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[CITE: 31USC5142]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                           SUBTITLE IV--MONEY
 
                     CHAPTER 51--COINS AND CURRENCY
 
             SUBCHAPTER IV--BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
 
Sec. 5142. Bureau of Engraving and Printing Fund

    (a) The Department of the Treasury has a Bureau of Engraving and 
Printing Fund. Amounts--
        (1) in the Fund are available to operate the Bureau of Engraving 
    and Printing;
        (2) in the Fund remain available until expended; and
        (3) may be appropriated to the Fund.

    (b) The Fund consists of--
        (1) property and physical assets (except buildings and land) 
    acquired by the Bureau;
        (2) all amounts received by the Bureau; and
        (3) proceeds from the disposition of property and assets 
    acquired by the Fund.

    (c) The capital of the Fund consists of--
        (1) amounts appropriated to the Fund;
        (2) physical assets of the Bureau (except buildings and land) as 
    of the close of business June 30, 1951; and
        (3) all payments made after June 30, 1974, under section 5143 of 
    this title at prices adjusted to permit buying capital equipment and 
    to provide future working capital.

    (d) The Secretary shall deposit each fiscal year, in the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts, amounts accruing to the Fund in the prior fiscal 
year that the Secretary decides are in excess of the needs of the Fund. 
However, the Secretary may use the excess amounts to restore capital of 
the Fund reduced by the difference between the charges for services of 
the Bureau and the cost of providing those services.
    (e) The Secretary shall maintain a special deposit account in the 
Treasury for the Fund. The Secretary shall credit the account with 
amounts appropriated to the Fund and receipts of the Bureau without 
depositing the receipts in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 990.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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5142(a)..............................  31:181a(a)(1st sentence), (d).  Aug. 4, 
1950, ch. 558, Sec.  2, 64 Stat.
                                                                        409.
5142(b)..............................  31:181a(c).
5142(c)..............................  31:181a(a)(last sentence),
                                        (b).
                                       31:181(note).                   July 31,
 1977, Pub. L. 95-81, Sec.
                                                                        100(par
. under heading ``Bureau of
                                                                        Engravi
ng and Printing''), 91 Stat. 342.
5142(d)..............................  31:181a(e).
5142(e)..............................  31:181a(f).
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    In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words ``as of July 1, 
1951'' are omitted as executed. In clause (1), the words ``subsequent to 
June 30, 1951'' are omitted as executed. In clause (2), the words 
``remain available until expended'' are substituted for ``shall be 
available without fiscal year limitation'' for consistency in the 
revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
    In subsection (b)(2), the words ``amounts received by the Bureau'' 
are substituted for ``all amounts recoverable as provided in section 181 
of this title for the costs of work and services performed by the 
Bureau, and all other amounts receivable by the Bureau from whatever 
sources derived'' to eliminate unnecessary words.
    In subsection (c)(1), the words ``amounts appropriated to the Fund'' 
are substituted for ``an initial appropriation by the Congress to the 
fund of not to exceed $5,000,000 and such additional amounts as from 
time to time may be appropriated for the purposes of the fund'' to 
eliminate unnecessary words.
    In subsection (c)(2), the words ``such inventories and other 
physical assets to be capitalized at fair and reasonable values to be 
determined by the Secretary'' are omitted as executed. The words 
``receivables and the inventories'' are omitted as covered by ``physical 
assets''. The words ``unexpended balances of appropriations'' are 
omitted as unnecessary because of clause (1).
    In subsection (c)(3), the words ``$5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended'' are omitted as unnecessary because of the source 
provision restated in subsection (a)(2) of this section. The text of 
31:181a(a)(3) and (b) is omitted as executed.
    In subsection (d), the words ``each fiscal year'' are substituted 
for ``ensuing fiscal year'', and the words ``prior fiscal year'' are 
added, because of the restatement. The word ``Secretary'' is added 
because of sections 301 and 303 of the revised title. The words 
``decides are in excess of the needs of the Fund'' are substituted for 
``surplus'' for consistency in the chapter. The words ``may use'' are 
substituted for ``may be applied first'' to eliminate unnecessary words. 
The word ``reduced'' is substituted for ``impairment'' for clarity.
    In subsection (e), the words ``Secretary shall maintain'' are 
substituted for ``shall be established'' because of sections 301 and 303 
of the revised title and to eliminate executed words. The words ``in the 
Treasury'' are substituted for ``with the Treasurer of the United 
States'' because of Department of the Treasury Order 229 of January 14, 
1974 (39 F.R. 2280). The text of 31:181a(f)(last sentence) is omitted as 
unnecessary because of the source provisions restated in section 3325 of 
the revised title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5141 of this title.
