[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR225.5]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
         CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 225_ACCEPTANCE OF BONDS SECURED BY GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS IN LIEU OF 
 
Sec.  225.5  Pledge of definitive Government obligations.

    (a) Type and assignment. Definitive Government obligations may be in 
bearer or registered form, and shall be owned by the obligor.
    (1) Bearer Government obligations. The obligor shall pledge bearer 
Government obligations to the bond official with all unmatured interest 
coupons attached.
    (2) Registered Government obligations; assignment. The obligor shall 
pledge registered Government obligations in the obligor's name to the 
bond official by assignment in accordance with subpart F of part 306 of 
this title and other codified procedures for issuers that apply to 
assignment of the registered Government obligations, except that, when 
so authorized under such procedures, all assignments shall be made in 
blank.
    (b) Delivery to bond official; receipt. All deliveries of definitive 
Government obligations from the obligor to the bond official under this 
part shall be made at the risk and expense of the obligor. Upon receipt 
of definitive Government obligations, the bond official will issue the 
obligor a receipt.
    (c) Risk of loss; safekeeping. All definitive Government obligations 
held by the bond official will be held at the risk of the bond official. 
The bond official will keep safe all definitive Government obligations 
and may place them with a custodian.
    (d) Delivery to custodian; receipt. If the bond official is in 
receipt of definitive Government obligations, and then places those 
obligations with a custodian, the expense and risk of loss in delivery 
will rest with the bond official. Upon the placement of definitive 
Government obligations with a custodian, the custodian will issue the 
bond official a receipt. All definitive Government obligations held by 
the custodian will be held at the risk of the custodian.
    (e) Conversion to book-entry. (1) Treasury bonds, notes, 
certificates of indebtedness, or bills deposited with a Federal Reserve 
Bank under this part may be converted into book-entry Treasury 
obligations in accordance with part 306 of this title, and the pertinent 
provisions of that part shall apply to such Treasury obligations.
    (2) When converting definitive Government obligations to book-entry 
form, a Federal Reserve Bank will act pursuant to, and in accordance 
with, book-entry procedures for issuers that apply to the definitive 
Government obligations pledged to the bond official's agency, including 
those set forth in part 306 of this title.