Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 12


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Chapter 3 - Notes
     SUBCHAPTER I - DEFINITIONS, ORGANIZATION, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
                             AFFECTING SYSTEM
    Sec.                                                     
    221.        Definitions.                                          
    221a.       Additional definitions.                               
    222.        Federal reserve districts; membership of national
                 banks.                                               
    223.        Number of Federal reserve cities in district.         
    224.        Status of reserve cities under former statutes.       
    225.        Federal reserve banks; title.                         
    225a.       Maintenance of long run growth of monetary and credit
                 aggregates.                                          
    225b.       Appearances before and reports to the Congress.       
                  (a)  Appearances before the Congress.               
                  (b)  Congressional report.                          
    226.        "Federal Reserve Act."                                
    227.        "Banking Act of 1933."                                
    228.        "Banking Act of 1935."                                
     SUBCHAPTER II - BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 
    241.        Creation; membership; compensation and expenses.      
    242.        Ineligibility to hold office in member banks;
                 qualifications and terms of office of members;
                 chairman and vice chairman; oath of office.          
    243.        Assessments upon Federal reserve banks to pay
                 expenses.                                            
    244.        Principal offices of Board; chairman of Board;
                 obligations and expenses; qualifications of members;
                 vacancies.                                           
    245.        Vacancies during recess of Senate.                    
    246.        Powers of Secretary of the Treasury as affected by
                 chapter.                                             
    247.        Reports to Congress.                                  
    247a.       Records of action on policy relating to open-market
                 operation and policies determined generally;
                 inclusion in report to Congress.                     
    248.        Enumerated powers.                                    
                  (a)  Examination of accounts and affairs of banks;
                        publication of weekly statements; reports of
                        liabilities and assets of depository
                        institutions; covered institutions.           
                  (b)  Permitting or requiring rediscounting of paper
                        at specified rate.                            
                  (c)  Suspending reserve requirements.               
                  (d)  Supervising and regulating issue and retirement
                        of notes.                                     
                  (e)  Adding to or reclassifying reserve cities.     
                  (f)  Suspending or removing officers or directors of
                        reserve banks.                                
                  (g)  Requiring writing off of doubtful or worthless
                        assets of banks.                              
                  (h)  Suspending operations of or liquidating or
                        reorganizing banks.                           
                  (i)  Requiring bonds of agents; safeguarding
                        property in hands of agents.                  
                  (j)  Exercising supervision over reserve banks.     
                  (k)  Delegation of certain functions; power to
                        delegate; review of delegated activities.     
                  (l)  Employing attorneys, experts, assistants, and
                        clerks; salaries and fees.                    
                  (m)  Repealed.                                      
                  (n)  Board's authority to examine depository
                        institutions and affiliates.                  
                  (o)  Authority to appoint conservator or receiver.  
                  (p)  Authority.                                     
                  (q)  Uniform protection authority for Federal
                        reserve facilities.                           
                  (r)  Voting; documentation of determinations.       
    248-1.      Rules and regulations for transfer of funds and
                 charges therefor among banks; clearing houses.       
    248a.       Pricing of services.                                  
                  (a)  Publication of pricing principles and proposed
                        schedule of fees; effective date of schedule
                        of fees.                                      
                  (b)  Covered services.                              
                  (c)  Criteria applicable.                           
                  (d)  Budgetary consequences of decline in volume of
                        services.                                     
                  (e)  Parity in clearing.                            
    248b.       Annual independent audits of Federal reserve banks and
                 Board.                                               
    249.        Repealed.                                             
    250.        Independence of financial regulatory agencies.        
    251.        Repealed.                                             
    252.        Credit availability assessment.                       
                  (a)  Study.                                         
                  (b)  Use of existing data.                          
                 SUBCHAPTER III - FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL             
    261.        Creation; membership; compensation; meetings;
                 officers; procedure; quorum; vacancies.              
    262.        Powers.                                               
               SUBCHAPTER IV - FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE           
    263.        Federal Open Market Committee; creation; membership;
                 regulations governing open-market transactions.      
           SUBCHAPTER V - FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION       
    264.        Transferred.                                          
    265.        Insured banks as depositaries of public money; duties;
                 security; discrimination between banks prohibited;
                 repeal of inconsistent laws.                         
    266.        State-chartered banks and other institutions as
                 depositaries of public money; fiscal agents; duties. 
        SUBCHAPTER VI - CAPITAL AND STOCK OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS;
                          DIVIDENDS AND EARNINGS
    281.        Capital.                                              
    282.        Subscription to capital stock by national banking
                 association.                                         
    283.        Public subscription to capital stock.                 
    284.        Omitted.                                              
    285.        Nonvoting stock.                                      
    286.        Transfers of stock; rules and regulations.            
    287.        Value of shares of stock; increase and decrease of
                 stock; member banks as shareholders; surrender of
                 shares.                                              
    288.        Cancellation of stock held by member bank on
                 insolvency or discontinuance of banking operations
                 for sixty days; repayment of cash-paid subscriptions.
    289.        Dividends and surplus funds of reserve banks; transfer
                 for fiscal year 2000.                                
                  (a)  Dividends and surplus funds of reserve banks.  
                  (b)  Transfer for fiscal year 2000.                 
    290.        Use of earnings transferred to Treasury.              
    SUBCHAPTER VII - DIRECTORS OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS; RESERVE AGENTS
                              AND ASSISTANTS
    301.        Powers and duties of board of directors; suspension of
                 member bank for undue use of bank credit.            
    302.        Number of members; classes.                           
    303.        Qualifications and disabilities.                      
    304.        Class A and class B directors; selection.             
    305.        Class C directors; selection; "Federal reserve agent."
    306.        Assistants to Federal reserve agent.                  
    307.        Compensation of directors.                            
    308.        Terms of directors; vacancies.                        
            SUBCHAPTER VIII - STATE BANKS AS MEMBERS OF SYSTEM        
    321.        Application for membership.                           
    322.        Determination on application.                         
    323.        Stock in Federal reserve banks; method of payment.    
    324.        Laws applicable on becoming members.                  
    325.        Examinations.                                         
    326.        Acceptance of examinations and reports by State
                 authorities; special examinations.                   
    327.        Surrender of stock and cancellation of memberships.   
    328.        Withdrawals from membership.                          
    329.        Capital stock required as condition precedent to
                 membership.                                          
    329a.       Omitted.                                              
    330.        Laws applicable on becoming members; discounts for
                 State banks.                                         
    331.        Certifying checks on State banks admitted as members. 
    332.        Depositaries of public money; financial agents;
                 security required.                                   
    333.        Mutual savings banks; application and admission to
                 membership in Federal Reserve System.                
    334.        Reports from affiliates; penalty for failure to
                 furnish.                                             
    335.        Dealing in investment securities; limitations and
                 conditions.                                          
    336.        Certificates of stock; representation of stock of
                 other corporations.                                  
    337.        Repealed.                                             
    338.        Examination of affiliates; forfeiture of membership on
                 refusal of affiliate to give information or pay
                 expense.                                             
    338a.       Investments to promote public welfare and community
                 development; limitation on investments.              
    339.        Participation by State member banks in lotteries and
                 related activities.                                  
                  (a)  Prohibited activities.                         
                  (b)  Use of banking premises prohibited.            
                  (c)  Definitions.                                   
                  (d)  Lawful banking services connected with
                        operation of lottery.                         
                  (e)  Regulations; enforcement.                      
    339a.       Resolution of clearing banks.                         
                  (a)   Conservatorship or receivership.              
                  (b)   Board authority.                              
                  (c)   Bankruptcy proceedings.                       
        SUBCHAPTER IX - POWERS AND DUTIES OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS    
    341.        General enumeration of powers.                        
    342.        Deposits; exchange and collection; member and
                 nonmember banks or other depository institutions;
                 charges.                                             
    343.        Discount of obligations arising out of actual
                 commercial transactions.                             
    344.        Discount or purchase of bills to finance agricultural
                 shipments.                                           
    345.        Rediscount of notes, drafts, and bills for member
                 banks; limitation of amount.                         
    346.        Discount of acceptances.                              
    347.        Advances to member banks on their notes.              
    347a.       Advances to member bank groups; inadequate amounts of
                 eligible and acceptable assets; liability of
                 individual banks in group; distribution of loans
                 among banks of group; rate of interest; notes
                 accepted for advances as collateral security for
                 Federal reserve notes; foreign obligations as
                 security for advances.                               
    347b.       Advances to individual member banks on time or demand
                 notes; maturities; time notes secured by mortgage
                 loans covering one-to-four family residences.        
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Limitations on advances.                       
    347c.       Advances to individuals, partnerships, and
                 corporations; security; interest rate.               
    347d.       Transactions between Federal Reserve banks and branch
                 or agency of foreign bank; matters considered.       
    348.        Discount of obligations given for agricultural
                 purposes or based upon livestock; collateral security
                 for Federal reserve notes.                           
    348a.       Transactions with foreign banks; supervision of Board
                 of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.          
    349.        Rediscount for intermediate credit banks of
                 obligations given for agricultural purposes; discount
                 of notes made pursuant to section 1031.              
    350.        Purchase and sale of debentures and like obligations
                 of intermediate credit banks and agricultural credit
                 corporations.                                        
    351.        Obligations of cooperative marketing association as
                 issued or drawn for agricultural purposes.           
    352.        Limitation on amount of obligations of certain
                 maturities which may be discounted and rediscounted. 
    352a.       Repealed.                                             
    353.        Purchase and sale of cable transfers, acceptances and
                 bills.                                               
    354.        Transactions involving gold coin, bullion, and
                 certificates.                                        
    355.        Purchase and sale of obligations of National, State,
                 and municipal governments; open market operations;
                 purchases and sales from or to United States; maximum
                 aggregate amount of obligations acquired directly
                 from or loaned directly to United States.            
    356.        Purchase of commercial paper from member banks and
                 sale of same.                                        
    357.        Establishment of rates of discount.                   
    358.        Establishment of accounts for purposes of open-market
                 operations; correspondents and agencies.             
    359.        Purchase and sale of acceptances of intermediate
                 credit banks and agricultural credit corporations.   
    359a.       Omitted.                                              
    360.        Receiving checks and drafts on deposit at par; charges
                 for collections, exchange, and clearances.           
    361.        Bills receivable, bills of exchange, acceptances;
                 regulations by Board of Governors.                   
    362 to 364. Omitted.                                              
             SUBCHAPTER X - POWERS AND DUTIES OF MEMBER BANKS         
    371.        Real estate loans.                                    
                  (a)  Authorization to make real estate loans;
                        orders, rules, and regulations of Comptroller
                        of the Currency.                              
                  (b)  Eligibility for discount as commercial paper of
                        notes representing loans financing
                        construction of residential or farm buildings;
                        prerequisites.                                
    371a.       Payment of interest on demand deposits.               
    371b.       Rate of interest on time deposits; payment of time
                 deposits before maturity; waiver of notice
                 requirements for withdrawal of savings deposits.     
    371b-1.     Repealed.                                             
    371b-2.     Interbank liabilities.                                
                  (a)  Purpose.                                       
                  (b)  Aggregate limits on insured depository
                        institutions' exposure to other depository
                        institutions.                                 
                  (c)  "Exposure" defined.                            
                  (d)  Insured depository institution.                
                  (e)  Rulemaking authority; enforcement.             
    371c.       Banking affiliates.                                   
                  (a)  Restrictions on transactions with affiliates.  
                  (b)  Definitions.                                   
                  (c)  Collateral for certain transactions with
                        affiliates.                                   
                  (d)  Exemptions.                                    
                  (e)  Rules relating to banks with financial
                        subsidiaries.                                 
                  (f)  Rulemaking and additional exemptions.          
    371c-1.     Restrictions on transactions with affiliates.         
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Prohibited transactions.                       
                  (c)  Advertising restriction.                       
                  (d)  Definitions.                                   
                  (e)  Regulations.                                   
    371d.       Investment in bank premises or stock of corporation
                 holding premises.                                    
                  (a)  Conditions of investment.                      
                  (b)  Definitions.                                   
    372.        Bankers' acceptances.                                 
                  (a)  Institutions; drafts and bills of exchange;
                        types.                                        
                  (b)  Ratio limit of bills to unimpaired capital
                        stock and surplus.                            
                  (c)  Authorization for special ratio limit; foreign
                        banks.                                        
                  (d)  Ratio limit for domestic transactions.         
                  (e)  Ratio limit for single entity; foreign banks;
                        security.                                     
                  (f)  Exception for participation agreements.        
                  (g)  Definitions by Board.                          
                  (h)  Dollar equivalent of foreign bank paid-up
                        capital stock and surplus.                    
    373.        Acceptance of drafts or bills drawn by banks in
                 foreign countries or dependencies of United States
                 for purpose of dollar exchange.                      
    374.        Acting as agent for nonmember bank in getting
                 discounts from reserve bank.                         
    374a.       Acting as agent for nonbanking borrower in making
                 loans on securities to dealers in stocks, bonds,
                 etc.; penalties.                                     
    375.        Purchases from directors; sales to directors.         
    375a.       Loans to executive officers of banks.                 
                  (1)  General prohibition; authorization for
                        extension of credit; conditions for credit.   
                  (2)  Mortgage loans.                                
                  (3)  Educational loans.                             
                  (4)  General limitation on amount of credit.        
                  (5)  Partnership loans.                             
                  (6)  Report of date and amount of credit extensions,
                        security, and uses of proceeds upon excessive
                        extension of credit.                          
                  (7)  Endorsement or guarantee of loans or assets;
                        protective indebtedness.                      
                  (8)  Continuation of violation.                     
                  (9)  Report of loan activity since previous report
                        of condition.                                 
                  (10) Rules and regulations; definitions.            
    375b.       Extensions of credit to executive officers, directors,
                 and principal shareholders of member banks.          
                  (1)  In general.                                    
                  (2)  Preferential terms prohibited.                 
                  (3)  Prior approval required.                       
                  (4)  Aggregate limit on extensions of credit to any
                        executive officer, director, or principal
                        shareholder.                                  
                  (5)  Aggregate limit on extensions of credit to all
                        executive officers, directors, and principal
                        shareholders.                                 
                  (6)  Overdrafts by executive officers and directors
                        prohibited.                                   
                  (7)  Prohibition on knowingly receiving unauthorized
                        extension of credit.                          
                  (8)  Executive officer, director, or principal
                        shareholder of certain affiliates treated as
                        executive officer, director, or principal
                        shareholder of member bank.                   
                  (9)  Definitions.                                   
                  (10) Board's rulemaking authority.                  
    376.        Rate of interest paid to directors, etc.              
    377.        Repealed.                                             
    378.        Dealers in securities engaging in banking business;
                 individuals or associations engaging in banking
                 business; examinations and reports; penalties.       
              SUBCHAPTER XI - DEPOSITARIES AND FISCAL AGENTS          
    391.        Federal reserve banks as Government depositaries and
                 fiscal agents.                                       
    391a.       Reimbursement of Federal Reserve Banks.               
    392.        Depositaries of Government funds as confined to banks
                 in Federal reserve system; member banks as
                 depositaries.                                        
    393.        Federal reserve banks as depositaries for Farm Credit
                 System.                                              
    394.        Federal reserve banks as depositaries for and fiscal
                 agents of Home Owners' Loan Corporation.             
    395.        Federal reserve banks as depositaries, custodians and
                 fiscal agents for Commodity Credit Corporation.      
                  SUBCHAPTER XII - FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES              
    411.        Issuance to reserve banks; nature of obligation;
                 redemption.                                          
    412.        Application for notes; collateral required.           
    413.        Distinctive letter and serial number of notes;
                 cancellation of notes unfit for circulation;
                 accounting; apportionment of credit among Federal
                 Reserve banks.                                       
    414.        Authority of Board of Governors respecting issuance of
                 notes; interest; lien.                               
    415.        Reduction of liability for outstanding notes by
                 depositing notes and collateral and payment of notes
                 of series prior to 1928; reissue of deposited notes. 
    416.        Withdrawal of collateral deposited to protect notes
                 and substitution of other collateral; retirement of
                 notes; payment of notes of series prior to 1928;
                 recovery of collateral; reissue of deposited notes.  
    417.        Custody and safe-keeping of notes issued to and
                 collateral deposited with reserve agent.             
    418.        Printing of notes; denomination and form.             
    419.        Delivery of notes prior to delivery to banks.         
    420.        Control and direction of plates and dies; expense of
                 issue and retirement of notes paid by banks.         
    421.        Examination of plates and dies.                       
    422.        Repealed.                                             
        SUBCHAPTER XIII - CIRCULATING NOTES AND BONDS SECURING SAME    
    441 to 448. Omitted.                                              
                      SUBCHAPTER XIV - BANK RESERVES                  
    461.        Reserve requirements.                                 
                  (a)  Establishment of applicable definitions,
                        payment of interest, obligations as deposits,
                        and regulations.                              
                  (b)  Additional definitions; required amounts of
                        reserves maintained against transaction
                        accounts; waiver of ratio limits in
                        extraordinary circumstances; supplemental
                        reserves; reserves related to foreign
                        obligations or assets; exemption for certain
                        deposits; discount and borrowing; transitional
                        adjustments; additional exemptions and
                        waivers.                                      
                  (c)  Promulgation of rules and regulations
                        respecting maintenance of balances.           
    462 to 462c. Omitted or Repealed.                                 
    463.        Limitation on amount of balance with any depository
                 institution without access to Federal Reserve
                 advances.                                            
    464.        Checking against and withdrawal of reserve balance.   
    465.        Basis for ascertaining deposits against which required
                 balance is determined.                               
    466.        Reserves of banks in dependencies or insular
                 possessions.                                         
    467.        Deposits of gold coin, gold certificates, and Special
                 Drawing Right certificates with United States
                 Treasurer.                                           
                     SUBCHAPTER XV - BANK EXAMINATIONS                 
    481.        Appointment of examiners; examination of member banks,
                 State banks, and trust companies; reports.           
    482.        Employees of Office of Comptroller of the Currency;
                 appointment; compensation and benefits.              
    483.        Special examination of member banks; information of
                 condition furnished to Board of Governors of the
                 Federal Reserve System.                              
    484.        Limitation on visitorial powers.                      
    485.        Examination of Federal reserve banks.                 
    486.        Waiver of requirements as to reports from or
                 examinations of affiliates.                          
      SUBCHAPTER XVI - CIVIL LIABILITY OF FEDERAL RESERVE AND MEMBER
                     BANKS, SHAREHOLDERS, AND OFFICERS
    501.        Liability of Federal reserve or member bank for
                 certifying check when amount of deposit was
                 inadequate.                                          
    501a.       Forfeiture of franchise of national banks for failure
                 to comply with provisions of this chapter.           
    502.        Liability of shareholders of Federal reserve banks on
                 contracts, etc.                                      
    503.        Liability of directors and officers of member banks.  
    504.        Civil money penalty.                                  
                  (a)  First tier.                                    
                  (b)  Second tier.                                   
                  (c)  Third tier.                                    
                  (d)  Maximum amounts of penalties for any violation
                        described in subsection (c).                  
                  (e)  Assessment; etc.                               
                  (f)  Hearing.                                       
                  (g)  Disbursement.                                  
                  (h)  "Violate" defined.                             
                  (i)  Regulations.                                   
                  (m)  Notice under this section after separation from
                        service.                                      
    505.        Civil money penalty.                                  
                  (1)  First tier.                                    
                  (2)  Second tier.                                   
                  (3)  Third tier.                                    
                  (4)  Maximum amounts of penalties for any violation
                        described in paragraph (3).                   
                  (5)  Assessment; etc.                               
                  (6)  Hearing.                                       
                  (7)  Disbursement.                                  
                  (8)  "Violate" defined.                             
                  (9)  Regulations.                                   
    506.        Notice after separation from service.                 
                  SUBCHAPTER XVII - RESERVE-BANK BRANCHES              
    521.        Reserve-bank branches; establishment; directors;
                 discontinuance of branches; approval for erection of
                 branch bank building.                                
    522.        Federal reserve branch bank buildings.                
-SECREF-
                   CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS               
      This chapter is referred to in sections 35, 1440, 1468, 1468b,
    1813, 1817, 1828a, 1831k, 1831r, 2254, 3108 of this title.
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