Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 12 : Section 221


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 221. Definitions

      Wherever the word "bank" is used in this chapter, the word shall
    be held to include State bank, banking association, and trust
    company, except where national banks or Federal reserve banks are
    specifically referred to.
      The terms "national bank" and "national banking association" used
    in this chapter shall be held to be synonymous and interchangeable.
    The term "member bank" shall be held to mean any national bank,
    State bank, or bank or trust company which has become a member of
    one of the Federal reserve banks. The term "board" shall be held to
    mean Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the term
    "district" shall be held to mean Federal reserve district; the term
    "reserve bank" shall be held to mean Federal reserve bank; the term
    "the continental United States" means the States of the United
    States and the District of Columbia.
      The terms "bonds and notes of the United States", "bonds and
    notes of the Government of the United States", and "bonds or notes
    of the United States" used in this chapter shall be held to include
    certificates of indebtedness and Treasury bills issued under
    section 3104 of title 31.



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