Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102
§3111 New Issue Used to Buy, Redeem, or Refund Outstanding Obligations
Title 31 › SUBTITLE III — FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT › CHAPTER 31 — PUBLIC DEBT › SUBCHAPTER I — BORROWING AUTHORITY › § 3111
Summary
The Treasury can issue new obligations to buy or repay existing U.S. government debt, and money from those sales and the Treasury’s general fund may be used for the purchases under rules set by the Treasury Secretary.
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Title 31, §3111
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An obligation may be issued under this chapter to buy, redeem, or refund, at or before maturity, outstanding bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, Treasury bills, or savings certificates of the United States Government. Under regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, money received from the sale of an obligation and other money in the general fund of the Treasury may be used in making the purchases, redemptions, or refunds.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 311131:754a.Sept. 24, 1917, ch. 56, 40 Stat. 288, § 19; added Jan. 30, 1934, ch. 6, § 14(a)(4), 48 Stat. 343; restated Mar. 28, 1942, ch. 205, § 4, 56 Stat. 189. The words “
Regulations
of” are substituted for “rules,
Regulations
, terms, and conditions . . . may prescribe” to eliminate unnecessary words.
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31 U.S.C. § 3111
Title 31, Money and Finance
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102