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. For purposes of this chapter, a State bank includes any bank which is operating under the Code of Law for the District of Columbia.
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.
section 3104 of title 31The 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 .
Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 138 Stat. 251Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 61449 Stat. 704Pub. L. 86–70, § 8(a)73 Stat. 142Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(c)96 Stat. 1058Pub. L. 109–351, title VII, § 725(a)(1)120 Stat. 2001Pub. L. 109–356, title I, § 123(a)(1)120 Stat. 2028( (pars.), ; , title II, § 203(a), ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 638 Stat. 251section 226 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , known as the Federal Reserve Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under and Tables.
Codification
section 226 of this titleThis section is comprised of the second to fourth pars. of section 1 of act . The first par. of section 1 is classified to .
Amendments
Pub. L. 109–3512006— and 109–356 amended section identically, inserting “For purposes of this chapter, a State bank includes any bank which is operating under the Code of Law for the District of Columbia.” at end of first par.
Pub. L. 97–258Sept. 24, 1917, ch. 56, § 5(c)40 Stat. 290Apr. 4, 1918, ch. 44, § 440 Stat. 504Mar. 3, 1919, ch. 100, § 340 Stat. 1311June 17, 1929, ch. 2646 Stat. 2031 U.S.C. 754(c)1982— 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 , ; , ; , ; restated , (former ).
Pub. L. 86–701959— inserted definition of “the continental United States”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Section 203(a) of act , changed name of Federal Reserve Board to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.