31 U.S.C. § 9301
Section 9301 · Definitions
Viewing 31 U.S.C. § 9301 as in effect on October 13, 2006.
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(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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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.
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.”