By law, the treasurer is the depositary officer of the United States with regard to deposits of gold, special drawing rights,[1] and financial gifts to the Library of Congress.
[3] The duty perhaps most widely associated with the treasurer of the United States is affixing a facsimile signature to all Federal Reserve notes.
[4] Moreover, the treasurer serves as a senior advisor and representative of the Treasury Department on behalf of the secretary in the areas of community development and public engagement.
[7] Responsibility for oversight of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) and the United States Mint was later assigned to the treasurer in 1981.
[8][5] In 1994, the treasurer was also named National Honorary Director of the U.S. Savings Bonds Campaign and therefore assigned the task of promoting - as opposed to managing - the program.