31 U.S. Code § 3342. Check cashing and exchange transactions

(a) A disbursing official of the United States Government may—

(1)

cash and negotiate negotiable instruments payable in United States currency or currency of a foreign country;

(2)

exchange United States currency, coins, and negotiable instruments and currency, coins, and negotiable instruments of foreign countries; and

(3) cash checks drawn on the Treasury to accommodate United States citizens in a foreign country, but only if—

(A)

satisfactory banking facilities are not available in the foreign country; and

(B)

a check is presented by the payee who is a United States citizen.

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