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The moving of a gift security from the TreasuryDirect account of the purchaser to the TreasuryDirect account of the recipient. You must hold savings bonds in your TreasuryDirect account for at least five business days before you can deliver them to the gift recipient. The five-day hold protects Treasury against loss by ensuring the ACH debit has been successfully completed before the funds can be moved.
