31 USC § 9301 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t31/s9301"
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title: "31 USC § 9301 - Definitions"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "9301"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 93
chapter_name: "SURETIES AND SURETY BONDS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1046; Pub. L. 109–351, title IX, § 901(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 2007.)"
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# § 9301. Definitions

In this chapter—

**(1)** “person” means an individual, a trust, an estate, a partnership, and a corporation.

**(2)** “eligible obligation” means any security designated as acceptable in lieu of a surety bond by the Secretary of the Treasury.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1046; Pub. L. 109–351, title IX, § 901(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 2007.)

| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 9301 | 6:15(10th, last sentences). |  |

In clause (1), the words after the semicolon are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement.

Clause (2) is substituted for 6:15(last sentence) for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2006—Par. (2).  amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “ ‘Government obligation’ means a public debt obligation of the United States Government and an obligation whose principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by the Government.”