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12 USC § 5216 - Rights; management; sale of troubled assets; revenues and sale proceeds

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s5216"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "12 USC § 5216 - Rights; management; sale of troubled assets; revenues and sale proceeds"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "5216"
section_name: "Rights; management; sale of troubled assets; revenues and sale proceeds"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "TROUBLED ASSETS RELIEF PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–343, div. A, title I, § 106, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3773; Pub. L. 111–203, title XIII, § 1303, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2133.)"
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# § 5216. Rights; management; sale of troubled assets; revenues and sale proceeds

**(a)** **Exercise of rights** The Secretary may, at any time, exercise any rights received in connection with troubled assets purchased under this chapter.

**(b)** **Management of troubled assets** The Secretary shall have authority to manage troubled assets purchased under this chapter, including revenues and portfolio risks therefrom.

**(c)** **Sale of troubled assets** The Secretary may, at any time, upon terms and conditions and at a price determined by the Secretary, sell, or enter into securities loans, repurchase transactions, or other financial transactions in regard to, any troubled asset purchased under this chapter.

**(d)** **Transfer to Treasury** section 5223 of this title

Revenues of, and proceeds from the sale of troubled assets purchased under this chapter, or from the sale, exercise, or surrender of warrants or senior debt instruments acquired under  shall be paid into the general fund of the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.

**(e)** **Application of sunset to troubled assets** section 5230 of this titlesection 5230 of this titlesection 5230 of this title

The authority of the Secretary to hold any troubled asset purchased under this chapter before the termination date in , or to purchase or fund the purchase of a troubled asset under a commitment entered into before the termination date in , is not subject to the provisions of .

**(f)** **Report** The Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress every 6 months on amounts received and transferred to the general fund under subsection (d).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–343, div. A, title I, § 106, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3773; Pub. L. 111–203, title XIII, § 1303, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2133.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this division”, meaning div. A of , , , known as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of division A to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

2010—Subsec. (f).  added subsec. (f).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 1 day after , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .