31 USC § 5304 - Regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t31/s5304"
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title: "31 USC § 5304 - Regulations"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "5304"
section_name: "Regulations"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "MONETARY TRANSACTIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CREDIT AND MONETARY EXPANSION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 994.)"
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# § 5304. Regulations

With the approval of the President, the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations—

**(1)** to carry out section 5301 of this title; and

**(2)** the Secretary considers necessary to carry out section 5302 of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 994.)

| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5304 | 31:822. | May 12, 1933, ch. 25, § 44, 48 Stat. 53. |
|  | 31:822b. | Jan. 30, 1934, ch. 6, § 11, 48 Stat. 342. |

Before clause (1), the words “prescribe regulations” are substituted for “make and promulgate rules and regulations” in 31:822 and “issue . . . such rules and regulations” in 31:822b for consistency. In clause (1), the words “to carry out” are substituted for “covering any action taken or to be taken by the President under” in 31:822 to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (2), the words “or proper” in 31:822b and “the purposes of” are omitted as surplus. Reference to 31:821 is omitted as obsolete because silver is no longer coined. Reference to 31:824 is omitted as obsolete because 31:824 is executed and is not part of the revised title.