Authorizing Statutes
Whether you are advising a client who owns U.S. Treasury securities, researching a paper, or are just curious about the laws on which our programs are based, you'll find what you need here. On this page, you can link to the statutes that authorize the U.S. Treasury to sell securities, and the regulations that govern brokers and dealers. We use the Government Printing Office (GPO) website to link to the statutes.
- Sale of Treasury Securities
(31 U.S.C. Subtitle III Chapter 31 Public Debt) authorizes the Treasury to borrow money through the sale of Treasury securities. - Government Securities Act
(15 U.S.C. Chapter 2B Section 780-5) governs securities brokers and dealers.
