Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73
§5152 Value of United States money holdings in international institutions
Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— - MONEY › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - COINS AND CURRENCY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 5152
Summary
U.S. Treasury must keep the gold value of U.S. funds held by four international banks. Congress may provide money for this, and any funds stay available until spent.
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Title 31, §5152
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall maintain the value in terms of gold of the holdings of United States money of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Development Association, and the Asian Development Bank to the extent provided in the articles of agreement of those institutions. Amounts necessary to maintain the value may be appropriated. Amounts appropriated under this section remain available until expended.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 515231:449a.Mar. 31, 1972, Pub. L. 92–268, § 3, 86 Stat. 117. The word “money” is substituted for “dollars” for consistency in the revised title. The words “the International Monetary Fund” are omitted as obsolete because of section 9 of the Act of October 19, 1976 (Pub. L. 94–564, 90 Stat. 2661).
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31 U.S.C. § 5152
Title 31 — Money and Finance
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73