All moneys received by the Secretary of State from foreign governments and other sources, in trust for citizens of the United States or others, shall be deposited and covered into the Treasury.
The Secretary of State shall determine the amounts due claimants, respectively, from each of such trust funds, and certify the same to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall, upon the presentation of the certificates of the Secretary of State, pay the amounts so found to be due.
Each of the trust funds covered into the Treasury as aforesaid is appropriated for the payment to the ascertained beneficiaries thereof of the certificates provided for in this section.
Feb. 27, 1896, ch. 3429 Stat. 32(, .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 547 of Title 31Pub. L. 97–258, § 196 Stat. 877Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by , , .