31 U.S.C. § 3128
Proof of death to support payment
United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective
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- 31 U.S.C. § 3128, Proof of death to support payment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467615
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A finding of death made by an officer or employee of the United States Government authorized by law to make the finding is sufficient proof of death to allow credit in the accounts of a Federal reserve bank or accountable official of the Department of the Treasury in a case involving the transfer, exchange, reissue, redemption, or payment of obligations of the Government, including obligations guaranteed by the Government for which the Secretary of the Treasury acts as transfer agent.
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.
- 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