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31 U.S.C. 3108: Prohibition against circulation privilegeText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 31-MONEY AND FINANCECHAPTER 31-PUBLIC DEBT

§3108. Prohibition against circulation privilege

An obligation issued under sections 3102–3104(a)(1) and 3105–3107 of this title may not bear the circulation privilege.

( Pub. L. 97–258 , Sept. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat. 942 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

3108

31:753(d)(1st sentence).

Sept. 24, 1917, ch. 56, 40 Stat. 288, § 18(d)(1st sentence); added Mar. 3, 1919, ch. 100, § 1, 40 Stat. 1310.

 

31:757c(d)(last sentence).

Sept. 24, 1917, ch. 56, 40 Stat. 288, § 22(d)(last sentence); added Feb. 4, 1935, ch. 5, § 6, 49 Stat. 21; restated Feb. 19, 1941, ch. 7, § 3, 55 Stat. 8.

 

31:757c–2(c)(last sentence).

Sept. 24, 1917, ch. 56, 40 Stat. 288, § 22A(c)(last sentence); added Nov. 8, 1966, Pub. L. 89–800, § 5, 80 Stat. 1515.

 

31:758.

Sept. 24, 1917, ch. 56, § 7(1st sentence), 40 Stat. 291.

The reference in 31:758 to certificates authorized under 31:757 is omitted because the authority under 31:757 was ended by section 2(b)(3) of the Public Debt Act of 1941 (ch. 7, 55 Stat. 7).