The FOMC is part of the Federal government.
The Federal Reserve Board is part of the Federal government.
The Banks of the Federal Reserve, the ones with all the money, the one in New York with that big vault full of gold. They are owned by shareholders and the government ain’t got no shares.
Ignorance abounds.
I assume you mean "the member banks" when you write "the banks". I wonder when and where you think they acquired this gold. As recently as 35 years ago private ownership of gold was illegal in this country.
I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do declare that said national emergency still continues to exist and pursuant to said section to do hereby prohibit the hoarding gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates within the continental United States by individuals, partnerships, associations and corporations and hereby prescribe the following regulations for carrying out the purposes of the order:ML/NJSection 5. Member banks shall deliver all gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates owned or received by them (other than as exempted under the provisions of Section 2) to the Federal reserve banks of there respective districts and receive credit or payment thereof.http://www.the-privateer.com/1933-gold-confiscation.html