Bureau of the Public Debt
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The Bureau of the Public Debt was a former agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury responsible for borrowing funds to finance government operations and managing the federal debt, including issuing various savings securities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bureau of the Public Debt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7461041 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bureau of the Public Debt Context triple: [U.S. savings notes, issuer, Bureau of the Public Debt]
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A.
Register of the Treasury
The Register of the Treasury was a key early U.S. Treasury Department official responsible for maintaining federal financial records, including public accounts, debt registers, and the issuance and recording of government securities.
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B.
Tesorería de la Federación
La Tesorería de la Federación es el órgano del gobierno federal mexicano encargado de la administración, recaudación, custodia y distribución de los recursos financieros de la Federación.
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C.
Office of the Secretary of the Treasury
The Office of the Secretary of the Treasury is the executive office that supports the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in overseeing national economic policy, federal finance, and the Treasury Department’s operations.
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D.
Board of Treasury
The Board of Treasury was an early administrative body of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation responsible for managing national finances before the creation of the modern Treasury Department.
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E.
United States Department of the Treasury
The United States Department of the Treasury is the federal executive department responsible for managing national finances, including collecting taxes, producing currency, and formulating economic and fiscal policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bureau of the Public Debt Target entity description: The Bureau of the Public Debt was a former agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury responsible for borrowing funds to finance government operations and managing the federal debt, including issuing various savings securities.
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A.
Register of the Treasury
The Register of the Treasury was a key early U.S. Treasury Department official responsible for maintaining federal financial records, including public accounts, debt registers, and the issuance and recording of government securities.
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B.
Tesorería de la Federación
La Tesorería de la Federación es el órgano del gobierno federal mexicano encargado de la administración, recaudación, custodia y distribución de los recursos financieros de la Federación.
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C.
Office of the Secretary of the Treasury
The Office of the Secretary of the Treasury is the executive office that supports the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in overseeing national economic policy, federal finance, and the Treasury Department’s operations.
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D.
Board of Treasury
The Board of Treasury was an early administrative body of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation responsible for managing national finances before the creation of the modern Treasury Department.
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E.
United States Department of the Treasury
The United States Department of the Treasury is the federal executive department responsible for managing national finances, including collecting taxes, producing currency, and formulating economic and fiscal policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury
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former United States federal agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | consolidation with the Financial Management Service ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2012 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
government borrowing
ⓘ
management of the United States public debt ⓘ securities issuance ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BPD ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
accounting for the public debt
ⓘ
administering the Legacy Treasury Direct system ⓘ administering the Savings Bond program ⓘ administering the TreasuryDirect system ⓘ borrowing funds to finance U.S. government operations ⓘ conducting auctions of Treasury securities ⓘ issuing Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ⓘ issuing Treasury bills ⓘ issuing Treasury bonds ⓘ issuing Treasury notes ⓘ issuing U.S. Treasury securities ⓘ issuing U.S. savings bonds ⓘ maintaining records of ownership for Treasury securities ⓘ maintaining the official record of the U.S. public debt ⓘ managing the federal debt of the United States ⓘ managing the federal government’s borrowing schedule ⓘ providing reports on the size and composition of the federal debt ⓘ redeeming U.S. savings bonds ⓘ servicing the public debt ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Parkersburg, West Virginia
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1940 ⓘ |
| industry |
debt management
ⓘ
public finance ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| mergerWith | Financial Management Service ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| parentOrganization | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | Bureau of the Fiscal Service ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bureau of the Fiscal Service ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| useOf |
TreasuryDirect
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paper savings bonds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bureau of the Public Debt Description of subject: The Bureau of the Public Debt was a former agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury responsible for borrowing funds to finance government operations and managing the federal debt, including issuing various savings securities.
Referenced by (1)
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