Pub. L. 89–597. Remainder of subsec. (e) of such section 19 is classified to section 374 of this title.

Amendments

1980⁠—Pub. L. 96–221 substituted provisions limiting amount of balance required to be kept with any depository institution without access to Federal Reserve advances, for provisions limiting amount of balance required  to  be  kept  with  any  State  bank  or  trust company.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–221 effective on first day of sixth month which begins after Mar. 31, 1980, see section 108 of Pub. L. 96–221, set out as a note under section 248 of this title.