31 CFR § 208.3 - Payment by electronic funds transfer.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s208.3"
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title: "31 CFR § 208.3 - Payment by electronic funds transfer."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "208.3"
section_name: "Payment by electronic funds transfer."
chapter_name: "FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE"
part_number: "208"
part_name: "MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL AGENCY DISBURSEMENTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 12 U.S.C. 90, 265, 266, 1767, 1789a; 31 U.S.C. 321, 3122, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3321, 3325, 3327, 3328, 3332, 3335, 3336, 6503."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 25291, May 1, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 208.3 Payment by electronic funds transfer.

Subject to § 208.4, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, all Federal payments made by an agency shall be made by electronic funds transfer. This requirement does not apply to payments under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.