Obligations of the following governmental bodies shall be authorized investments:

(1) United States.--Obligations of the United States or the United States Treasury or those for the payment of which the faith and credit of the United States is pledged, including obligations of the District of Columbia. The obligations may be held directly or in the form of securities of or other interest in any open-end or closed-end management-type investment company or investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 789, 15 U.S.C. § 80a-1 et seq.), if the portfolio of the investment company or investment trust is limited to such obligations and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by such obligations.

(2) Pennsylvania.--Obligations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or those for the payment of which the faith and credit of the Commonwealth is pledged.

(3) State and local government.--Obligations of any commonwealth or state of the United States, or any county, city, borough, town, township, school district, institution district, or other political subdivision, having the power to levy taxes, of any such commonwealth or state: Provided, That the faith and credit of such commonwealth, state, or political subdivision thereof, is pledged for the payment of said obligations: And provided further, That at the date of the investment in such obligations, such commonwealth, state, or political subdivision, is not in default in the payment of any part of the principal or interest owing by it upon any part of its funded indebtedness.

(4) International bank for reconstruction and development.--Bonds, notes or other obligations issued, assumed or guaranteed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development which contain an unconditional promise to pay by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or an unconditional guarantee by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the payment of the interest thereon regularly, and the principal thereof on or before a specified date, in lawful currency of the United States. Not more than 2% of the funds in the custody or under the control of the fiduciary at the time of making the investment shall be invested in such bonds, notes or obligations. The principal office of the obligor shall be located within the United States.

(July 14, 1988, P.L.553, No.99, eff. imd)

1988 Amendment. Act 99 amended par. (1).

Cross References. Section 7303 is referred to in section 7309 of this title.