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31 U.S.C. 9301: DefinitionsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 31-MONEY AND FINANCECHAPTER 93-SURETIES AND SURETY BONDS
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§9301. Definitions

In this chapter⁠—

(1)  “person” means an individual, a trust, an estate, a partnership, and a corporation.

(2)  “eligible obligation” means any security designated as acceptable in lieu of a surety bond by the Secretary of the Treasury.

( Pub. L. 97–258 , Sept. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1046 ; Pub. L. 109–351, title IX, § 901(a) , Oct. 13, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2007 .)

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6:15(10th, last sentences).

In clause (1), the words after the semicolon are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement.

Clause (2) is substituted for 6:15(last sentence) for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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Amendments

2006⁠—Par. (2). Pub. L. 109–351 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “ ‘Government obligation’ means a public debt obligation of the United States Government and an obligation whose principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by the Government.”