31 CFR 363.96
§ 363.96 What do I need to know if I initially purchase a bond as a gift?
United States · 31 CFR — Money and Finance: Treasury · Status: effective
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- 31 CFR 363.96, § 363.96 What do I need to know if I initially purchase a bond as a gift?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/140571
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(a) An entity may not purchase a gift savings bond.
(b) The gift bond will be registered in the name of the recipient(s). The registration is irrevocable with regard to the owner named on the gift bond.
(c) You must provide the SSN of the recipient.
(d) You may deliver the bond upon purchase, or you may hold the bond in your TreasuryDirect ® account until you are ready to deliver the bond to the owner named on the gift bond.
(e) If the purchaser dies before delivering a gift bond to the recipient, the bond belongs to the owner named on the gift bond, notwithstanding any testamentary attempts to the contrary by the purchaser, or any state law to the contrary. We will hold the bond until we receive instructions from the owner named on the gift bond.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.