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31 U.S.C. § 321

General authority of the Secretary

United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective

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31 U.S.C. § 321, General authority of the Secretary, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467418
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall— prescribe regulations that the Secretary considers best calculated to promote the public convenience and security, and to protect the Government and individuals from fraud and loss, that apply to anyone who may— maintain separate accounts of taxes received in each State, territory, and possession of the United States, and collection district, with each account listing— The Secretary may— detail, in addition to details authorized under another law, not more than 6 officers and employees of the Department at any one time to enforce the laws related to the Department, except that of those 6 officers and employees not more than 4 officers and employees— Duties and powers of officers and employees of the Department are vested in the Secretary except duties and powers—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-258(H.R. 6128)1982-09-13
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, as title 31, United States Code, "Money and Finance".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-369(H.R. 4170)1984-07-18
    Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-73(H.R. 1278)1989-08-09
    Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-66(S. 790)1995-12-21
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-203(H.R. 4173)2010-07-21
    Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
    House: 198–229Senate: 60–39