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31 U.S.C. 302: Treasury of the United StatesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 31-MONEY AND FINANCECHAPTER 3-DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

§302. Treasury of the United States

The United States Government has a Treasury of the United States. The Treasury is in the Department of the Treasury.

( Pub. L. 97–258 , Sept. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat. 879 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

302

31:472.

R.S. § 3591.

The section is substituted for the source provisions to eliminate unnecessary words and because of subsequent laws and the restatement in the revised title about the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury and coins, currency, accounts, depositaries, and public debt of the United States Government.