Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73
§290 Use of earnings transferred to the Treasury
Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - CAPITAL AND STOCK OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS; DIVIDENDS AND EARNINGS › § 290
Summary
Secretary may use net earnings from Federal Reserve banks to add to the gold reserve backing U.S. notes or to cut U.S. bonded debt under the Secretary’s rules. If liquidated, any surplus after debts, dividends, and stock par value becomes U.S. property, used similarly.
Full Legal Text
Title 12, §290
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The net earnings derived by the United States from Federal reserve banks shall, in the discretion of the Secretary, be used to supplement the gold reserve held against outstanding United States notes, or shall be applied to the reduction of the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the United States under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Should a Federal reserve bank be dissolved or go into liquidation, any surplus remaining, after the payment of all debts, dividend requirements as hereinbefore provided, and the par value of the stock, shall be paid to and become the property of the United States and shall be similarly applied.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section is comprised of subsec. (b) [formerly second undesignated par.] of section 7 of act Dec. 23, 1913. Subsec. (a) and another subsec. (b) [enacted by Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(5) [title III, § 302(2)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–304] of section 7 are classified to section 289 of this title. Subsec. (c) of section 7 is classified to section 531 of this title.
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–66 inserted section catchline.
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Citation
12 U.S.C. § 290
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73