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§352 Limitation on Amount of Obligations of Certain Maturities Which May Be Discounted and Rediscounted

Title 12 › Chapter 3— FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM › Subchapter IX— POWERS AND DUTIES OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS › § 352

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Fed's board may limit, to a percentage of a Reserve Bank's assets, discounts on paper that mature over 3–6 months and rediscounts on paper that mature over 6–9 months.

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Title 12, §352

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may, by regulation, limit to a percentage of the assets of a Federal reserve bank the amount of notes, drafts, acceptances, or bills having a maturity in excess of three months, but not exceeding six months, exclusive of days of grace, which may be discounted by such bank, and the amount of notes, drafts, bills, or acceptances having a maturity in excess of six months, but not exceeding nine months, which may be rediscounted by such bank.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section is comprised of fifth par. of section 13A, formerly section 13a, as added Mar. 4, 1923. Pars. 1 to 4 of section 13A are set out as section 348, 349 to 351 of this title, respectively.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 203(a) of act Aug. 23, 1935, changed name of Federal Reserve Board to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 352

Title 12Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60