Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73

§9301 Definitions

Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MISCELLANEOUS › Chapter CHAPTER 93— - SURETIES AND SURETY BONDS › § 9301

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Title 31, §9301

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In this chapter—

(1)“person” means an individual, a trust, an estate, a partnership, and a corporation.

(2)“eligible obligation” means any security designated as acceptable in lieu of a surety bond by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 93016:15(10th, last sentences). In clause (1), the words after the semicolon are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement. Clause (2) is substituted for 6:15(last sentence) for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Par. (2). Pub. L. 109–351 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “ ‘Government obligation’ means a public debt obligation of the United States Government and an obligation whose principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by the Government.”

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31 U.S.C. § 9301

Title 31 — Money and Finance

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73