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[CITE: 31USC3125]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                   SUBTITLE III--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
 
                         CHAPTER 31--PUBLIC DEBT
 
                      SUBCHAPTER II--ADMINISTRATIVE
 
Sec. 3125. Relief for lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, or 
        defaced obligations
        
    (a) In this section, ``obligation'' means a direct obligation of the 
United States Government issued under law for valuable consideration, 
including bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, Treasury bills, 
and interim certificates issued for an obligation.
    (b) The Secretary of the Treasury may provide relief for the loss, 
theft, destruction, mutilation, or defacement of an obligation 
identified by number and description.
    (c)(1) An indemnity bond is required as a condition of relief if the 
obligation is payable to bearer or assigned so as to become payable to 
bearer and is not proven clearly to have been destroyed. The Secretary 
may prescribe for the indemnity bond the form, amount, and surety or 
security requirements.
    (2) Relief for interest coupons claimed to have been attached to an 
obligation may be provided only if the Secretary is satisfied that the 
coupons have not been paid and are destroyed or will not become the 
basis of a valid claim against the Government.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 946.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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3125(a)..............................  31:738a(d).                     July 8, 
1937, ch. 444, Sec.  8(a)-(d), 50
                                                                        Stat. 4
81; Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 665, Sec.
                                                                        4, 53 S
tat. 1359; Nov. 8, 1945, ch. 453,
                                                                        Sec.  1
53, 59 Stat. 574; restated May
                                                                        27, 197
1, Pub. L. 92-19, 85 Stat. 74.
3125(b)..............................  31:738a(a).
3125(c)(1)...........................  31:738a(b).
3125(c)(2)...........................  31:738a(c).
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    In the section, the word ``obligation'' is substituted for 
``security'' in the defined term for consistency in the chapter and the 
revised title and to eliminate using the word ``security'' in 2 
different ways in the same section.
    In subsection (b), the words ``Under such regulations as he may deem 
necessary for the administration of this section'' are omitted as 
unnecessary because of section 321(b) of the revised title.
    In subsection (c)(1), the words ``whether before, at, or after 
maturity'' and ``in effect'' are omitted as surplus.
