Title 31
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Title 31
Title 31
PUBLIC DEBT
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Public debt limit
Presidential modification of the debt ceiling
Bonds
Notes
Certificates of indebtedness and Treasury bills
Savings bonds and savings certificates
Retirement and savings bonds
Increasing interest rates and investment yields on retirement bonds
Prohibition against circulation privilege
Tax and loss bonds
Sale of obligations of governments of foreign countries
New issue used to buy, redeem, or refund outstanding obligations
Sinking fund for retiring and cancelling bonds and notes
Accepting gifts
Procedure
Banks and trust companies as depositaries
Payment of obligations and interest on the public debt
Exemption from taxation
Relief for lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, or defaced obligations
Losses and relief from liability related to redeeming savings bonds and notes
Credit to officers, employees, and agents for stolen Treasury notes
Proof of death to support payment
Appropriation to pay expenses
Annual public debt report