<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Dodd--Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act </Td> </Tr> <P> The Federal Reserve Act (ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, enacted December 23, 1913, 12 U.S.C. ch. 3) is an Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States, and which created the authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes (now commonly known as the U.S. Dollar) and Federal Reserve Bank Notes as legal tender . The Act was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson . </P> <P> The Federal Reserve Act created a system of private and public entities . There were to be at least eight and no more than twelve private regional Federal Reserve banks . Twelve were established, and each had various branches, a board of directors, and district boundaries . The Federal Reserve Board, consisting of seven members, was created as the governing body of the Fed . Each member is appointed by the President of the U.S and confirmed by the U.S. Senate . In 1935, the Board was renamed and restructured . Also created as part of the Federal Reserve System was a 12 - member Federal Advisory Committee and a single new United States currency, the Federal Reserve Note . The Federal Reserve Act created a national currency and a monetary system that could respond effectively to the stresses in the banking system and create a stable financial system . With the goal of creating a national monetary system and financial stability, the Federal Reserve Act also provided many other functions and financial services for the economy, such as check clearing and collection for all members of the Federal Reserve . </P> <P> With the passing of the Federal Reserve Act, Congress required that all nationally chartered banks become members of the Federal Reserve System . These banks were required to purchase specified non-transferable stock in their regional Federal Reserve banks, and to set aside a stipulated amount of non-interest bearing reserves with their respective reserve banks . Since 1980, all depository institutions have been required to set aside reserves with the Federal Reserve . Such institutions are entitled to certain Federal Reserve services . State chartered banks were given the option of becoming members of the Federal Reserve System and in the case of the exercise of such option were to be subject to supervision, in part, by the Federal Reserve System . Member banks became entitled to have access to discounted loans at the discount window in their respective reserve banks, to a 6% annual dividend in their Federal Reserve stock, and to other services . </P>

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