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§3107 Increasing interest rates and investment yields on retirement bonds

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

With Presidential approval, the Treasury Secretary may raise the interest or investment yield on bonds in sections 405(b) and 409(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (1954) pre‑Tax Reform Act of 1984; the increase must apply to specified accrual periods so the yield matches a new offering.

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Title 31, §3107

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With the approval of the President, the Secretary of the Treasury may increase by regulation the interest rate or investment yield on an offering of bonds issued under this chapter that are described in section 405(b) and 409(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 405(b), 409(a)), as in effect before the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. The increased yield shall be for interest accrual periods specified in the regulations so that the interest rate or investment yield on the bonds for those periods is consistent with the interest rate or investment yield on a new offering of those bonds.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 310731:752(last par.).Sept. 24, 1917, ch. 56, 40 Stat. 288, § 1(last par.); added Dec. 24, 1980, Pub. L. 96–595, § 2(a), 94 Stat. 3465. The words “interest rate” are added for consistency in the chapter and with 26:405(b) and 409(a).

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 405(b) and 409(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 405(b), 409(a)), referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 491(a), (b),
July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 848. Enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1984, referred to in text, means the date of enactment of division A of Pub. L. 98–369, which was approved
July 18, 1984.

Amendments

1984—Pub. L. 98–369 inserted “, as in effect before the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1984” after “(26 U.S.C. 405(b), 409(a))”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–369 applicable to obligations issued after Dec. 31, 1983, see section 491(f)(1) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 62 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

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31 U.S.C. § 3107

Title 31Money and Finance

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Apr 6, 2026

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