CHAPTER 33—DEPOSITING, KEEPING, AND PAYING MONEY

SUBCHAPTER I—DEPOSITS AND DEPOSITARIES

Sec.
3301.
General duties of the Secretary of the Treasury.
3302.
Custodians of money.
3303.
Designation of depositaries.
3304.
Transfers of public money from depositaries.
3305.
Audits of depositaries.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—PAYMENTS

3321.
Disbursing authority in the executive branch.
3322.
Disbursing officials.
3323.
Warrants.
3324.
Advances.
3325.
Vouchers.
3326.
Waiver of requirements for warrants and advances.
3327.
General authority to issue checks and other drafts.
3328.
Paying checks and drafts.
3329.
Withholding checks to be sent to foreign countries.
3330.
Payment of Department of Veterans Affairs checks for the benefit of individuals in foreign countries.
3331.
Substitute checks.
3332.
Required direct deposit.
3333.
Relief for payments made without negligence.
3334.
Cancellation and proceeds distribution of Treasury checks.
3335.
Timely disbursement of Federal funds.
3336.
Electronic benefit transfer pilot.1

        

SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS

3341.
Sale of Government warrants, checks, drafts, and obligations.
3342.
Check cashing and exchange transactions.
3343.
Check forgery insurance fund.

        

SUBCHAPTER IV—IMPROPER PAYMENTS

3351.
Definitions.
3352.
Estimates of improper payments and reports on actions to reduce improper payments.
3353.
Compliance.
3354.
Do Not Pay Initiative.
3355.
Improving recovery of improper payments.
3356.
Improving the use of data by executive agencies for curbing improper payments.
3357.
Financial and administrative controls relating to fraud and improper payments.
3358.
Interagency working group for Governmentwide payment integrity improvement.

        

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–117, §2(b), Mar. 2, 2020, 134 Stat. 133, added subchapter IV heading and items 3351 to 3358.

1994—Pub. L. 103–356, title IV, §402(b), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3413, substituted "Required direct deposit" for "Checks payable to financial organizations designated by Government officers and employees" in item 3332.

Pub. L. 103–272, §4(f)(1)(G), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1362, added item 3334.

1991—Pub. L. 102–54, §13(l)(4)(B), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 277, substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration" in item 3330.

1990—Pub. L. 101–453, §4(b), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1059, added item 3335.

1 Editorially supplied. Section 3336 added by Pub. L. 104–208 without corresponding amendment of chapter analysis.