§ 3301. General duties of the Secretary of the Treasury

• (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall—
  • (1) receive and keep public money;
  • (2) take receipts for money paid out by the Secretary;
  • (3) give receipts for money deposited in the Treasury;
  • (4) endorse warrants for receipts for money deposited in the Treasury;
  • (5) submit the accounts of the Secretary to the Comptroller General every 3 months, or more often if required by the Comptroller General; and
  • (6) submit to inspection at any time by the Comptroller General of money in the possession of the Secretary.
• (b) Except as provided in section 3326 of this title , an acknowledgment for money deposited in the Treasury is not valid if the Secretary does not endorse a warrant as required by subsection (a)(4) of this section.