Statutes, Regulations, & Guidelines

Here you'll find detailed information on the statutes, regulations, and guidelines governing the various U.S. Treasury securities and programs administered by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service. Check this section for the following:

• Authorizing Statutes
• Auction Regulations
  • Rules
  • Amendments
  • Interpretations
• Auction Guidelines
• Collateral Acceptability and Valuation Regulations
  • Depositaries and Financial Agents of the Federal Government - 31 CFR Part 202
  • Acceptance of Bonds Secured by Government Obligations in Lieu of Bonds with Sureties - 31 CFR Part 225
  • Treasury Tax and Loan (TT&L) Program - 31 CFR Part 203
  • Collateral Rules - 31 CFR Part 380
• Commercial Book Entry Regulations
• Government Securities Act (GSA) Regulations
  • Large Position Reporting
  • Reports
  • GSA Regulations
  • Interpretations and Exemptions
  • Statutes
  • Forms
• Redemption Operations (Buyback) Regulations
  • Final Rules
  • Proposed Rules
  • Comment Letters
• TreasuryDirect Regulations
• Savings Bonds Regulations
• Frauds, Phonies, and Scams
  • How Marketable Treasury Securities Work
  • Scams Involving Treasury Securities
  • Examples of Known Phony Securities
  • Historical Bond Fraud
  • How to Protect Yourself from Investment Scams
  • Other Fraud Sites of Interest
  • Prohibition Against Misuse of Treasury Names, Terms, Symbols, Stationery, etc.
  • Prime Bank Instrument Fraud
• Links to Other Sites