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U.S. Code, Title 12, Banks and Banking
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 221. Definitions
Wherever the word "bank" is used in this chapter, the word shall be held to include State bank, banking association, and trust company, except where national banks or Federal reserve banks are specifically referred to.
The terms "national bank" and "national banking association" used in this chapter shall be held to be synonymous and interchangeable. The term "member bank" shall be held to mean any national bank, State bank, or bank or trust company which has become a member of one of the Federal reserve banks. The term "board" shall be held to mean Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the term "district" shall be held to mean Federal reserve district; the term "reserve bank" shall be held to mean Federal reserve bank; the term "the continental United States" means the States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
The terms "bonds and notes of the United States", "bonds and notes of the Government of the United States", and "bonds or notes of the United States" used in this chapter shall be held to include certificates of indebtedness and Treasury bills issued under section 3104 of title 31.
(Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 1, 38 Stat. 251; Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, title II, § 203(a), 49 Stat. 704; Pub. L. 86–70, § 8(a), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 142; Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(c), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1058.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, as amended, known as the Federal Reserve Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 226 of this title and Tables.
1982—Pub. L. 97–258 inserted provisions defining "bonds and notes of the United States", "bonds and notes of the Government of the United States", and "bonds or notes of the United States". These provisions are based on acts Sept. 24, 1917, ch. 56, § 5(c), 40 Stat. 290; Apr. 4, 1918, ch. 44, § 4, 40 Stat. 504; Mar. 3, 1919, ch. 100, § 3, 40 Stat. 1311; restated June 17, 1929, ch. 26, 46 Stat. 20 (former 31 U.S.C. 754(c)).
1959—Pub. L. 86–70 inserted definition of "the continental United States".
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 221a, 3102, 3105 of this title.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 221. Definitions," U.S. Code, Title 12, Banks and Banking in U.S. Code, Title 12, Banks and Banking (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed October 12, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L8GAZ3FMQQGHPBW.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 221. Definitions." U.S. Code, Title 12, Banks and Banking, in U.S. Code, Title 12, Banks and Banking, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 12 Oct. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L8GAZ3FMQQGHPBW.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 221. Definitions' in U.S. Code, Title 12, Banks and Banking. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 12, Banks and Banking, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 12 October 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L8GAZ3FMQQGHPBW.
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