31 USC § 9702 - Investment of trust funds

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identifier: "/us/usc/t31/s9702"
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title: "31 USC § 9702 - Investment of trust funds"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "9702"
section_name: "Investment of trust funds"
chapter_number: 97
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1052.)"
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# § 9702. Investment of trust funds

Except as required by a treaty of the United States, amounts held in trust by the United States Government (including annual interest earned on the amounts)—

**(1)** shall be invested in Government obligations; and

**(2)** shall earn interest at an annual rate of at least 5 percent.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1052.)

| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 9702 | 31:547a. | R.S. § 3659. |

The section is substituted for 31:547a for clarity and consistency in the revised title.