PUBLIC LAW 95-633, 92 STAT. 3768, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1978

95th CONGRESS, S. 2399 NOVEMBER 10, 1978
An Act To amend the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and

Control Act of 1970

and other laws to meet obligations under the

Convention on Psychtropic Substances

relating to regulatory controls on the manufacture,

distribution,

importation, and exportation of psychotropic

substances, and for other

purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act // 21 USC 801. // may be cited as the " Psychotropic Substances Act of 1978".

TITLE I--ENABLING PROVISIONS FOR THE CONVENTION ON PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES

Sec. 101. // 21 USC 801a. // The Congress makes the following findings and declarations:

(1) The Congress has long recognized the danger involved in the manufacture, distribution, and use of certain psychotropic substances for nonscientific and nonmedical purposes, and has provided strong and effective legislation to control illicit trafficking

and to regulate legitimate uses of psychotropic substances in

this country. Abuse of psychotropic substances has become a phenomenon common to many countries, however, and is not confined to national borders. It is, therefore, essential that the United States cooperate with other nations in establishing effective controls over international traffic in such substances.

(2) The United States has joined with other countries in executing an international treaty, entitled the Convention on Psychotropic Substances and signed at Vienna, Austria, on February 21, 1971, which is designed to establish suitable controls over the manufacture, distribution, transfer, and use of certain psychotropic substances. The Convention is not self-executing, and the obligations of the United States thereunder may only be performed pursuant to appropriate legislation. It is the intent of the Congress that the amendments made by this Act, together with exisiting law, will enable the United States to meet all of its obligations under the Convention and that no further legislation will be necessary for that purpose.

(3) In implementing the Convention on Psychotropic Substances,

the Congress intends that, consistent with the obligations

of the United States under the Convention, control of psychotropic substances in the United States should be accomplished within the framework of the procedures and criteria for classification of substances provided in the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.

// 21 USC. 801. //

This will insure that (A) the availability of psychotropic substances to manufacturers, distributors, dispensers and researchers for useful and legitmate medical and scientific purposes will not be unduly restricted; (B) nothing in the Convention will interfere with bona fide research activities; and (C) nothing in the Convention will interfere with ethical medical practice in this country as determined by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on the basis of a consensus of the views of the American medical and scientific community.

Sec. 102. (a) Subsection (d) of section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811 (d)) is amended by inserting "(1)" after "(d)" and by adding the following new paragraphs at the end thereof:

"(2) (A) Whenever the Secretary of State receives notification from the Secretary-General of the United Nations that information has been transmitted by or to the World Health Organization, pursuant to article 2 of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, which may justify adding a drug or other substance to one of the schedules of the Convention, transferring a drug or substance from one schedule to another, or deleting it from the scheduless, the Secretary of State shall immediately transmit the notice to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare who shall publish it in the Federal Register and provide opportunity to interested ersons to submit to him comments respecting such drug or substance. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall prepare for transmission through the Secretary of State to the World Health Organization such medical and scientific evaluations as may be appropriate regarding the possible action that could be proposed by the World Health Organization respecting the drug or substance with respect to which a notice was transmitted under this subparagraph.

"(B) Whenever the Secretary of State recieves information that the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the United Nation proposes to decide whether to add a drug or other substance from one of the schedules of the Convention, transfer a drug or substance from one schedule to another, or delete it from the schedules, the Secretary of State shall transmit timely notice to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare of such information who shall publish a summary of such information in the Federal Register and provide opportunity to interested persons to submit to him comments respecting the recommendation which he is to furnish,pursuant to this subparagraph, respectin such proposal. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall evaluate the proposal and furnish a recommendation to the Secretary of State which shall be binding on the representative of the United States in discussions and negotiations relating to the proposal.

"(3) When the United States receives notification of a scheduling decision pursuant to article 2 of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances that a drug or other substance has been added or transferred to a schedule specified in the notification or receives notification (referred to in this subsection as a 'schedule notice') that existing legal controls applicable under this title to a drug or substance and the controls required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act // 21 USC 301. // do not meet the requirements of the schedule of the Convention in which such drug or substance has been placed, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, after consultation with the Attorney General, shall first determine wheter existing legal controls under this title applicable to the drug or substance and the controls required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, meet the requirements of the schedule specified in the notification or schedule notice and shall take the following action:

"(A) If such requirements are met by such existing controls but the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare nonetheless believes that more stringent controls should be applied to the drug or substance, the Secretary shall recommend to the Attorney General that he initiate proceedings for scheduling the drug or substance, pursuant to subsection (a) and (b) of this section, to apply to such controls.

"(B) If such requirements are not met by such existing controls and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare concurs in the scheduling decision or schedule notice transmitted by the notification, the Secretary shall recommed to the Attorney General that he initiate proceedings for scheduling the drug or substance under the appropriate schedule pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

"(C) If such requirements are not met by such existing controls and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare does not concur in the scheduling decision or schedule notice transmitted by the notification, the Secretary shall-,

"(i) if he deems that additional controls are necessary to protect the public healthe and safety, recommend to the

Attorney

General that he initiate proceedings for scheduling the

drug or substance pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)

of this

section, to apply such additional controls;

"(ii) request the Secretary of State to transmit a

notice of

qualified acceptance, within the period specified in

the Convention,

pursuant to paragraph 7 of article 2 of the Convention,

to the Secretary-General of the United Nations;

"(iii) request the Secretary of State to transmit a

notice

of qualified acceptance as prescribed in clause (ii) and

request the Secretary of State to ask for a review by

the

Economic and Social Council of the United Nations,

in

accordance with paragraph 8 of article 2 of the

Convention,

of the scheduling decision; or

"(iv) in the case of a schedule notice, request the

Secretary

of State to take appropriate action under the

Convention to

initiate proceedings to remove the drug or substance

from

the schedules under the Convention or to transfer the

drug

or substance to a schedule under the Convention

different

from the one specified in the schedule notice.

"(4) (A) If the Attorney General determines, after consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, that proceedings initiated under recommendations made under paragraph (B) or (C)(i) of paragraph (3) will not be completed within the time period required by paragraph 7 of article 2 of the Convention, the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary and after providing interested persons opportunity to submit comments respecting the requirements of the temporary order to ve issued under this sentence, shall issue a temporary order controlling the drug or substance under schedule IV or V, whichever is most appropriate to carry out the minimum United States obligations under paragraph 7 of article 2 of the Convention. As a part of such order, the Attorney General shall, after consultation with the Secretary, except such drug or substance from the application of any provision of part C of this title which he finds is not required to carry out the United States obligations under paragraph 7 of article 2 of the Convention. In the case of proceedings initiated under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3), the Attorney General, concurrently with the issuance of such order, shall request the Secretary of State to transmit a notice of qualified acceptance to the Secretary-General of the United Nations pursuant to paragraph 7 of article 2 of the Convention. A temporary order issued under this subparagraph controlling a drug or other substance subject to proceedings initiated under subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall expire upon the effective date of the application to the drug or substance of the controls resulting from such proceedings.

"(B) After a notice of qualified acceptance of a scheduling decision with respect to a drug or other substance is transmitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with clause (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(C) or after a request has been made under clause (iv) of such paragraph with respect to a drug or substance described in a schedule notice, the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of Health Education, and Welfare and after providing interested persons opportunity to submit comments respecting the requirements of the order to be issued under this sentence, shall issue an order controlling the drug or substance under schedule IV or V, whichever is most appropriate to carry out the minimum United States obligations under paragraph 7 of article 2 of the Convention in the case of a drug or substance for which a notice of qualified acceptance was transmitted or whichever the Attorney General determines is appropriate in the case of a drug or substance described in a schedule notice. As a part of such order the Attorney General shall, after consultation with the Secretary, except such drug or substance from the application of any provision of part C of this title which he finds is not required to carry out the United States obligations under paragraph 7 of article 2 of the Convention. If, as a result of a review under paragraph 8 of article 2 of the Convention of the scheduling decision with respect to which a notice of qualified acceptance was transmitted in accordance with clause (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(C)-,

"(i) the decision is reversed, and

"(ii) the drug or substance subject to such decision is not required to be controlled under schedule IV or V to carry out the minimum United States obligations under paragraph 7 of article 2 of the Convention,

the order issued under this subparagraph with respect to such drug or substance shall expire upon receipt by the United States of the review decision. If, as a result of action taken pursuant to action initiated under a request transmitted under clause (iv) of paragraph (3)(C), the drug or substance with respect to which such action was taken is not required to be controlled under schedule IV or V, the order issued under this paragraph with respect to such drug or substance shall expire upon receipt by the United States of a notice of the action taken with respect to such drug or substance under the Convention.

"(C) An order issued under subparagraph (A) or (B) may be issued without regard to the findings required by subsection (a) of this section or by section 202(B) and without regard to the procedures prescribed by subsection (a) or (b) of this section.

"(5) Nothing in the amendments made by the Psychotropic Substances Act of 1978 or the regulations or orders promulgated thereunder shall be construed to preclude requests by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or the Attorney General through the Secretary of State, pursuant to article 2 or other applicable provisions of the Convention, for review of scheduling decisions under such Convention, based on new or additional information.".

(b) Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended by adding the end the following:

"(29) The term ' Convention on Psychotopic Substances' means the

Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed at Vienna, Austria, on February 21, 1971; and the term ' Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs' means the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs signed at New York, New York, on March 30, 1961.".

(c) For the purpose of carrying out the minimum United States obligations under paragraph 7 of article 2 of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, signed at Vienna, Austria, on February 21, 1971, with respect to pipradrol and SPA (also known as (---1-dimethylamino-1:2-diphenylethane), the Attorney General shall by order, made // 21 USC 811,812. // without regard to sections 201 and 202 of the Controlled Substances Act, place such drugs in schedule IV of such Act.

Sec. 103. Subsection (d) of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(d)) is amended by striking out "and" before "(2)" and by adding the following before the period at the end therof:", and (3) such exception does not conflict with United States obligations under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances".

Sec. 104. Section 307 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 827) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:

"(e) In addition to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements under any other provision of this title, each manufacturer registered under section 303 // 21 USC 823. // shall, with respect to narcotic and nonnarcotic controlled substances manufactured by it, make such reports to the Attorney General, and maintain such records, as the Attorney General, may require to enable the United States to meet its obligations under articles 19 and 20 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and article 16 of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances. The Attorney General shall administer the requirements of this subsection in such a manner as to avoid the unnecessary imposition of duplicative requirements under this title on manufacturers subject to the requirements of this subsection.".

Sec. 105. Section 1002(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 952(b)) is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end of paragraph (2) the following; ",except that if a nonnarcotic controlled substance in schedule III, IV, or V is also listed in schedule I or Ii of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances it shall be imported pursuant to such import permit requirements, prescribed by regulation of the Attorney General, as are required by the Convention".

Sec. 106. Subsection (e) of section 1003 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 953(e)) is amended-,

(1) by striking out ", and" at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;

(2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof"; and", and

(3) by adding after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:

"(4) in any case when a nonnarcotic controlled substance in schedule III, IV, or V is also listed in schedule I or II of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, it is exported pursuant to such export permit requirements, prescribed by regulation of the Attorney General, as are required by the Convention, instead of the invoice required by paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.". Sec. 107 (a) Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841

et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

" APPLICATION OF TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL

AGREEMENTS " Sec. 412.

// 21 USC 852. // Nothing in the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, or other treaties or international agreements shall be construed to limit the provision of treatment, education, or rehabilitation as alternatives to conviction or criminal penalty for offenses involving any drug or other substance subject to control under any such treaty or agreement.".

(b) The table of contents of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 // 21 USC 801. // is amended by inserting-,

" Sec. 412. Application of treaties and other international agreements." immediately after

" Sec. 411. Proceedings to establish previous convictions.".

Sec. 108. (a) Section 502 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S. C. 872) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e), and by adding after subsection (c) the following new subsection:

"(d) Nothing in the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances or other treaties or international agreements shall be construed to limit, modify, or prevent the protection of the confidentiality of patient records or of the names and other identifying characteristics of research subjects as provided by any Federal, State, or Local law or regulation.".

(b) Section 303 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242a) is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c), and by adding after subsection (a) the following new subsection:

"(b) Nothing in the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, or other treaties or international agreements shall be construed to limit, modify, or prevent the protection of the confidentiality of patient records or of the names and other identifying characteristcs of research subjects as provided by any Federal, State, or local law or regulation.".

Sec. 109. Subsection (f) of section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823 (f)) is amended by adding at the end the following sentence: " Article 7 of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances shall not be construed to prohibit, or impose additional restrictions upon, research involving drugs or other substances scheduled under the Convention which is conducted in conformity with this subsection and other applicable provisions of this title.".

Sec. 110. Subsection (c) of section 307 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 827(c)) is amended by adding the following after and below paragraph (3): " Nothingin the Convention on Psychotropic Substances shall be construed as superseding or otherwise affecting the provisions of paragraph (1) (B), (2), or (3) of this subsection.".

Sec. 111. Subsection (n) of section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352(n)) is amended by adding the following new sentence at the end thereof: " Nothing in the Convention

on Psychotropic Substances, signed at Vienna, Austria, on February

21, 1971, shall be construed to prevent drug price communications to consumers.".

Sec. 112. This title // 21 USC 801a // and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, signed at Vienna, Austria on February 21, 1971, enters into force in respect to the United States.

TITLE II-- PCP CRIMINAL PENALITIES AND PIPERIDINE REPORTING

Sec. 201. Section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841) is amended-,

(1) by inserting", except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this subsection," after "such person shall" in the first sentence of subsection (b) (1) (B);

(2) by adding after paragraph (4) of subsection (b) the following new paragraph:

"(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) (B) of this subsection, any person who violates subsection(a) of this section by manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possesing with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, except as authorized by this title, phencyclidine (as defined in section 310(c)(2)) shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 10 years, a fine of not more than $25,000, or both. If any person commits such a violation after one or more prior convictions of him for an offense punishable under paragraph (1) of this paragraph, or for a felony under any other provision of this title or title III or other law of the United States relating to narcotic drugs, marihuana, or depressant or stimulant substances, have become final, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years, a fine of not more than $50,000, or both. Any sentence imposing a term of imprisonment under this paragraph shall, in the absence of such a prior conviction, impose a special parole term of at least 2 years in addition to such term of imprisonment and shall, if there was such a prior conviction, impose a special parole term of at least 4 years in addition to such term of imprisonment."; and

(3) by adding after subsection (c) the following new section:

"(d) Any person who knowingly or intentionally-,

"(1) posesses any piperidine with intent to manufacture phencyclidine except as authorized by this title, or

"(2) possesses any piperidine knowing, or havine reasonable cause to believe, that the piperidine will be used tgo manufacture phecycline except as authorized by this title,

shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 5 years, a fine of not more than $15,000, or both.".

Sec. 202. (a) Part C of the Controlled Substances Act is amended (1) by inserting "; PIPERIDINE REPORTING" at the end of its heading, and (2) by adding after section 309 (21 U.S.C. 829) the following new section:

" Sec. 310. // 21 USC 830. // (a) (1) Except as provided under paragraph (3), any person who distributes, sells, or imports any piperidine shall report to the Attorney General such information, in such form and manner, and within such time period or periods (of not less than seven days), concerning the distribution, sale, or importation as the Attorney General may require by regulation, and the person shall preserve a copy of each such report for 2 years. The Attorney General may include in the information required to be reported the following:

"(A) The quantity, form, and manner in which, and date on which, the piperidine was distributed, sold, or imported.

"(B) (i) In the case of the distribution or sale of piperidine to an individual, the name, address, and age of the individual and the type of identification presented to confirm the identity of the individual.

"(ii) In the case of the distribution or sale of piperidine to an entity other than an individual, the name and address of the entity and the name, address, and title of the individual ordering or receiving the piperidine and the type of identification presented to confirm the identity of the individual and of the entity.

"(2) Except as provided under paragraph (3), no person may distribute or sell piperidine unless the recipient or purchaser prsents to the distributor or seller identification of such type, to confirm the identity of the recipient or purchaser (and any entity which the recipient or purchaser represents), as the Attorney General establishes by regulation.

"(3) Under such conditions and to such extent as the Attorney Genral establishes, paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to--,

"(A) the distribution of piperidine between agents or employees within a single facility (as defined by the Attorney General), if such agents or employees are acting in the lawful and usual course of their business or employment;

"(B) the delivery of piperidine to or by a common or contract carrier for carriage in the lawful and usual course of its business, or to or by a warehouseman for storage in the lawful and usual course of its business; but where such carriage or storage is in connection with the distribution, sale, or importatation of the piperidine to a third person, this subparagraph shall not relieve the distributor, seller, or importer from compliance with paragraph (1) or (2); or

"(C) any distribution, sale, or importation of piperidine with respect to which the Attorney General determines that the report required by paragraph (1) or the presentation of identification required by paragraph (2) is not necessary for the enforcement of this title.

"(b) Any information which is reported to or otherwise obtained by the Department of Justice under this section and which is exempt from disclosure pursuant to subsection (a) of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, by reason of subsection (b) (4) thereof shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed, except that such information may be disclosed to officers or employees of the United States concerned with carrying out this title or title III or when relevant in any proceeding for the enforcement of this title or title III.

"(c) For purposes of this section, // 21 USC 841,842. // 401(d), and section 402(a) (9):

"(1) The term 'import' has the meaning given such term in section 1001(a)(1).

// 21 USC 951. //

"(2) The term 'phencyclidine' means 1-(1-phenyclyclohxyl) piperidine, its salts, or any immediate precusor, homolog, analog, or derivative (or salt thereof) of 1-(1-pyenylcyclohexyl) pipoeridine that is included in schedule I or II of part B of this title.

"(3) The term 'piperidine' includes its salts and acyl derivatives.".

(b) (1) Section 402(a) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 842(a)) is amended--,

(A) by striking out "or" at the end of paragraph (7);

(B) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting in lieu thereof"; or"; and

(C) by adding after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph:

"(9) to distribute or sell piperidine in violation of regulations established under section 310(a)(2) respecting presentation of identification.".

(2) Section 402(c)(2) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 842(c) (2)) is amended by adding after subparagraph (B) the following new subpargraph:

"(C) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply to a violation of subsection (a) (5) with respect to a refusal or failure to make a report required under section 310(a) (relationg to piperidine reporting).".

(3) Section 403(a) (4) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 843(a)(4)) is amended--,

(A) by inserting "(A)" after "(4)", and

(B) by inserting before"; or" the following: ", or (B) to present false or fradulent identification where the person is receiving or purchasing piperidine and the person is required to present identification under section 310(a)".

(c) The table of contents of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 // 21 USC 801. // is amended--,

(1) by inserting "; PIPERIDINE REPORTING" at the end of the item relating to part C, and

(2) by adding immediately after the item relating to section 309

// 21 USC 829. //

the following new item:

" Sec.310. Piperidine reporting.".

Sec. 203. (a)(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), // 21 USC. 830. // the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Any person required to submit a report under section 310 (a)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act respecting a distribution, sale, or importation of piperidine during the 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act may submit such report any time up to 97 days after such date of enactment.

(3) Until otherwise provided by the Attorney General by regulation, the information required to be reported by a person under section 310( a)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (as added by section 202(a)(2) of this title) with respect to the person's distribution, sale, or importation of piperidine shall--,

(A) be the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such section, and (B) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, be reported not later than seven days after the date of such distribution, sale, or importation.

(b) The Attorney General shall--,

(1) first publish proposed interim regulations to carry out the requirements of section 310(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (as added by section 202(a)(2) of this title) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and

(2) first promulgate final interim regulations to carry out such requirements not later than 75 days after the date of the enactment

of this Act, such final interim regualations to be effective

with respect to distributions, sales, and importations of piperidine on and after the ninety-first day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(c) The Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of Health, education, and Welfare, shall analyze and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the amendments made by this title, including the impact on the illicit manufacture and use of phencyclidine and the impact of the requirements imposed by such amendments on legitimate distributions and uses of piperdine. Not later than March 1, 1980, the Attorney General shall report to the President and the Congress on such analysis and evaluation and shall include in such report such recommendations as the Attorney General deems appropriate.

(d) On January 1, 1981, section 310, subsection (d) of section 401, paragraph (9) of section 402(a), subparagraph (C) of section 402(c) (2), and clause (B) of section 403(a) (4) of the Controlled Substances Act (as added by this title) are repealed.

TITLE III-- FORFEITURE OF PROCEEDS OF ILLEGAL DRUG TRANSACTIONIONS

Sec. 301. (a) Section 511 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (21 U.S.C. 881) is amended--,

(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new paragraph:

"(6) All moneys, negotiable instruments, securities, or other things of value furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for a controlled substance in violation of this

title, all proceeds traceable to such an exchange, and all moneys,

negotiable instruments, and securities used or intended to be used to facilitate any violation of this title, except that no property

shall be forfieted under this paragraph, to the extent of the

interest of an owner, by reason of any act or omission established by that owner to have been committed or omitted without the knowledge or consent of that owner.";

(2) in subsection (e)(2) by striking out", but the proceeds" and all that follows through "court costs"; and

(3) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following new sentence:

" The proceeds from any sale under paragraph (2) and any moneys forfeited under this title shall be used to pay all proper expenses of the proceedings for forfeiture and sale including expenses of seizure, maintenance of custody, advertising, and court costs. The Attorney General shall forward to the Treasurer of the United States for deposit in the general fund of the United States Treasury any amounts of such moneys and proceeds remaining after payments of such expenses.".

(b) The second sentence of section 1015 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 965) is amended by inserting "or 511" after "510" each place it appears.

Approved November 10, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORT No. 95 - 1193, accompanying H.R. 12008 (Comm. on interstate and Foreign Commerce).

SENATE REPORT No. 95 - 959 (Comm. on the Judiciary).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124(1978):

July 27, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 18, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 12008.

Oct. 7, Senate concurred in House amendment with an amendment.

Oct. 13, House concurred in Senate amendments.

WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 14, No. 45:

Nov. 10, Presidential statement.

PUBLIC LAW 95-632, 92 STAT. 3751, ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1978

95 TH CONGRESS, S. 2899 NOVEMBER 10, 1978
An Act

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish an Endangered Species Interagency Committee to review certain actions to determine whether exemptions from certain requirements of that Act should be granted for such actions.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled,

That this Act may be

cited as the " Endangered Species Act Amendments

of 1978".

// 16 USC 1531 //

Sec. 2. Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532) is amended--,

(1) by inserting before paragraph (1) thereof the following new paragraph:

"(1) The term 'alternative courses of action' means all alternatives and thus is not limited to original project objectives and agency jurisdiction.";

(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this section the following new paragraph:

"(5)(A) The term 'critical habitat' for a threatened or endangered species means--,

"(i) the specific areas within the geographical area

occupied

by the species, at the time it is listed in accordance

with

the provisions of section 4 of this Act,

// 16 USC 1533. //

on which are found

those physical or biological features (I) essential to

the conservation

of the species and (II) which may require special

management considerations or protection; and

"(ii) specific areas outside the geographical area

occupied

by the species at the time it is listed in accordance

with the

provisions of section 4 of this Act, upon a

determination by

the Secretary that such areas are essential for the conservation of the species.

"(B) critical habitat may be established for those species now listed as threatened or endangered species for which no critical habitat has heretofore been established as set forth in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

"(C) Except in those circumstances determined by the Secretary, critical habitat shall not include the entire geographical area which can be occupied by the threatened or endangered species.";

(3) by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this section the following new paragraph:

"(7) The term ' Federal agency' means any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States.";

(4) by inserting after paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this section, the following new paragraphs:

"(11) The term 'irresolvable conflict' means, with respect to any action authorized, funded, or carried out by a Federal agency,

a set of circumstances under which, after consultation as required

in section 7(a) of this Act, completion of such action would (A) jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened species, or (B) result in the adverse modification or destruction

of a critical habitat.

"(12) The term 'permit or license applicant' means, when used with respect to an action of a Federal agency for which exemption is sought under section 7, any person whose application to such agency for a permit or license has been denied primarily because of the application of section 7(a) to such agency action.";

(5) by striking out paragraph (16), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(16) The term 'species' includes any subspecies of fish or wildlife or plants, and any distinct population segment of any species of vertebrate fish or wildlife which interbreeds when mature.";

(6) by striking out paragraph (18), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of this section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(18) the term ' State agency' means any State agency, department, board, commission, or other governmental entity which is responsible for the management nd conservation of fish, plant, or wildlife resources within a State."; and

(7) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively, by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6), by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively, and by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (16) as paragraphs (13) through (21), respectively.

Sec. 3. Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) is amended to read as follows:

" INTERAGENCY COOPERATION

" Sec. 7. (a) Consultation.--The Secretary shall review other programs administered by him and utilize such programs in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. All other Federal agencies shall, in consultation with and with the assistance of the Secretary, utilize their authorities in furtherance of the purposes of this Act by carrying out programs for the conservation of endangered species and threatened species listed pursuant to section 4 of this Act. // 16 USC 1533. // Each Federal agency shall, in consultation with and with the assistance of the Secretary, insure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such agency (hereinafter in this section referred to as an 'agency action') does not jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of habitat of such species which is determined by the Secretary, after consultation as appropriate with the affected States, to be critical, unless such agency has been granted an exemption for such action by the Committee pursuant to subsection (h) of this section.

"(b) Secretary's Opinion.--Consultation under subsection (a) with respect to any agency action shall be concluded within 90 days after the date on which initiated or within such other period of time as is mutually agreeable to the Federal agency and the Secretary. Promptly after the conclusion of consultation, the Secretary shall provide to the Federal agency concerned a written statement setting forth the Secretary's opinion, and a summary of the information on which the opinion is based, detailing how the agency action affects the species or its critical habitat. The Secretary shall suggest those reasonable and prudent alternatives which he believes would avoid jeopardizing the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or adversely modifying the critical habitat of such species, and which can be taken by the Federal agency or the permit or license applicant in implementing the agency action.

"(c) Biological Assessment.--To facilitate compliance with the requirements of subsection (a), each Federal agency shall, with respect to any agency action of such agency for which no contract for construction has been entered into and for which no construction has begun on the date of enactment of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978, request of the Secretary information whether any species which is listed or proposed to be listed may be present in the area of such proposed action. If the Secretary advises, based on the best scientific and commercial data available, that such species may be present, such agency shall conduct a biological assessment for the purpose of identifying any endangered species or threatened species which is likely to be affected by such action. Such assessment shall be completed within 180 days after the date on which initiated (or within such other period as is mutually agreed to by the Secretary and such agency) and, before any contract for construction is entered into and before construction is begun with respect to such action. Such assessment may be undertaken as part of a Federal agency's compliance with the requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).

"(d) Limitation on Commitment of Resources.--After initiation of consultation required under subsection (a), the Federal agency and the permit or license applicant shall not make any irreversible or irretrievable commitment of resources with respect to the agency action which has the effect of foreclosing the formulation or implementation of any reasonable and prudent alternative measures which would avoid jeopardizing the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or adversely modifying or destroying the critical habitat of any such species.

"(e)(1) Establishment of Committee.--There is established a committee to be known as the Endangered Species Committee (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ' Committee').

"(2) The Committee shall review any application submitted to it pursuant to this section and determine in accordance with subsection (h) of this section whether or not to grant an exemption from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section for the action set forth in such application.

"(3) The Committee shall be composed of seven members as follows:

"(A) The Secretary of Agriculture.

"(B) The Secretary of the Army.

"(C) The Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.

"(D) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

"(E) The Secretary of the Interior.

"(F) The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

"(G) The President, after consideration of any recommendations received pursuant to subsection (g)(2)(B) shall appoint one individual from each affected State, as determined by the Secretary, to be a member of the Committee for the consideration of the

application for exemption for an agency action with respect to which such recommendations are made, not later than 30 days after an application is submitted pursuant to this section.

"(4)(A) Members of the Committee shall receive no additional pay on account of their service on the Committee.

"(B) While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Committee, members of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code.

"(5)(A) five members of the Committee or their representatives shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any function of the Committee, except that, in no case shall any representative be considered in determining the existence of a quorum for the transaction of any function of the Committee if that function involves a vote by the Committee on any matter before the Committee.

"(B) The Secretary of the Interior shall be the Chairman of the Committee.

"(C) The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman or five of its members.

"(D) All meetings and records of the Committee shall be open to the public.

"(6) Upon request of the Committee, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to the Committee to assist it in carrying out its duties under this section.

"(7)(A) The Committee may for the purpose of carrying out its duties under this section hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Committee deems advisable.

"(B) When so authorized by the Committee, any member or agent of the Committee may take any action which the Committee is authorized to take by this paragraph.

"(C) Subject to the Privacy Act, // USC 552a // the Committee may secure directly from any Federal agency information necessary to enable it to carry out its duties under this section. Upon request of the Chairman of the Committee, the head of such Federal agency shall furnish such information to the Committee.

"(D) The Committee may use the United States mails in the same manner and upon the same conditions as a Federal agency.

"(E) The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Committee on a reimbursable basis such administrative support services as the Committee may request.

"(8) In carrying out its duties under this section, the Committee may promulgate and amend such rules, regulations, and procedures, and issue and amend such orders as it deems necessary.

"(9) For the purpose of obtaining information necessary for the consideration of an application for an exemption under this section the Committee may issue subpenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, and documents.

"(10) Except in the case of a member designated pursuant to paragraph (3)(G) of this subsection, no member shall designate any person to serve as his or her representative unless that person is, at the time of such designation, holding a Federal office the appointment to which is subject to the advice and consent of the United States Senate. In no case shall any representative, including a representative of a member designated pursuant to paragraph (3)(G) of this subsection, be eligible to cast a vote on behalf of any member.

"(f) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations which set forth the form and manner in which applications for exemption shall be submitted to the Secretary and the information to be contained in such applications. Such regulations shall require that information submitted in an application by the head of any Federal agency with respect to any agency action include, but not be limited to--,

"(1) a description of the consultation process carried out pursuant to subsection (a) of this section between the head of the Federal agency and the Secretary; and

"(2) a statement describing why such action cannot be altered or modified to conform with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.

"(g) Application for Exemption and Consideration by Review Board.--( 1) A Federal agency, the Governor of the State in which an agency action will occur, if any, or a permit or license applicant may apply to the Secretary for an exemption for an agency action of such agency if, after consultation under subsection (a), the Secretary's opinion under subsection (b) indicates that the agency action may jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or destroy or adversely modify the critical habitat of such species. An application for an exemption shall be considered initially by a review board in the manner provided in this subsection, and shall be considered by the Endangered Species Committee for a final determination under subsection (h) after a report is made by the review board. The applicant for an exemption shall be referred to as the 'exemption applicant' in this section.

"(2)(A) An exemption applicant shall submit a written application to the Secretary, in a form prescribed under subsection (f) of this section, not later than 90 days after the completion of the consultation process. Such application shall set forth the reasons why the exemption applicant considers that the agency action meets the requirements for an exemption under this subsection.

"(B) Upon receipt of an application for exemption for an agency action under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall promptly notify the Governor of each affected State, if any, as determined by the Secretary, and request the Governors so notified to recommend individuals to be appointed to the review board to be established under paragraph (3) and to the Endangered Species Committee for consideration of such application.

"(3)(A) A review board shall be established for purposes of considering an application for exemption and submitting a report to the Endangered Species Committee under this subsection as follows:

"(i) One individual shall be appointed to the board by the Secretary not later than 15 days after an application is submitted pursuant to paragraph (2).

"(ii) One individual shall be appointed to the board by the President, not later than 30 days after an application is submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) and after consideration of any recommendations received pursuant to paragraph (2)(B). An individual appointed by the President under this subparagraph

shall be a resident of a State, if any, in which the agency action

will be, or is being, carried out.

"(iii) One administrative law judge shall be selected to serve on the board by the Civil Service Commission in the same manner as administrative law judges are selected under section 3344 of title 5 of the United States Code to be detailed to an agency which occasionally or temporarily is insufficiently staffed with administrative law judges. The use by the review board of such an administrative law judge shall be on a reimbursable basis.

"(B) Members of a review board who are full-time officers or employees of the United Sstates shall receive no additional pay on account of their service on the board. All other members shall be entitled to receive an amount not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule // 5 USC 5332 // for each day during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the board. While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for a review board, members of the board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code.

"(4) The Secretary shall submit the application to the review board immediately after its appointment under paragraph (3), and the Secretary shall submit to the review board, in writing, his views and recommendations with respect to the application within 60 days after receiving a copy of any application under paragraph (2).

"(5) It shall be the duty of a review board appointed under paragraph (3) to make a full review of the consultation carried out under subsection (a), and within 60 days after its appointment or within such longer time as is mutually agreed upon between the exemption applicant and the Secretary, to make a determination, by a majority vote, (1) whether an irresolvable conflict exists and (2) whether such exemption applicant has--,

"(A) carried out its consultation responsibilities as

described

in subsection (a) in good faith and made a reasonable

and responsible

effort to develop and fairly consider modifications or

reasonable

and prudent alternatives to the proposed agency action

which will avoid jeopardizing the continued existence

of an

endangered or threatened species or result in the

adverse modification

or destruction of a critical habitat;

"(B) conducted any biological assessment required of it by subsection

(c); and

"(C) refrained from making any irreversible or irretrievable commitment of resources prohibited by subsection (d).

Any determination by the review board that an irresolvable conflict does not exist or that the exemption applicant has not met the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) shall be considered final agency action for purposes of chapter 7 of title 5 of the United States Code. // 5 USC 701 //

"(6) If the review board determines that an irresolvable conflict exists and makes positive determinations under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (5), it shall proceed to prepare the report to be submitted under paragraph (7).

"(7) Within 180 days after making the determinations under paragraph (6), the review board shall submit to the Committee a report discussing--,

"(A) the availability of reasonable and prudent alternatives to the agency action, and the nature and extent of the benefits of the agency action and of alternative courses of action consistent with conserving the species or the critical habitat;

"(B) a summary of the evidence concerning whether or not the agency action is in the public interest and is of national or regional significance;

"(C) appropriate reasonable mitigation and enhancement measures which should be considered by the Committee.

"(8) To the extent practicable within the time required for action under subsection (g) of this section, and except to the extent inconsistent with the requirements of this section, the consideration of any application for an exemption under this section and the conduct of any hearing under this subsection shall be in accordance with sections 554, 555, and 556 (other than subsection (b)(3) of section 556) of title 5, United States Code.

"(9) In carrying out its duties under this subsection, a review board may, and any member of a review board if so authorized by the review board, may--,

"(A) sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the review board deems advisable;

"(B) subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, // 5 USC 552a //

request of any Federal agency or applicant information necessary to enable it to carry out such duties, and upon such request the head of such Federal agency shall furnish such information to the review board; and

"(C) use the United States mails in the same manner and upon the same conditions as a Federal agency.

"(10) Upon request of a review board, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to the review board to assist it in carry out its duties under this section.

"(11) The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall provide to a review board, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative support services as the review board may request.

"(12) All meetings and records of review boards shall be open to the public.

"(H) Exemption.--(1) The Committee shall make a final determination whether or not to grant an exemption within 90 days of receiving the report of the review board under subsection (g)(7). The Committee shall grant an exemption from the requirements of subsection (a) for an agency action if, by a vote of not less than five of its members voting in person--,

"(A) it determines on the record, based on the report of the review board and on such other testimony or evidence as it may

receive, that--,

"(i) there are no reasonable and prudent alternatives to the agency action; "(ii) the benefits of such action clearly outweigh the

benefits

of alternative courses of action consistent with

conserving

the species or its critical habitat, and such action is

in the

public interest; and

"(iii) the action is of regional or national

significance; and

"(B) it establishes such reasonable mitigation and enhancement measures, including, but not limited to, live propagation, transplantation, and habitat acquisition and improvement, as are necessary and appropriate to minimize the adverse effects of the agency action upon the endangered species, threatened species, or critical habitat concerned.

Any final determination by the Committee under this subsection shall be considered final agency action for purposes of chapter 7 of title 5 of the United States Code. // 5 USC 701 //

"(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an exemption for an agency action granted under subsection (h) shall constitute a permanent exemption with respect to all endangered or threatened species for the purposes of completing such agency action: Provided, That a biological assessment has been conducted under subsection (c).

"(B) An exemption shall not be permanent under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary finds, based on the best scientific and commercial data available, that such exemption would result in the extinction of the species. If the Secretary so finds, the Committee shall determine within 30 days after such finding whether to grant an exemption for the agency action notwithstanding the Secretary's finding.

"(i) Review by Secretary of State.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Committee shall be prohibited from considering for exemption any application made to it, if the Secretary of State, after a review of the proposed agency action and its potential implications, and after hearing, certifies, in writing, to the Committee within 60 days of any application made under this section that the granting of any such exemption and the carrying out of such action would be in violation of an international treaty obligation or other international obligation of the United States. The Secretary of State shall, at the time of such certification, publish a copy thereof in the Federal Register.

"(j) notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Committee shall grant an exemption for any agency action if the Secretary of Defense finds that such exemption is necessary for reasons of national security.

"(k) Special Provisions.--An exemption decision by the Committee under this section shall not be a major Federal action for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided, That an environmental impact statement which discusses the impacts upon endangered species or threatened species or their critical habitats shall have been previously prepared with respect to any agency action exempted by such order.

"(1) Committee Orders.--(1) If the Committee determines under subsection (h) that an exemption should be granted with respect to any agency action, the Committee shall issue an order granting the exemption and specifying the mitigation and enhancement measures established pursuant to subsection (h) which shall be carried out and paid for by the exemption applicant in implementing the agency action. All necessary mitigation and enhancement measures shall be authorized prior to the implementing of the agency action and funded concurrently with all other project features.

"(2) The applicant receiving such exemption shall include the cost of such mitigation and enhancement measures within the overall costs of continuing the proposed action. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence the costs of such measures shall not be treated as project costs for the purpose of computing benefit-cost or other ratios for the proposed action. Any applicant may request the Secretary to carry out such mitigation and enhancement measures. The costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out any such measures shall be paid by the applicant receiving the exemption. No later than one year after the granting of an exemption, the exemption applicant shall submit to the Council on Environmental Quality a report describing its compliance with the mitigation and enhancement measures prescribed by this section. Such a report shall be submitted annually until all such mitigation and enhancement measures have been completed. Notice of the public availability of such reports shall be published in the Federal Register by the Council on Environmental Quality.

"(m) Notice.--The 60-day notice requirement of section 11(g) of this Act shall not apply with respect to review of any final determination of the Committee under subsection (h) of this section granting an exemption from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.

(n) Judicial Review.--Any person, as defined by section 3(13) of this Act may obtain judicial review, under chapter 7 of title 5 of the United States Code, of any decision of the Endangered Species Committee under subsection (h) in the United States Court of Appeals for (1) any circuit wherein the agency action concerned will be, or is being, carried out, or (2) in any case in which the agency action will be, or is being, carried out outside of any circuit, the District of Columbia, by filing in such court within 90 days after the date of issuance of the decision, a written petition for review. A copy copy of such petition shall be transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Committee and the Committee shall file in the court the record in the proceeding, as provided in section 2112, of title 28, United States Code. Attorneys designated by the Endangered Species Committee may appear for, and represent the Committee in any action for review under this subsection.

"(o) Exception on Taking.--notwithstanding section 4(d) and 9(a) of this Act // 16 USC 1533, 1538. // or any regulations promulgated pursuant to such sections, any action for which an exemption is granted under subsection (h) of this section shall not be considered a taking of any endangered or threatened species with respect to any activity which is necessary to carry out such action.

"(p) Exemptions in Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas.--, In any area which has been declared by the President to be a major disaster area under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, // 42 USC 5121 // the President is authorized to make the determinations required by subsections (g) and (h) of this section for any project for the repair or replacement of a public facility substantially as it existed prior to the disaster under section 401 or 402 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, // 42 USC 5171, 5172. // and which the President determines (1) is necessary to prevent the recurrence of such a natural disaster and to reduce the potential loss of human life, and (2) to involve an emergency situation which does not allow the ordinary procedures of this section to be followed. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Committee shall accept the determinations of the President under this subsection.

"(q) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to assist review boards and the Committee in carrying out their functions under subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) of this section not to exceed $600,000 for fiscal year 1979, and not to exceed $300,000 for the period beginning October 1, 1979, and ending March 31, 1980. The Chairman of the Committee shall report to the Congress before the end of fiscal year 1979 with respect to the adequacy of the budget authority contained in this subsection.".

Sec. 4. Section 9(b) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1538) is amended by inserting "(1)" after "(b) Species Held in Captivity or Controlled Environment.--" and by adding the following new paragraph:

"(2)(A) This section shall not apply to--,

"(i) any raptor legally held in captivity or in a controlled environment on the effective date of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978; or

"(ii) any progeny of any raptor described in clause (i);

until such time as any such raptor or progeny is intentionally returned to a wild state.

"(B) Any person holding any raptor or progeny described in subparagraph (A) must be able to demonstrate that the raptor or progeny does, in fact, qualify under the provisions of this paragraph, and shall maintain and submit to the Secretary, on request, such inventories, documentation, and records as the Secretary may by regulation require as being reasonably appropriate to carry out the purposes of this paragraph. Such requirements shall not unnecessarily duplicate the requirements of other rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary.".

Sec. 5. Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:

"(h) Certain Antique Articles.--(1) Sections 4(d), 9(a), and 9(c) // 16 USC 1533. // do not apply to any article (other than scrimshaw) which--,

"(A) was made before 1830;

"(B) is composed in whole or in part of any endangered species or threatened species listed under section 4;

"(C) has not been repaired or modified with any part of any such species on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

"(D) is entered at a port designated under paragraph (3).

"(2) Any person who wishes to import an article under the exception provided by this subsection shall submit to the customs officer concerned at the time of entry of the article such documentation as the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall by regulation require as being necessary to establish that the article meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (1)(A), (B), and (C).

"(3) The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall designate one port within each customs region at which articles described in paragraph (1)(A), (B), and (C) must be entered into the customs territory of the United States.

"(4) Any person who imported, after December 27, 1973, and on or before the date of the enactment of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978, any article described in paragraph (1) which--,

"(A) was not repaired or modified after the date of importation with any part of any endangered species or threatened species listed under section 4;

// 16 USC 1533. //

"(B) was forfeited to the United States before such date of the enactment, or is subject to forfeiture to the United States on such date of enactment, pursuant to the assessment of a civil penalty under section 11; and

"(C) is in the custody of the United States on such date of enactment;

may, before the close of the one-year period beginning on such date of enactment, make application to the Secretary for return of the article. Application shall be made in such form and manner, and contain such documentation, as the Secretary prescribes. If on the basis of any such application which is timely filed, the Secretary is satisfied that the requirements of this paragraph are met with respect to the article concerned, the Secretary shall return the article to the applicant and the importation of such article shall, on and after the date of return, be deemed to be a lawful importation under this Act.

"(i)(1) Tellico and Grayrocks Projects.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Committee shall, within 30 days of the date of the enactment of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978, proceed to consider the exemption of the Tellico Dam and Reservoir Project and the Grayrocks Dam and Reservoir Project from the requirements of section 7(a). For the purposes of such consideration, the Committee shall grant an exemption to such projects if the criteria of section 7(h)(1)(A)(i) and 7(h)(1)(A)(ii) are met. A decision on any such exemption shall be made within 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978. If no decision is made within such 90-day period, such project shall be deemed to be exempted from the requirements of section 7(a).

"(2) Following the rendering of a biological opinion by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service concerning the effect, if any, of the operation of the Missouri Basin Power Project on endangered species or their critical habitat, the responsible officers of the Rural Electrification Administration, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of the Army, shall require such modifications in the operation or design of the project as they may determine are required to insure that actions authorized, funded, or carried out by them, relating to the Missouri Basin Power Project do not jeopardize the continued existence of such endangered species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of habitat of such species which is or has been determined to be critical by the Secretary of the Interior, after consultation as appropriate with the affected States.".

Sec. 6. Section 11 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540) is amended--,

(1) in the first and second sentences of subsection (a)(1) by striking out "or who knowingly commits an act in the course of a commercial activity which violates" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "and any person engaged in business as an importer or exporter of fish, wildlife, or plants who violates";

(2) in the third sentence of subsection (a)(1) by striking out "$1,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$500";

(3) in subsection (b)(1) by striking out "willfully commits an act which" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof

"knowingly";

(4) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting "a person to import or export fish, wildlife, or plants, or to operate a quarantine station for imported wildlife, or authorizing" after "authorizing".

Sec. 7. Section 11(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U. S.C. 1540) is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end thereof as follows:

"(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no civil penalty shall be imposed if it can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant committed an act based on a good faith belief that he was acting to protect himself or herself, a member of his or her family, or any other individual from bodily harm, from any endangered or threatened species.".

Sec. 8. Section 11(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U. S.C. 1540) is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end thereof as follows:

"(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, it shall be a defense to prosecution under this subsection if the defendant committed the offense based on a good faith belief that he was acting to protect himself or herself, a member of his or her family, or any other individual, from bodily harm from any endangered or threatened species.".

Sec. 9. Section 15 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1542) is amended to read as follows:

" AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

" Sec. 15. Except as authorized in sections 6 and 7 of this Act, // 15 USC 1535. // there are authorized to be appropriated--,

"(1) not to exceed $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and the fiscal year September 30, 1978, not to exceed $23,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and not to exceed $12,500,000 for the period beginning October 1, 1979, and ending March 31, 1980.

"(2) not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, not to exceed $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, not to exceed $12,500,000 for the period beginning October 1, 1979 and ending March 31, 1980, to enable the Department of Commerce

to carry out such functions and responsibilities as it may

have been given under this Act.".

Sec. 10. Section 6(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U. S.C. 1535(c)) is amended--,

(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(c) Cooperative Agreements.--";

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;

(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;

(4) by striking out "subsection" in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph";

(5) by striking out "endangered species or threatened species"" in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof "endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife";

(6) by striking out "paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection" in clause (i) (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof "subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of this paragraph";

(7) by striking out "subparagraph (A) and this subparagraph" in clause (ii) (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof "clause (i) and this clause"; and

(8) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(2) In furtherance of the purposes of this Act, // 16 USC 1535. //

the Secretary is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement in accordance with this section with any State which establishes and maintains an adequate and active program for the conservation of endangered species and threatened species of plants. Within one hundred and twenty days after the Secretary receives a certified copy of such a proposed State program, he shall make a determination whether such program is in accordance with this Act. Unless he determines, pursuant to this paragraph, that the State program is not in accordance with this Act, he shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State for the purpose of assisting in implementation of the State program. In order for a State program to be deemed an adequate and active program for the conservation of endangered species of plants and threatened species of plants, the Secretary must find, and annually thereafter reconfirm such finding, that under the State program--,

"(A) authority resides in the State agency to conserve resident species of plants determined by the State agency or the Secretary to be endangered or threatened;

"(B) the State agency has established acceptable conservation programs, consistent with the purposes and policies of this Act, for all resident species of plants in the State which are deemed by the Secretary to be endangered or threatened, and has furnished a copy of such plan and program together with all pertinent details, information, and data requested to the Secretary;

"(C) the State agency is authorized to conduct investigations to determine the status and requirements for survival of resident species of plants; and

"(D) provision is made for public participation in designating resident species of plants as endangered or threatened; or

that under the State program--,

"(i) the requirements set forth in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this paragraph are complied with, and

"(ii) plans are included under which immediate attention will be given to those resident species of plants which are determined by the Secretary or the State agency to be endangered or threatened and which the Secretary and the State agency agree are most urgently in need of conservation programs; except that a cooperative agreement entered into with a State whose program is deemed adequate and active pursuant to clause (i) and this clause shall not affect the applicability of prohibitions set forth in or authorized pursuant to section 4(d) or section 9(a)(1)

// 16 USC 1533, 1538. //

with

respect to the taking of any resident endangered or threatened

species.".

Sec. 11. Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) is amended--,

(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a)(1) the following new sentence: " At the time any such regulation is proposed, the Secretary shall also by regulation, to the maximum extent prudent, specify any habitat of such species which is then considered to be critical habitat. The requirement of the preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to any species which was listed prior to enactment of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978.";

(2) by amending subsection (c)(1) by striking out "and shall", and by inserting immediately before the final period the following: ", and specify any critical habitat within such range";

(3) in subsection (c) by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(4) The Secretary shall--,

"(A) conduct, at least once every five years, a review of all species included in a list which is published pursuant to paragraph (1) and which is in effect at the time of such review; and

"(B) determine on the basis of such review whether any such species should--,

"(i) be removed from such list; "(ii) be changed in status from an endangered species to a threatened species; or "(iii) be changed in status from a threatened species to an endangered species.

Each determination under subparagraph (B) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b).".

(4) by amending subsection (f)--,

(A) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking out " In" and

inserting

in lieu thereof " Except as provided in subparagraph

(B),

in";

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) the following new subparagraph:

"(B) In the case of any regulation proposed by the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this section with respect to the determination and listing of endangered or threatened species and their critical habitats in any State (other than regulations to implement the Convention),

the Secretary--,

"(i) shall publish general notice of the proposed regulation including the complete text of the regulation), not less than 60

days before the effective date of the regulation--,

"(I) in the Federal Register, and "(II) if the proposed regulation specifies any critical habitat, in a newspaper of general circulation within or adjacent to such habitat;

"(ii) shall offer for publication in appropriate scientific journals the substance of the Federal Register notice referred to in clause (i)(I);

"(iii) shall give actual notice of the proposed regulation (including the complete text of the regulation), and any environmental assessment or environmental impact statement prepared on the proposed regulation, not less than 60 days before the effective date of the regulation to all general local governments located within or adjacent to the proposed critical habitat, if any; and

"(iv) shall--,

"(I) if the proposed regulation does not specify any critical habitat, promptly hold a public meeting on the proposed regulation within or adjacent to the area in which the endangered or threatened species is located, if request therefor is filed with the Secretary by any person within 45 days after the date of publication of general notice under clause (i)(I), and

"(II) if the proposed regulation specifies any critical habitat, promptly hold a public meeting on the proposed regulation within the area in which such habitat is located in each State, and, if requested, hold a public hearing in each such State.

If a public meeting or hearing is held on any regulation, the regulation may not take effect before the 60th day after the date on which the meeting or hearing is concluded, and if more than one public meeting or hearing is held, before the 60th day after the date on which the last such meeting or hearing is concluded. Any accidental failure to provide actual notice under clause (ii) to all general local governments required to be given notice shall not invalidate the proposed regulation.";

(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) as subparagraph (C), and by inserting "or (B)" after " Neither subparagraph (A)" in such subparagraph; and (D) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs:

"(4) Any proposed or final regulation which specifies any critical habitat of any endangered species or threatened species shall be based on the best scientific data available, and the publication in the Federal Register of any such regulation shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be accompanied by a brief description and evaluation of those activities (whether public or private) which, in the opinion of the Secretary, if undertaken may adversely modify such habitat, or may be impacted by such designation.

"(5) A final regulation adding a species to any list published pursuant to subsection (c) shall be published in the Federal Register not later than two years after the date of publication of notice of the regulation proposing such listing under paragraph (B)(i)(I). If a final regulation is not adopted within such two-year period, the Secretary shall withdraw the proposed regulation and shall publish notice of such withdrawal in the Federal Register not later than 30 days after the end of such period. The Secretary shall not propose a regulation adding to such a list any species for which a proposed regulation has been withdrawn under this paragraph unless he determines that sufficient new information is available to warrant the proposal of a regulation. No proposed regulation for the listing of any species published before the date of the enactment of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 shall be withdrawn under this paragraph before the end of the one-year period beginning on such date of enactment."; and

(5) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g) Recovery Plans.--The Secretary shall develop and implement

plans (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as 'recovery plans') for the conservation and survival of endangered species and threatened species listed pursuant to this section, unless he finds that such a plan will not promote the conservation of the species. The Secretary, in developing and implementing recovery plans, may procure the services of appropriate public and private agencies and institutions, and other qualified persons. Recovery teams appointed pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee

act.";

// 5 USC //

(6) in subsection (c)(2)--,

(A) by striking out "upon" and inserting in lieu thereof "within 90 days of the receipt of"; (B) by inserting "and publish in the Federal Register" after "conduct"; (C) by inserting "the status of" after "a review of"; and (D) by inserting at the end thereof the following:

" Such

review and finding shall be made and published prior to

the

initiation of any procedures under subsection (b)(1).".

(7) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following new paragraph:

"(4) In determining the critical habitat of any endangered or threatened species, the Secretary shall consider the economic impact, and any other relevant impacts, of specifying any particular area as critical habitat, and he may exclude any such area from the critical habitat if he determines that the benefits of such exclusion outweigh the benefits of specifying the area as part of the critical habitat, unless he determines, based on the best scientific and commercial data available, that the failure to designate such area as critical habitat will result in the extinction of the species.".

Sec. 12. That portion of subsection (a) of section 5 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1534) which precedes paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows:

"(a) Program.--The Secretary, and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the National Forest System, shall establish and implement a program to conserve fish, wildlife, and plants, including those which are listed as endangered species or threatened species pursuant to section 4 of this Act. // 16 USC 1533. // To carry out such a program, the appropriate Secretary--".

Sec. 13. Paragraph (3) of section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) is ammended to read as follows:

"(3) The publication in the Federal Register of any proposed or final regulation which is necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act shall include a summary by the Secretary of the data on which such regulation is based and shall show the relationship of such data to such regulations.".

Sec. 14. Notwithstanding any provision of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or any regulation promulgated or policy established thereunder, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to release to Doctor Eugene L. Vickery of Lena, Illinois, a narwhale (Monodon monocerus) tusk cane contained in a shipment consigned to him that was seized by agents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at O' Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on November 30, 1977. For purposes of section 9 and section 11 of such Act, Doctor Vickery shall be considered not to have violated any provision of such Act with respect to the importation of such narwhale tusk cane.

Approved November 10, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE Reports: No. 95 - 1625 accompanying H.R. 14104 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries) and No. 95 - 1804 (Comm. of Conference).

SENATE REPORT No. 95 - 874 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978):

July 17 - 19, considered and passed Senate.

Oct. 14, H.R. 14104 considered and passed House; passage vacated, and S. 2899. amended, passed in lieu.

Oct. 15, Senate and House agreed to conference report.

WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 14, No. 45: Nov. 10, Presidential statement.

PUBLIC LAW 95-631, 92 STAT. 3742

95th CONGRESS, s. 2796 November 10, 1978
An Act To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to extend

the authorization of

appropriations, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, That section 32(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2081(a)) is amended-,

(1) in paragraph (3), by striking out "and" at the end thereof;

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof"; and ";and

(3) by adding at the end therof the following new paragraphs:

"(5) $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979;

"(6) $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980; and

"(7) $65,000,000 for fiscal year ending September 30, 1981.".

Sec. 2. (a) Section 4(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U. S.C. 2053(a)) is amended by striking out " Senate, one of whom shall be designated by the President as Chairman. The Chairman, when so designated shall act as Chairman until the expiration of his term of office as Commissioner." and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " Senate. The chairman shall be appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among the members of the Commission. An individual may be appointed as a member of the Commission and as Chairman at the same time.".

(b) Section 4(i) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2053 (i)) is amended by striking out "before January 1, 1978," in paragraph (1) (A) thereof and by striking out "before January 1,1978" (1) (B) thereof.

Sec. 3. (a) Section 7(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U. S.C. 2056(b)) is amended-,

(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(b)";

(2) by redesignating paragraph (1) through paragraph (4) as subparagraph (A) through subparagraph (D), respectively;

(3) in subparagraph (C) as so redesignated in paragraph (2), by striking out "and" at the end thereof; and

(4) by striking out subparagraph (D), as so redesgnate in paragraph (2), and the two sentences following subparagraph (D), and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(D) include-,

"(i) an invitation for any person (other than the

Commission),

within thirty days after the date of publication of the

notice, to submit to the Commission an existing

standard as

the proposed consumer product safety standard; and

"(ii) (I) an invitation for any person (other than the

Commission),

within thirty days after the date of publication of

the notice, to offer to develop the proposed consumer

product

safety standard; or

"(II) a statement that the Commission intends to develop the proposed consumer product safety standard; and

"(E) specify the period of time in which the offeror of an accepted offer and the Commission, or the Commission acting by itself, is to develop the proposed standard.".

(b) Section 7(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, as amended. is subsection (a) // 15 USC 2056. // is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(2) After consultation with such interested parties as the Commission shall deem necessary, the Commission may develop a consumer product safety standard without making any invitation specified in paragraph (1) (D) (ii) (I) and may publish such standard as a proposed consumer product safety rule whenever the Commission determines, taking into account-,

"(i) the nature of the risk of injury associated with such product;

"(ii) the expertise of the Commission with respect to such risk of injury,

"(iii) the expertise of the Commission in developing consumer product safety standards, and

"(iv) the resources available to the Commission and the priorities established by the Commission,

that to develop a consumer product safety standard which would adequately protect the public from such risk of injury, it is more expeditious for the Commission to develop the standard than to proceed under paragraph (1) (D) (ii) (I) for its development. The Commission shall give interested persons opportunity to submit written comments to the Commission during the thirty-day period following publication of such determination under paragraph (1).".

Sec. 4. (a) (1) Section 7(d)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(d)(1)) is amended by inserting "subsection (b) (2) and by" after "as provided by", by striking out "subsection (b) (4) (B)"and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (b) (1) (D) (ii) (I)", and by striking out "subsection (b)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (b) (1) (E)".

(2) the first sentence of section 7(d) (2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(d)(2)) is amended-,

(A) by inserting "or if any person participates with the Commission in the development of a consumer product safety standard under subsection (b) (2) (A) or subsection (e)," after "under

this subsection";

(B) by inserting "or the person's cost with respect to such participation" after "safety standard"; and

(C) by inserting "or person" after "offeror".

(3) Section 7(d) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 (d)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(4) The Commission shall prescribe regulations governing the development of proposed consumer product safety rules by the Commission under subsection (b)(2) and subsection (e)(1). Such regulations shall include the requirements specified in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (3).".

(b) Section 7(e) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, (15 U.S.C. 2056 (e)) is amended to read as follows:

"(e)(1) If the Commission publishes a notice pursuant to subsection (b) (1) (D) (ii) (I) for the development of a consumer product safety standard and if the Commission does not, within 30 days after the date of publication of such notice, accept an offer to develop such a standard, then the Commission may develop a proposed consumer safety rule with respect to such product and publish such proposed rule.

"(2) If the Commission accepts an offer to develop a proposed consumer product safety standard under subsection (b) (1) (D) (ii) (I), the Commission may not develop a proposed consumer product safety rule or publish such proposed rule unless-,

"(A) the development period specified in subsection (b) (1) (E) for such standard ends;

"(B) no offeror whose offer was accepted is making satisfactory

progress in the development of such proposed standard; or

"(C) the sole offer accepted under subsection (b) (1) (D) (ii) (I) is that of an offeror which is the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of a consumer product proposed to be regulated by the consumer product safety standard.".

(c) Section 7(f) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 (f) is amended to read as follows:

"(f) If the Commission publishes a notice pursuant to subsection (b) and the Commission does not publish a proposed consumer product safety standard within forty-five days after the expiration of the period specified in subsection (b) (1) (E), the Commission shall-,

"(1) by notice published in the Federal Register, terminate the proceeding begun by such notice published pursuant to subsection (b); or

"(2) publish in the Federal Register the reasons for not publishing the proposed standard, and specify the time period within which either such standard will be published or the proceeding

begun by such notice published pursuant to subsection (b)

will be terminated without publication of such proposed standard.

The reasons referred to in paragraph (2) may include a statement that the Commission is considering other approaches (such as a voluntary consumer safety standard adopted by persons who would be subject to such proposed standard adopted by persons who would be subject to that is the subject of such proceeding.".

(d) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 9(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058(a)) are each amended by striking out "section 7(c), (e) (1), or (f) or section 8" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 7 or 8".

Sec. 5. Section 7(c) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 (c)) is amended to read as follows:

"(c) If the Commission determines-,

"(1) that any standard submitted to it pursuant to an invitation made under subsection (b) (1) (D) (i), or

"(2) that any standard (other than one submitted under subsection (b) (1) (D) (i)) issued, adopted, or proposed by any Federal department or agency (other than the Commission) or by any other qualified agency, (other than the Commission) or by

any other qualified agency, organization, or institution, if promulgated ( in whole, in part, or in combination with any other standard described in paragraph (1) or (2) or any part of such a standard) as a consumer product safety rule, would eliminate or reduce an unreasonable risk of injury associated with a consumer product, the Commission may publish such standard, in whole, in part, or in such combination and with nonmaterial modifications, as a proposed consumer product safety rule. In the case of a standard described in paragraph (2), the Commission may publish such standard, in whole, in part, or in such combination and with nonmaterial modifications, as a proposed consumer product safety rule without making an invitation under subsection (b) (1) (D) (i).".

Sec. 6 (a) Section 18 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2067) is amended-,

(1) by inserting "(a)" after " Sec. 18.", by inserting "(A)" after "unless", and by inserting before,"and (2)" the following:," or (B) the Commission determines that exportation of such product presents an unreasonable risk of injury to consumers within the United States,"; and

(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"b) Not less than thirty days before any person exports to a foreign country any product-,

"(1) which is not in conformity with and applicable consumer product safety standard in effect under this Act, or

"(2) which is declared to be a

// 15 USC 2058. //

banned hazardous substance by a rule promulgated under section 9,

such person shall file a statement with the Commission notifying the Commission of such exportation, and the Commission, upon receipt of such statement, shall promptly notify the government of such country of such exportation and basis for such safety standard or rule. Any statement filed with the Commission under the preceding sentence shall specify the anticipated date of shipment of such product, the country and port of destination of such product, and the quantity of such product that will be exported, and shall contain such other information as the Commission may by regulation require. Upon petition filed with the Commission by any person required to file a statement under this subsection respecting an exportation, the Commission may, for good cause shown, exempt such person from the requirement of this subsection that such a statement be filed no less than thirty days before the date of the exportation, except that in no case shall the Commission permit such a statement to be filed later than the tenth day before such date.".

(b) Section 19(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068(a) is amended-,

(1) in paragraph (8), by striking out "or";

(2) in paragraph (9), by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof "; and

(3) by adding after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:

"(10) fail to file a statement with the Commission pursuant to section 18(b).".

(c) Section 20(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2069(a) is amended in paragraph (1) by striking out "(8), or (9)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(8), (9), or (10)".

Sec. 7. Section 4 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S. C. 1263) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

"(i) The failure to notify the Consumer Product Safety Commission with respect to exports, pursuant to section 14(d).".

(b) Clause (3) of section 5(b) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1262(b)) // 15 USC 1264. // is amended-,

(1) by striking out "in respect of" and inserting in lieu thereof "with respect to"; and

(2) by inserting before ", this clause" the follwing: "or if the Consumer Product Safety Commission determines that exportation of such substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to persons residing within the United States".

(c) Section 14 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1273) is amended-,

(1) in the section heading by adding " AND EXPORTS" after " IMPORTS"; and

(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(d) Not less than thirty days before any person exports to a foreign country and mibranded hazardous substance or banned hazardours substance, such person shall file a statement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ' Commission') notifying the Commission of such exportation, and the Commission, upon receipt of such statement, shall promptly notify the government of such country of such exportation and the basis upon which such substance is considered misbranded or has been banned under this Act. Any statement filed with the Commission under the preceding sentence shall specify the anticipated date of shipment of such substance, the country and port of destination of such substance, and the quantity of such substance that will be exported, and shall contain such other information as the Commission may by regulation require. Upon petition filed with the Commission by any person required to file a statement under this subsection respecting an exportation, the Commission may, for good cause shown, exempt such person from the requirement of this subsection that such a statement be filed no less than thirty days before the date of the exportation, except that in no case shall the Commission permit such a statement to be filed later than the tenth day before such date.".

Sec. 8. (a) Section 15 of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1202) is amended-,

(1) in subsection (a) by inserting before ";except that" the following "; unless the Consumer Product Safety Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Commission') determines that exportation of such fabric, related material, or product presents an unreasonable risk of injury to persons residing within the United States";

(2) in subsection (b) by inserting before"; except that" the following", unless the Commission determines that exportation of such fabric, related material, or product presents an unreasonable risk of injury to persons residing within the United States"; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

"(c) Not less than thirty days before any person exports to a foreign country any fabric, related material, or product that fails to conform to an applicable flammability standard or regulation in effect under this Act, such person shall file a statement with the Commission notifying the Commission of such exportation, and the Commission, upon receipt of such statement, shall promptly notify the government of such country of such exportation and of the basis for such flammability standard or regulation. Any statement filed with the Commission under the preceding sentence shall specify the anticipated date of shipment of such fabric, related material, or product, the country and port of destination of such fabric, related, material, or product, and the quantity of such fabric, related material, or product that will be exported, and shall contain such other information as the Commission may by regulation require. Upon petition filed with the commission by any person required to file a statement under this subsection respecting an exportation, the Commission may, for good cause shown, exempt such person from the requirement of this subsection that such a statement be filed no less than thirty days before the date of the exportation, except that in no case shall the Commission permit such a statement to be filed later than the tenth day before such date.".

(b) Section 7 of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1196) is amended by inserting after "8(b) of this Act" the following:", or who

fails to comply with section 15(c) of this Act,".

Sec. 9. Section 2(1) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U. S.C. 1261 (1)) is amended to read as follows:

"(1) (1) The terms 'extremely flammable', 'flammable', and 'combustible' as applied to any substance, liquid, solid, or the content of a self-pressurized container shall be defined by regulations issued by the Commission.

"(2) The test methods found by the Commission to be generally applicable for defining the flammability or combustibility characteristics of any such substances shall be also be specified in such regulations.

"(3) In establishing definitions and test methods related to flammability and combustibility, the Commission shall consider the existing definitions and test methods of other Federal agencies involved in the regulation of flammable and combustible substances in storage, transportation and use; and to the extent possible, shall establish compatible definitions and test methods.

"(4) Until such time as the Commission issues a regulation under

paragraph (1) defining the term 'combustible' as applied to liquids, such term shall apply to any liquid which has a flash point above eighty degrees Fahrenheit to and including one hundred and fifty degrees, as determined by the Tagliabue Open Cup Tester.".

Sec. 10. The Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

" TOXICOLOGICAL ADVISORY BOARD

" Sec. 20. (a)(1) Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, // 15 USC 1275. // the Consumer Product Safety Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ' Commission') shall establish, in accordance with subsection (b), a Toxicological Advisory Board (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'board') to advise the Commission on precautionary labeling for hazardous substances. The Board shall provide scientific and technical advice to the Commission concerning-,

"(A) proper labeling under sections 2(p) (1) and 3(b),

// 15 USC 1262. //

with special attention to-,

"(i) the description of precautionary measures required under section 2(p)(1) (F); "(ii) the statement describing the hazards associated with a hazardous substance as required under

section 2(p) (1) (E);

and

"(iii) instructions for first-aid treatment under section 2(p) (1) (G); and

"(B) the exemption of certain substances from

labeling requirements under this Act

// 15 USC 1262. //

as permitted under section 3(c).

"(2) In carrying out its duties under paragraph (1) (A), the board shall review any labeling requirements or guidelines which have been established by the Commission under section 2(p) (1) or 3(b). Based upon its review the Board shall develop and submit to the Commission, within one year after the date that the Board is established, any recommendations for revisions in such labeling requirements or guidlines which the Board considers to be appropriate, including any general recommedations which may be of assistance to the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under section 2(p) (1) or section 3( b). The Board shall periodically review the labeling requirements and guidelines established by the Commission under such sections to determine whether such requirements and guidelines reflect relevant changes in scientific knowledge and shall revise any general recommendations submitted to the Commission under this paragraph to reflect to such changes.

"(b) (1) The Board shall be composed of nine members appointed by the Commission. Each member of the Board shall be qualified by traing and experience in one or more fields applicable to the duties of the Board, and at least three of the members of the Board shall be members of the American Board of Medical Toxicology. The Chairman of the Board shall be elected by the Board from among its members.

"(2) The members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of three years. Members of the Board may be reappointed.

"(3) Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occuring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall serve only for the remainder of such term.

"(4) The Board shall meet at such times and places as may be designated by the Commission in consultation with the Chairman, but not less than two times each year.

"(5) Members of the Board who are not officers or employees of the United States shall, while attending meetings or conferences of the Board or while otherwise engaged in the business of the Board, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Commission, not exceeding the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. While away from their homes or regular places of business, such members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed under section 5703(b) of such title. // 5 USC 5703. // Individuals serving as members on the Board shall not be considered officers or employees of the United States by reason of receiving payments under this paragraph.

"(c) The Board shall terminate on the date six years after the date it is established under this section.".

Sec. 11. Section 27 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2076) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(m)(1) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'rule' mean--,

"(A) any rule prescribed by the Commission pursuant to section 9;

// 15 USC 2058. //

"(B) any rule prescribed by the Commission pursuant to section 2(q) (1) (B) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(q) (1) (B));

"(C) any rule prescribed by the Commission under section 3 of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (15 U.S.C. 1472); and

"(D) any rule prescribed by the Commission under section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1193).

"(2) Within 18 months after the effective date of this subsection, the Commission shall begin a study of all the rules which the Commission has issued and which are in effect on such effective date. At the end of such 18-month period, the Chairman of the Commission shall submit a report to the Congress which shall, to the extent practicable and appropriate (taking into account the resources and priorities of the Commission)--,

"(A) recommend the deletion of particular rules and portions of rules, including reasons for such recommendations; and

"(B) recommend the initiation of appropriate rulemaking proceedings under this Act to make changes or modifications in particular rules or portions of rules.

"(3) In any case in which the Commission proposes to delete any rule or portion of a rule during the 18-month period specified in paragraph (2), the Commission shall notify each House of the Congress of such prooisak at the time such proposal is published in the Federal Register.

"(4)(A) To the extent practicable and appropriate (taking into account th eresources and priorities of the Commission), the Chairman of the Commission shall include in the report submitted to the Congress under this subsection, for each rule which the Commission has issued and which is in effect on the effective date of this subsection--,

"(ii) an economic impact analysis which takes into account, for such rule, the cost impact on and benefits to consumers and affected businesses (with particular attention to small businesses);

"(ii) a paperwork impact analysis containing--,

"(I) an estimate of the numbers of, and a description of the classes of, persons who are required to file

reports, maintain

records, and fulfill any of the information-gathering

requirements under such rule;

"(II) an estimate of the nature and amount of the

information

required to be filed in such reports, the frequency of

such reports, the nature and number of records required

to be

kept by such person, and the amount of time such persons

would require, and the cost which would be incurred, to

keep

such records and make such reports; and

"(III) a description of steps being taken by the

Commission

to ensure that there is no unnecessary duplication in

recordkeeping and report filing resulting from such

rule;

"(iii) a judicial impact analysis showing the effect of such rule on the workload of the Federal courts; and

"(iv) such other explantory and supporting statements and materials as the Commission determines necessary and appropriate for congressional consideration of such report.

"(B) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), no material submitted to the Congress by the Chairman of the Commission under this paragraph shall be subject to any judicial review, including any judicial review to determine whether such material is sufficient to comply with the requirements of this paragraph. In the event the Chairman of the Commission finds that it is impractical or inappropriate to submit the information required under clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A), the Chairman of the Commission shall submit a statement as to why he cannot so comply.

"(ii) if any material submitted to the Congress by the Chairman of the Commission under this paragraph also is included in any rulemaking record of the Commission, any determination regarding wheter such material is subject to judical review in connection with any review of such rulemaking record shall not be affected by the submission of such material to the Congress under this paragraph.".

Approved November 10, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORT No. 95 - 1164 accompanying H.R. 12442 (Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce).

SENATE REPORT No. 95 - 889 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978):

Aug. 4, considered and passed Senate.

Oct. 15, considered and passed House, amended; Senate concurred in House amendment.

WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 14, No. 45:

Nov. 10, Presidential statement.

PUBLIC LAW 95-630, 92 STAT. 3641 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AND INTEREST RATE CONTROL ACT OF 1978

95th CONGRESS, H.R. 14279 NOVEMBER 10, 1978
An Act To extend the authority for the flexible regulation of

interest rates on deposits

and accounts in depository institutions.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the " Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978".

TITLE I--SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OVER DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS

Sec. 101. The Federal Reserve Act is amended by redesignating sections 29 and 30 as sections 30 and 31, respectively, and by inserting after section 28 a new section as follows:

" Sec. 29. (a) Any member bank which violates of any officer, director, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such member bank who violates any provision of section 22 or 23 A of this Act, or any regulation issued pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the Comptroller of the Currency in the case of a national bank, or the Board in the case of a State member bank, by written notice. As used in this section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation.

"(b) In determining the amount of the penalty the Comptroller of the Currency or the Board, as the case may be, shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of the financial resources and good faith of the member bank or person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require.

"(c) The member bank or person assessed shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after issuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing, all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The agency determination shall be madeby final order which may be reviewed only as provided in subsection (d). If no hearing is requested as herein provided, the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(d) Any member bank or person against whom an order imposing a civil money penalty has been entered after agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the member bank is located, or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Comptroller of the Currency or the Board, as the case may be. The Comptroller of the Currency or the Board, as the case may be, shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the penalty was imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The findings of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Board, as the case may be, shall be set aside if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence as provided by section 706(2)(E) of title 5, United States Code.

"(e) If any member bank or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court of appeals has entered final judgment in favor of the agency, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Board, as the case may be, shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

"(f) The Comptroller of the Currency and the Board shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this section.

"(g) All penalties collected under authority of this section shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.".

Sec. 102. Section 19 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(j)(1) Any member bank which violates or any officer, director, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such member bank who violates any provision of this section, or any regulation or order issued by the Board pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay a civil money penalty of not more than $100 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the Board by written notice. As used in this section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation.

"(2) In determining the amount of the penalty the Board shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the member bank or person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require.

"(3) The member bank or person assessed shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after issuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing, all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The agency determination shall be made by final order which may be reviewed only as provided in paragraph (4). If no hearing is requested as herein provided, the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(4) Any member bank or person against whom an order imposing a civil money penalty has been entered after agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the Unitd States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the member bank is located, or the United States Court of Appeals for the district of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Board. The Board shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the penalty was imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The findings of the Board shall be set aside if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence as provided by section 706 (2)(E) of title 5, United States Code.

"(5) If any member bank or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order or after the court of appeals has entered final judgment in favor of the agency, the Board shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

"(6) The Board shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this subsection.

"(7) All penalties collected under authority of this subsection shall be covered into the Tresury of the United States.".

Sec. 103. Section 5239 of the Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 93) is amended by inserting "(a)" immediately after " Sec. 5239." and by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(b)(1) Any national banking association which violates, or any officer, director, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such association who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or any regulation issued pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay a civil money penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the Comptroller of the Currency by written notice. As used in the section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation.

"(2) In determining the amount of the penalty the Comptroller shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the association or person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require.

"(3) The association or person assessed shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after issuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5. The agency determination shall be made by final order which may be reviewed only as provided in subsection (4). If no hearing is requested as herein provided, the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(4) Any association or person against whom an order imposing a civil money penalty has been entered after agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the bank is located, or in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within thirty days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Comptroller. The Comptroller shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the penalty was imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28. The findings of the Comptroller shall be set aside if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence as provided by section 706(2)(e) of title 5.

"(5) If any association or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court of appeals has entered final judgment in favor of the agency, the Comptroller shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

"(6) The Comptroller may, in his discretion, compromise, modify, or remit any civil money penalty which is subject to imposition or has been imposed under this section.

"(7) The Comptroller shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this subsection.

"(8) All penalties collected under authority of this section shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.".

Sec. 104. Section 22 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(h)(1) No member bank shall make any loan or extension of credit in any manner to any of its executve officers, or to any person who directly or indirectly or acting through or in concert with one or more persons owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of such member bank, except in the case of such a bank located in a city, town, or village with less than thirty thousand in population, in which case such per centum shall be 18 per centum, or to any company controlled by such an executive officer or person, or to any political or campaign committee the funds or services of which will benefit such an executive officer or person or which is controlled by such an executive officer or person, where the amount of such loan or extension of credit, when aggregated with the amount of all other loans or extensions of credit then outstanding by such bank to such executive officer or person and to all companies controlled by such executive officer or person and to all political or campaign committees the funds or services of which will benefit such executive officer or person or which are controlled by such executive officer or person, would exceed the limits on loans to a single borrower established by section 5200 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. For purposes of this paragraph, the provisions of section 5200 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, shall be deemed to apply to a State member bank as if such State member bank were a national banking association.

"(2) No member bank shall make any loan or extension of credit in any manner to any of its executive officers or directors, or to any person who directly or indirectly or acting through or in concert with one or more persons owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of such member bank, or to any company controlled by such an executive officer, director, or person, or to any political or campaign committee the funds or services of which will benefit such executive, director, or person or which is controlled by such executive officer, director, or person, where the amount of such loan or extension of credit, when aggregated with the amount of all other loans or extensions of credit then outstanding by such bank to such executive officer, director, or person and to all companies controlled by such executive officer, director, or person and to all political or campaign committees the funds or services of which will benefit such executive officer, director, or person or which are controlled by such executive officer, director, or person, would exceed $25,000, unless such loan, line of credit, or extension of credit is approved in advance by a majority of the entire board of directors with the interested party abstaining from participating directly or indirectly in the voting.

"(3) No member bank shall make any loan or extension of credit in any manner to any of its executive officers or directors, or to any person who directly or acting through or in concert with one or more persons, owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of such member bank, or to any company controlled by such executive officer, director, or person, or to any political or campaign committee the funds or services of which will benefit such executive officer, director, or person or which is controlled by such executive officer, director, or person, unless such loan or extension of credit is made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and does not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features.

"(4) No member bank may pay an overdraft on an account at such bank of an executive officer or director.

"(5) For purposes of this subsection, an executive officer, director, or person shall be considered to have control of a company if such executive officer, director, or person, directly or indirectly or acting through or in concert with one or more other persons--,

"(A) owns, controls, or has power to vote 25 per centum or more of any class of voting securities of the company;

"(B) controls in any manner the election of a majority of the directors of the company; or

"(C) has the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of such company.

"(6) For the purpose of this subsection--,

"(A) the term 'person' means an individual or company;

"(B) the term 'company' means any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, joint venture, pool syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, any other form of business entity not specifically listed herein, or any other trust, but shall not include any insured bank or any corporation the majority of shares of which is owned by the United States or by any State;

"(C) the term 'extension of credit' has the same meaning asigned such term in the fourth paragraph of section 23 A of this Act;

"(D) a person shall be deemed to be a 'director' of a member bank or a 'person who directly or indirectly or acting through or in concert with one or more persons owns, controls, or has power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of a member bank' if such person has such relationship with any bank holding company of which such member is a subsidiary, as defined by the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1841), or with any other subsidiary of such bank holding company;

"(E) a person shall be deemed to be an 'officer' of a member bank if such person is an officer of any bank holding company of which such member bank is a subsidiary, as defined by the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1841), or with any other subsidiary of such bank holding company;

" F) the term 'executive officer' has the same meaning assigned such term under section 22(g) of this Act; and

"(G) the term 'pay an overdraft on an account' means the payment by a member bank of an amount for an account holder in excess of the funds on deposit in the account and does not include a payment of funds by the member bank in accordance with either a written preauthorized, interest-bearing extension of credit specifying a method of repayment or a written preauthorized transfer of funds from another account of the account holder at that bank.

"(7) The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may prescribe such rules and regulations, including definitions of terms, as it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes and to prevent evasions of this subsection. The Board may further prescribe rules providing a reasonable period of time after the date of enactment of this subsection within which the amount of outstanding loans or extensions of credit made prior to such date of enactment shall be reduced so as to conform to the limitations of this subsection.".

Sec. 105. (a) Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1844), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Board may, whenever it has reasonable cause to believe that the continuation by a bank holding company of any activity or of ownership or control of any of its nonbank subsidiaries, other than a nonbank subsidiary of a bank, constitutes a serious risk to the financial safety, soundness, or stability of a bank holding company subsidiary bank and is inconsistent with sound banking principles or with the purposes of this Act or with the Financial Institutions Supervisory Act of 1966, order the bank holding company or any such nonbank subsidiaries, after due notice and opportunity for hearing, and after considering the views of the bank's primary supervisor, which shall be the Comptroller of the Currency in the case of a national bank or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the appropriate State supervisory authority in the case of an insured nonmember bank, to terminate such activities or to terminate (within one hundred and twenty days or such longer period as the Board may direct in unusual circumstances) its ownership or control of any subsidiary either by sale or by distribution of the shares of the subsidiary to the shareholders of the bank holding company. Such distribution shall be pro rata with respect to all of the shareholders of the distributing bank holding company, and the holding company shall not make any charge to its shareholders arising out of such a distribution.

"(2) The Board may in its discretion apply to the United States district court within the jurisdiction of which the principal office of the holding company is located, for the enforcement of any effective and outstanding order issued under this section, and such court shall have jurisdiction and power to order and require compliance therewith, but except as provided in section 9 of this Act, no court shall have jurisdiction to affect by injunction or otherwise the issuance or enforcement of any notice or order under this section, or to review, modify, suspend, terminate, or set aside any such notice or order.".

(b)(1) Section 408(h) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1730a( h)) is amended by adding immediately after "under subsection (a)(2)(D)" in paragraphs (3)(A) and (3)(B) of subsection (h) the phrase "or under subsection (h)(5)" and is amended by redesignating paragraph (h)(5) as (h)(6) and by adding a new paragraph (h) (5) to read as follows:

"(5)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Corporation may, whenever it has reasonable cause to believe that the continuation by a savings and loan holding company of any activity or of ownership or control of any of its noninsured subsidiaries constitutes a serious risk to the financial safety, soundness, or stability of a savings and loan holding company's subsidiary insured institution and is inconsistent with the sound operation of an insured savings and loan institution or with the purposes of this section or with the Financial Institutions Supervisory Act, order the savings and loan holding company or any of its subsidiaries, after due notice and opportunity for hearing, to terminate such activities or to terminate (within one hundred and twenty days or such longer period as the Corporation directs in unusual circumstances) its ownership or control of any such noninsured subsidiary either by sale or by distribution of the shares of the subsidiary to the shareholders of the savings and loan holding company. Such distribution shall be pro rata with respect to all of the shareholders of the distributing savings and loan holding company, and the holding company shall not make any charge to its shareholders arising out of such a distribution.".

"(B) The Corporation may in its discretion apply to the United States district court within the jurisdiction of which the principal office of the company is located, for the enforcement of any effective and outstanding order issued under this section, and such court shall have jurisdiction and power to order and require compliance therewith, but except as provided in subsection (k), no court shall have jurisdiction to affect by injunction or otherwise the issuance or enforcement of any notice or order under this section, or to review, modify, suspend, terminate, or set aside any such notice or order.".

(2) Section 406(f) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1729(f) is amended to read as follows:

"(f)(1) In order to prevent a default in an insured institution or in order to restore an insured institution in default to normal operation, the Corporation is authorized, in its discretion and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, to make loans to, to purchase the assets of, or to make a contribution to, an insured institution or an insured institution in default.

"(2) Whenever an insured institution is in default or, in the judgment of the Corporation, is in danger of default, the Corporation may, in order to facilitate a merger or consolidation of such insured institution with another insured institution or the sale of the assets of such insured institution and the assumption of its liabilities by another insured institution and upon such terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine, purchase any such assets or assume any such liabilities, or to make loans to such other insured institution, or guarantee such other insured institution against loss by reason of its merging or consolidating with or assuming the liabilities and purchasing the assets of such insured institution in or in danger of default.

"(3) No contribution or guarantee shall be made pursuant to paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection (f) in an amount in excess of that which the Corporation finds to be reasonably necessary to save the cost of liquidating such insured institution in or in danger of default, but if the Corporation determines that the continued operation of such institution is essential to provide adequate savings or home financing services in its community, such limitation upon the amount of a contribution or guarantee shall not apply.".

Sec. 106. (a) Section 8 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1847), is amended by redesignating " Sec. 8." as " Sec. 8. (a)" and by adding a new subsection (b) to read as follows:

(b)(1) Any company which violates or any individual who participates in a violation of any provision of this Act, or any regulation or order issued pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the Board by written notice. As used in the section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation.

"(2) In determining the amount of the penalty the Board shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the company or person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require.

"(3) The company or person assessed shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after issuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The agency determination shall be made by final order which may be reviewed only as provided in section 9. If no hearing is requested as herein provided, the assesment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(4) If any company or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court of appeals has entered final judgment in favor of the Board, the Board shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

"(5) The Board shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this subsection.

"(6) All penalties collected under authority of this subsection shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.".

(b) Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act is amended by adding the folling new paragraph:

(f) In the course of or in connection with an application, examination, investigation or other proceeding under this Act, the Board, or any member or designated representative thereof, including any person designated to conduct any hearing under this Act, shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations, to take or cause to be taken depositions, and to issue, revoke, quash, or modify subpenas and subpenas duces tecum; and the Board is empowered to make rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection. The attendance of witnesses and the production of documents provided for in this section may be required from any place in any State or in any territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States at any designated place where such proceeding is being conducted. Any party to proceedings under this Act may apply to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, or the United States district court for the judicial district or the United States court in any territory in which such proceeding is being conducted or where the witness resides or carries on business, for the enforcement of any subpena duces tecum issued pursuant to this subsection, and such courts shall have jurisdiction and power to order and require compliance therewith. Witnesses subpenaed under this subsection shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the district courts of the United States. Any service required under this subsection may be made by registered mail, or in such other manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice as the Board may by regulation or otherwise provide. Any court having jurisdiction of any proceeding instituted under this subsection may allow to any such party such reasonable expenses and attorneys' fees as it deems just and proper. Any person who willfully shall fail or refuse to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, contracts, agreements, or other records, if in such person's power so to do, in obedience to the subpena of the Board, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or both.".

(c) Section 408(j) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1730a(j)), is amended by adding thereto a new paragraph (j)(4) to read as follows:

"(4)(A) Any company which violates or any individual who participates in a violation of any provision of this section, or any regulation or order issued pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the Corporation by written notice. As used in the section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation.

"(B) In determining the amount of the penalty the Corporation shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the company or person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require.

"(C) The company or person assessed shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after issuance of the notice of assesment. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The agency determination shall be made by final order which may be reviewed only as provided in subparagraph (D). If no hearing is requested as herein provided, the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(D) Any company or person against whom an order imposing a civil money penalty has been entered after agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the company is located, or in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within thirty days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Corporation. The Corporation shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the penalty was imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The findings of the Corporation shall be set aside if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence as provided by section 706(2) (E) of title 5, United States Code.

"(E) If any company or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court of appeals has entered final judgment in favor of the agency, the Corporation shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

"(F) The Corporation shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this paragraph.

(G) All penalties collected under authority of this paragraph shall be covered into the Tresury of the United States.".

Sec. 107. (a)(1) Section 8(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818 (b)) is amended to read as follows:

"(b)(1) If, in the opinion of the appropriate Federal banking agency, any insured bank, bank which has insured deposits, or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such a bank is engaging or has engaged, or the agency has reasonable cause to believe that the bank or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such bank is about to engage, in an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of such bank, or is violating or has violated, or the agency has reasonable cause to believe that the bank or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such bank is about to violate, a law, rule, or regulation, or any condition imposed in writing by the agency in connection with the granting of any application or other request by the bank or any written agreement entered into with the agency, the agency may issue and serve upon the bank or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person a notice of charges in respect thereof. The notice shall contain a statement of the facts constituting the alleged violation or violations or the unsafe or unsound practice or practices, and shall fix a time and place at which a hearing will be held to determine whether an order to cease and desist therefrom should issue against the bank or the director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such bank. Such hearing shall be fixed for a date not earlier than thirty days nor later than sixty days after service of such notice unless an earlier or a later date is set by the agency at the request of any party so served. Unless the party or parties so served shall appear at the hearing personally or by a duly authorized representative, they shall be deemed to have consented to the issuance of the cease-and-desist order. In the event of such consent, or if upon the record made at any such hearing, the agency shall find that any violation or unsafe or unsound practice specified in the notice of charges has been established, the agency may issue and serve upon the bank or the director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such bank an order to cease and desist from any such violation or practice. Such order may, by provisions which may be mandatory or otherwise, require the bank or its directors, officers, employees, agents, and other persons participating in the conduct of the affairs of such bank to cease and desist from the same, and, further, to take affirmative action to correct the conditions resulting from any such violation or practice.

"(2) A cease-and-desist order shall become effective at the expiration of thirty days after the service of such order upon the bank or other person concerned (except in the case of a cease-and-desist order issued upon consent, which shall become effective at the time specified therein), and shall remain effective and enforceable as provided therein, except to such extent as it is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by action of the agency or a reviewing court.".

(2) Section 407(e) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1730(e)) is amended to read as follows:

"(e)(1) If, in the opinion of the Corporation, any insured institution, institution which has insured accounts or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution is engaging or has engaged, or the Corporation has reasonable cause to believe that the institution or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution is about to engage, in an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of such institution, or is violating or has violated, or the Corporation has reasonable cause to believe that the institution or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution is about to violate, a law, rule, or regulation, or any condition imposed in writing by the Corporation in connection with the granting of any application or other request by the institution or any written agreement entered into the Corporation, including any agreement entered into under section 403 of this title, the Corporation may issue and serve upon the institution or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person a notice of charges in respect thereof. The notice shall contain a statement of the facts constituting the alleged violation or violations or the unsafe or unsound practice or practices, and shall fix a time and place at which a hearing will be held to determine whether an order to cease and desist therefrom should issue against the institution or the director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution. Such hearing shall be fixed for a date not earlier than thirty days nor later than sixty days after service of such notice unless an earlier or a later date is set by the Corporation at the request of any party so served. Unless the party or parties so served shall appear at the hearing by a duly authorized representative, they shall be deemed to have consented to the issuance of the cease-and-desist order. In the event of such consent, or if upon the record made at any such hearing, the Corporation shall find that any violation or unsafe or unsound practice specified in the notice of charges has been established, the Corporation may issue and serve upon the institution or the director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution an order to cease and desist from any such violation or practice. Such order may, by provisions which may be mandatory or otherwise, require the institution or directors, officers, employees, agents, and other persons participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution to cease and desist from the same, and further to take affirmative action to correct the conditions resulting from any such violation or practice.

"(2) A cease-and-desist order shall become effective at the expiration of thirty days after service of such order upon the institution or the party or parties so served (except in the case of a cease-and-desist order issued upon consent, which shall become effective at the time specified therein), and shall remain effective and enforceable except to such extent as it is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by action of the Corporation or a reviewing court.

"(3) This subsection and subsections (f), (g), (h), (j), (k), (m)( 3), (n), (o), (p), and (q) of this section shall apply to any savings and loan holding company, and to any subsidiary (other than an insured institution) of a savings and loan holding company, as those terms are defined in section 408 of this title, and to any affiliate service corporation of an insured institution in the same manner as they apply to insured institutions".

(3) Section 5(d)(2) of the Home Owners' Loan Act, as amended (12 U. S.C. 1464(d)(2)), is amended to read as follows:

"(2)(A) If, in the opinion of the Board, any association or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such association is engaging or has engaged, or the Board has reasonable cause to believe that the association or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of affairs of such association is about to engage, in an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of such association, or is violating or has violated or the Board has reasonable cause to believe that the association or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such association is about to violate, a law, rule, or regulation, or charter, or any condition imposed in writing by the Board in connection with the granting of any application or other request by the association or any written agreement entered into with the Board, the Board may issue and serve upon the association or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person a notice of charges in respect thereof. The notice shall contain a statement of the facts constituting the alleged violation or violations or the unsafe or unsound practice or practices, and shall fix a time and place at which a hearing will be held to determine whether an order to cease and desist therefrom should issue against the association or the director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of affairs of such association. Such hearing shall be fixed for a date not earlier than thirty days nor later than sixty days after service of such notice unless an earlier or a later date is set by the Board at the request of any party so served. Unless the party or parties so served shall appear at the hearing by a duly authorized representative, they shall be deemed to have consented to the issuance of the cease-and-desist order. In the event of such consent, or if upon the record made at any such hearing, the Board shall find that any violation or unsafe or unsound practice specified in the notice of charges has been established, the Board may issue and serve upon the association or the director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such association an order to cease and desist from any such violation or practice. Such order may, by provisions which may be mandatory or otherwise, require the association or its directors, officers, employees, agents, and other persons participating in the conduct of the affairs of such association to cease and desist from the same, and further, to take affirmative action to correct the conditions resulting from any such violation or practice.

"(B) A cease-and-desist order shall become effective at the expiration of thirty days after service of such order upon the association or the party or parties so served (except in the case of a cease-and-desist order issued upon consent, which shall become effective at the time specified therein), and shall remain effective and enforceable, except to such extent as it is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by action of the Board or a reviewing court.

"(C) This paragraph and paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12) (A) and (B), (13), and (14) of this subsection (d) shall apply to any savings and loan holding company or to any subsidiary (other than an association) of a savings and loan holding company, as those terms are defined in section 408 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1730a), as amended, and to any affiliate service corporation of an association in the same manner as they apply to an association.".

(4) Section 206(e) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1786( e)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

"(e)(1) If, in the opinion of the Administrator, any insured credit union, credit union which has insured accounts, or any director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such a credit union is engaging or has engaged, or the Administrator has reasonable cause to believe that the credit union or any director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such credit union is about to engage, in an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of such credit union, or is violating or has violated, or the Administrator has reasonable cause to believe that the credit union or any director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such credit union is about to violate, a law, rule, or regulation, or any condition imposed in writing by the Administrator in connection with the granting of any application or other request by the credit union or any written agreement entered into with the Administrator, the Administrator may issue and serve upon the credit union or such director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person a notice of charges in respect thereof. The notice shall contain a statement of the facts constituting the alleged violation or violations or the unsafe or unsound practice or practices, and shall fix a time and place at which a hearing will be held to determine whether an order to cease and desist therefrom should issue against the credit union or the director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such credit union. Such hearing shall be fixed for a date not earlier than thirty days nor later than sixty days after service of such notice unless an earlier or a later date is set by the Administrator at the request of any party so served. Unless the party or parties so served shall appear at the hearing by a duly authorized representative, they shall be deemed to have consented to the issuance of the cease-and-desist order. In the event of such consent, or if upon the record made at any such hearing, the Administrator shall find that any violation or unsafe or unsound practice specified in the notice of charges has been established, the Administrator may issue and serve upon the credit union or the director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such credit union an order to cease and desist from any such violation or practice. Such order may, by provisions which may be mandatory or otherwise, require the credit union or its directors, officers, committee members, employees, agents, and other persons participating in the conduct of the affairs of such credit union to cease and desist from the same, and, further, to take affirmative action to correct the conditions resulting from any such violation or practice.

"(2) A cease-and-desist order shall become effective at the expiration of thirty days after the service of such order upon the credit union or other person concerned (except in the case of a cease-and-desist order issued upon consent, which shall become effective at the time specified therein), and shall remain effective and enforceable as provided therein, except to such extent as it is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by action of the Administrator or a reviewing court.".

(b) Section 8(b)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows:

"(3) This subsection and subsections (c) through (f) and (h) through (n) of this section shall apply to any bank holding company, and to any subsidiary (other than a bank) of a bank holding company, as those terms are defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and to any organization organized and operated under section 25 A of the Federal Reserve Act or operating under section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act, in the same manner as they apply to a State member insured bank. Nothing in this subsection or in subsection (c) of this section shall authorize any Federal banking agency, other than the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to issue a notice of charges or cease-and-desist order against a bank holding company or any subsidiary thereof (other than a bank or subsidiary of that bank).".

(c)(1) Sections 8(c) (1) and (2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(c) (1) and (2)) are amended to read as follows:

"(c)(1) Whenever the appropriate Federal banking agency shall determine that the violation or threatened violation or the unsafe or unsound practice or practices, specified in the notice of charges served upon the bank or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such bank pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this section, or the continuation thereof, is likely to cause insolvency or substantial dissipation of assets or earnings of the bank, or is likely to seriously weaken the condition of the bank or otherwise seriously prejudice the interests of its depositors prior to the completion of the proceedings conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this section, the agency may issue a temporary order requiring the bank or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person to cease and desist from any such violation or practice and to take affirmative action to prevent such insolvency, dissipation, condition, or prejudice pending completion of such proceedings. Such order shall become effective upon service upon the bank or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such bank and, unless set aside, limited, or suspended by a court in proceedings authorized by paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall remain effective and enforceable pending the completion of the administrative proceedings pursuant to such notice and until such time as the agency shall dismiss the charges specified in such notice, or if a cease-and-desist order is issued against the bank or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person, until the effective date of such order.

"(2) Within ten days after the bank concerned or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such bank has been served with a temporary cease-and-desist order, the bank or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person may apply to the United States district court for the judicial district in which the home office of the bank is located, or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for an injuction setting aside, limiting, or suspending the enforcement, operation, or effectiveness of such order pending the completion of the administrative proceedings pursuant to the notice of charges served upon the bank or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this section, and such court shall have jurdisdiction to issue such injuction.".

(2) Section 407(f) (1) and (2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S. C. 1730(f) (1) and (2)) is amended to read as follows:

"(f)(1) Whenever the Corporation shall determine that the violation or threatened violation or the unsafe or unsound practice or practices, specified in the notice of charges served upon the institution or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution or any institution any of the accounts of which are insured pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of this section, or the continuation thereof, is likely to cause insolvency or substantial dissipation of assets or earnings of the institution, or is likely to seriously weaken the condition of the institution or otherwise seriously prejudice the interests of its insured members prior to the completion of the proceedings conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of this section, the Corporation may issue a temporary order requiring the institution or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person to cease and desist from any such violation or practice and to take affirmative action to prevent such insolvency, dissipation, condition or prejudice pending completion of such proceedings. Such order shall become effective upon service upon the institution and/or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution and, unless set aside, limited, or suspended by a court in proceedings authorized by paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall remain effective and enforceable pending the completionof the administrative proceedings pursuant to such notice and until such time as the Corporation shall dismiss the charges specified in such notice, or if a cease-and-desist order is issued against the institution or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person, until the effective date of any such order.

"(2) Within ten days after the institution concerned or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution has been served with a temporary cease-and-desist order, the institution or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person may apply to the United States district court for the judicial district in which the principal office of the institution is located, or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for an injuction setting aside, limiting or suspending the enforcement, operation, or effectiveness of such order pending the completion of the administrative proceedings pursuant to the notice of charges served upon the institution or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person under paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of this section, and such court shall have jurisdiction to issue such injunction.".

(3) Section 5(d)(3) (A) and (B) of the Home Owners' Loan Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1464(d)(3) (A) and (B)), is amended to read as follows:

"(3)(A) Whenever the Board shall determine that the violation or threatened violation or the unsafe or unsound practice or practices, specified in the notice of charges served upon the association or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such association pursuant to paragraph (2) (A) of this subsection, or the continuation thereof, is likely to cause insolvency (as defined in paragraph (6)(A)(i) of this subsection) or substantial dissipation of assets or earnings of the association, or is likely to seriously weaken the condition of the association or otherwise seriously prejudice the interests of its savings account holders prior to the completion of the proceedings conducted pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection the Board may issue a temporary order requiring the association or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person to cease and desist from any such violation or practice and to take affirmative action to prevent such insolvency, dissipation, condition or prejudice pending completion of such proceedings. Such order shall become effective upon service upon the association or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution and, unless set aside, limited, or suspended by a court in proceedings authorized by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, shall remain effective and enforceable pending the completion of the administrative proceedings pursuant to such notice and until such time as the Board shall dismiss the charges specified in such notice, or if a cease-and-desist order is issued against the association or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person, until the effective date of such order.

"(B) Within ten days after the association concerned or any director, officer, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such association has been served with a temporary cease-and-desist order, the association or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person may apply to the United States district court for the judicial district in which the home office of the association is located, or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for an injunction setting aside, limiting, or suspending the enforcement, operation, or effectiveness of such order pending the completion of the administrative proceedings pursuant to the notice of charges served upon the bank or such director, officer, employee, agent, or other person under paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, and such court shall have jurisdiction to issue such injunction.".

(4) Sections 206(f) (1) and (2) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1786(f) (1) and (2)) are amended to read as follows:

"(f)(1) Whenever the Administrator shall determine that the violation or threatened violation or the unsafe or unsound practice or practices, specified in the notice of charges served upon the credit union or any director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such credit union pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of this section, or the continuation thereof, is likely to cause insolvency or substantial dissipation of assets or earnings of the credit union, or is likely to seriously weaken the condition of the credit union or otherwise seriously prejudice the interests of its insured members prior to the completion of the proceedings conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of this section, the Administrator may issue a temporary order requiring the credit union or such director, officer, committee member, employee, agents, or other person to cease and desist from any such violation or practice and to take affirmative action to prevent such insolvency dissipation, condition, or prejudice pending completion of such proceedings. Such order shall become effective upon service upon the credit union or such director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such credit union and, unless set aside, limited, or suspended by a court in proceedings authorized by paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall remain effective and enforceable pending the completion of the administrative proceedings pursuant to such notice and until such time as the Administration shall dismiss the charges specified in such notice, or if a cease-and-desist order is issued against the credit union or such director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person, until the effective date of such order.

"(2) Within ten days after the credit union concerned or any director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such credit union has been served with a temporary cease-and-desist order, the credit union or such director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person may apply to the United States district court for the judicial district in which the home office of the credit union is located, or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for an injunction setting aside, limiting, or suspending the enforcement, operation, or effectiveness of such order pending the completion of the administrative proceedings pursuant to the notice of charges served upon the credit union or such director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person under paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of this section, and such court shall have jurisdiction to issue such injunction.".

(d)(1) Section 8(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)), is amended to read as follows:

(e)(1) Whenever, in the opinion of the appropriate Federal banking agency, any director or officer of an insured bank has committed any violation of law, rule, or regulation or of a cease-and-desist order which has become final, or has engaged or particpated in any unsafe or unsound practice in connection with the bank, or has committed or engaged in any act, omission, or practice which consititutes a breach of his fiduciary duty as such director or officer, and the agency determines that the bank has suffered or will probably suffer substantial financial loss or other damage or that the interests of its depositors could be seriously prejudiced by reason of such violation or practice or breach of fiduciary duty or that the director or office has received financial gain by reason of such violation or practice or breach of fiduciary duty, and that such violation or practice or breach of fiduciary duty is one involving personal dishonesty on the part of such director or officer, or one which demonstrates a willful or continuing disregard for the safety or soundness of the bank, the agency may serve upon such director or officer a written notice of its intention to remove him from office.

"(2) Whenever, in the ipinion of the appropriate Federal banking agency, any director or officer of an insured bank, by conduct or practice with respect to another insured bank or other business institution which resulted in substantial financial loss or other damage, has evidenced either his personal dishonesty or a willful or continuing disregard for its safety and soundness, and, in addition, has evidenced his unfitness to continue as a director or officer and, whenever, in the opinion of the appropriate Federal banking agency, any other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of an insured bank, by conduct or practice with respect to such bank or other insured bank or other business institution which resulted in substantial financial loss or other damage, has evidenced either his personal dishonesty or a willful or continuing disregard for its safety and soundnes, and, in addition, has evidenced his unfitness to participate in the conduct of the affairs of such insured bank, the agency may serve upon such director, officer, or other person a written notice of its intention to remove him from office or to prohibit his further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the bank.

"(3) In respect to any director or officer of an insured bank or any other person referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, the appropriate Federal banking agency may, if it deems it necessary for the protection of the bank or the interests of its depositors, by written notice to such effect served upon such director, officer, or other person, suspend him from office or prohibit him from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the bank. Such suspension or prohibition shall become effective upon service of such notice and, unless stayed by a court in proceedings authorized by subsection (f) of this section, shall remain in effect pending the completion of the administrative proceedings pursuant to the notice served under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection and until such time as the agency shall dismiss the charges specified in such notice, or, if an order of removal or prohibition is issued against the director or officer or other person, until the effective date of any such order. Copies of any such notice shall also be served upon the bank of which he is a director or officer or in the conduct of whose affairs he has participated.

"(4) A notice of intention to remove a director, officer, or other person from office or to prohibit his participation in the conduct of the affairs of an insured bank, shall contain a statement of the facts constituting grounds therefor, and shall fix a time and place at which a hearing will be held thereon. Such hearing shall be fixed for a date not earlier than thirty days nor later than sixty days after the date of service of such notice, unless an earlier or a later date is set by the agency at the request of (A) such director or officer or other person, and for good cause shown, or (B) the Attorney General of the United States. Unless such director, officer, or other person shall appear at the hearing in person or by a duly authorized representative, he shall be deemed to have consented to the issuance of an order of such removal or prohibition. In the event of such consent, or if upon the record made at any such hearing the agency shall find that any of the grounds specified in such notice have been established, the agency may issue such orders of suspension or removal from office, or prohibition from participation in the conduct of the affairs of the bank, as it may deem appropriate. In any action brought under this section by the Comptroller of the Currency in respect to any director, officer or other person with respect to a national banking association or a District bank, the findings and conclusions of the Administrative Law Judge shall be certified to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the determination of whether any order shall issue. Any such order shall become effective at the expiration of thirty days after service upon such bank and the director, officer, or other person concerned (except in the case of an order issued upon consent, which shall become effective at the time specified therein). Such order shall remain effective and enforceable except to such extent as it is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by action of the agency or a reviewing court.".

(2) Section 407(g) (1) and (2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S. C. 1730(g) (1) and (2) is amended to read as follows:

"(g) (1) Whenever, in the opinion of the Corporation, any director or officer of an insured institution has committed any violation of law, rule, or regulation or of a cease-and-desist order which has become final, or has engaged or participated in any unsafe or unsound practice in connection with the institution or has committed or engaged in any act, omission, or practice which constitutes a breach of his fiduciary duty as such director or officer, and the Corporation determines that the institution has suffered or will probably suffer substantial financial loss or other damage or that the interests of its insured members could be seriously prejudiced by reason of such violation or practice or breach of fiduciary duty or that the director or officer has received financial gain by reason of such violation or practice or breach of fiduciary duty, and that such violation or practice or breach of fiduciary duty is one involving personal dishonesty on the part of such director or officer, or one which demonstrates a willful or continuing disregard for the safety or soundness of the institution, the Corporation may serve upon such director or officer a written notice of its intention to remove him from office or to prohibit his further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the institution.

"(2) Whenever, in the opinion of the Corporation, any director or officer of an insured institution, by conduct or practice with respect to another insured institution or other business institution which resulted in substantial financial loss or other damage, has evidenced either his personel dishonesty or a willful or continuing disregard for its safety and soundness, and, in addition, has evidenced his unfitness to continue as a director or officer and, whenever, in the opinion of the Corporation, any other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of an insured institution, by conduct or practice with respect to such institution or other insured institution or other business institution which resulted in substantial financial loss or other damage, has evidenced either his personal dishonesty or a willful or continuing disregard for its safety and soundness, and in addition, has evidenced his unfitness to participate in the conduct of such institution, the Corporation may serve upon such director, officer, or other person a written notice of its intention to remove him from office or to prohibit his further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the institution.".

(3) Section 5 (d) (4) (A) and (B) of the Home Owners' Loan Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1464 (d) (4) (A) and (B) is amended to read as follows:

"(4) (A) Whenever, in the opinion of the Board, any director or officer of an associtation has committed any violation of law, rule, or regulation or of a cease-and-desist order which has become final, or has engaged or participated in any unsafe or unsound practice in connection with the association, or has committed or engaged in any act, omission, or practice which constitutes a breach of his fiduciary duty as such director or officer, and the Board determines that the association has suffered or will probably suffer substantial financial loss or other damage or that the interests of its savings account holders could be seriously prejudiced by reason of such violation or practice or breach of fiduciary duty, or that the director or officer has received financial gain by reason of such violation or practice or breach of fiduciary duty, and that such violation or practice or breach of fiduciary duty is one involving personal dishonesty on the part of such director or officer, or a willful or continuing disregard for the safety or soundness of the association, the Board may serve upon such director or officer a written notice of its intention to remove him from office or to prohibit his further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the association,

"(B) Whenever, in the opinion of the Board, any director or officer of an association, by conduct or practice with respect to another savings and loan association or other business institution which resulted in substantial financial loss or other damage, has evidence either his personal dishonesty or a willful or continuing disregard for its safety and soundness, and, whenever, in the opinion of the Board, any other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of an association, by conduct or practice with respect to such association or other savings and loan association or other business institution which resulted in substantial financial loss or other damage, has evidenced either his personal dishonesty or a willful or continuing disregard for its safety and soundness, and, in addition, has evidenced his unfitness to participate in the conduct of the affairs of such association, the Board may serve upon such director, officer, or other person a written notice of its intention to remove him from office or to prohibit his further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the association.".

(4) Section 206 (g) (3) through (4) of the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1786 (g) (3) through (4)), is amended to read as follows:

"(3) In respect to any director, committee member, or officer of an insured credit union or any other person referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, the Administrator may, if he deems it necessary for the protection of the credit union or the interests of its members, by written notice to such effect served upon such director, committee member, officer, or other person, suspend him from office or prohibit him from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the credit union. Such suspension or prohibition shall become effective upon service of such notice and, unless stayed by a court in proceedings authorized by paragraph (5) of this subsection, shall remain in effect pending the completion of the administrative proceedings pursuant to the notice served under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection and until such time as the Administrator shall dismiss the charges specified in such notice, or, if an order of removal and prohibition is issued against the director, committee member, or officer or other person, until the effective date of any such order. Copies of any such notice shall also be served upon the credit union of which he is a director, committee member, or officer or in the conduct of whose affairs he has participated.

"(4) A notice of intention to remove a director, committee member, officer, or other person from office or to prohibit his participation in the conduct of the affairs of an insured credit union, shall contain a statement of the facts constituting grounds therefor, and shall fix a time and place at which a hearing will be held thereon. Such hearing shall be fixed for a date not earlier than thirty days nor later than sixty days after the date of service of such notice, unless an earlier or a later date is set by the Administrator at the request of (A) such director, committee member, or officer or other person, and for good cause shown, or (B) the Attorney General of the United States. Unless such director, committee member, officer, or other person shall appear at the hearing in person or by a duly authorized representative, he shall be deemed to have consented to the issuance of an order of such removal or prohibition. In the event of such consent, or if upon the record made at any such hearing the Administrator shall find that any of the grounds specified in such notice have been established, the Administrator may issue such orders of suspension or removal from office, or prohibition from participation in the conduct of the affairs of the credit union, as it may deem appropriate. Any such order shall become effective at the expiration of thirty days after service upon such credit union and the director, committee member, officer, or other person concerned (except in the case of an order issued upon consent, which shall become effective at the time specified therein). Such order shall remain effective and enforceable except to such extent as it is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by action of the Administrator or a reviewing court.".

(e) (1) Section 8 (i) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1818(i)), is amended by redesignating section 8 (i) as 8 (i) (1) and by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph as follows:

"(2) (i) Any insured bank which violates or any officer, director, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such a bank who violates the terms of any order which has become final and was issued pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the appropriate Federal banking agency by written notice. As used in this section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation.

"(ii) In determining the amount of the penalty the appropriate Federal banking agency shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the insured bank or person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations,and such other matters as justice may require.

"(iii) The insured bankor person assessed shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after isuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The agency determination shall be made by final order which may be reviewed only as provided in subparagraph (iv). If no hearing is requested as herein provided, the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(iv) Any insured bank or person against whom an order imposing a ccivil money penalty has been entered after agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the insured bank is located, or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the appropriate Federal banking agency. The agency shall promptly certify and file in such Court the record upon which the penalty was imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The findings of the agency shall be set aside if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence as provided by section 706 (2) (E) of title 5, United States Code.

"(v) If any insured bank or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court of appeals has entered final judgment in favor of the agency, the agency shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

"(vi) Each Federal banking agency shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this paragraph. "(vii) All penalties collected under authority of this section shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.".

(2) Section 407 (k) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1730 (k)) is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) (3) to read as follows:

"(3) (A) Any insured institution or any institution any of the accounts of which are insured which violates or any officer, director, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such an institution who violates the term of any order which has become final and was issued pursuant to subsection (e) or (f) of this section shall forefit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the Corporation by written notice. As used in this section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation. "(B) In determining the amount of the penalty the Corporation shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the insured institutation or person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require. "(C) The insured institution or person assessed shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after issuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The agency determination shall be made by final order which may be reviewed only as provided in subparagraph (D). If no hearing is requested as herein provided, the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(D) Any insured institution or person against whom an order imposing a civil money penalty has been entered after agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the insured institution is located, or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Corporation. The Corporation shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the penalty was imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The findings of the agency shall be set aside if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence as provided by section 706 (2) (E) of title 5, United States Code. "(E) If any insured institution or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court of appeals has entered final judgment in favor of the agency, the Corporation shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review. "(F) The Corporation shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this paragraph. "(G) All penalties collected under authority of this paragraph shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.". "(3) Section 5 (d) (8) of the Home Owners' Loan Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 146 4 (5) (d) (8)), is amended by redesignating section 5(d) (8) as 5 (d) (8) (A) and by adding the following new paragraph:

"(B) (i) Any association which violates or any officer, director, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such an association who violates the terms of any order which has become final and was issued pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the Board by written notice. As used in this section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation. "(ii) In determining the amount of the penalty the Board shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the association bank or person charged the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require. "(iii) The association or person charged shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after issuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The agency determination shall be made by final order which may be reviewed only as provided in subparagraph (iv). If no hearing is requested as herein provided, the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(iv) Any association or person against whom an order imposing a civil money penalty has been entered after agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the association is located, or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Board. The agency shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the penalty was imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The findings of the agency shall be set aside if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence as provided by section 706 (2) (E) of title 5, United States Code.

"(v) If any association or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court of appeals has entered final judgment in favor of the agency, the Board shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

"(vi) The Board shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this paragraph.

"(vii) All penalties collected under authority of this paragraph shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.".

(4) Section 206 (j) of the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1786 (j)), is amended by redesignating section 206 (j) as 206 (j) (1) and by adding a new paragraph as follows:

"(2) (A) Any insured credit union which violates or any officer, director, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such a credit union who violates the terms of any order which has become final and was issued pursuant to subsection (e) or (f) of this section, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the Administrator by written notice. As used in this section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation.

"(B) In determining the amount of the penalty, the Administrator shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the insured credit union or person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require.

"(C) The insured credit union or person charged shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after issuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The Administrator's determination shall be made by final order which may be reviewed only as provided in subparagraph (D). If no hearing is requested as herein provided the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(D) Any insured credit union or person against whom an order imposing a civil money penalty has been entered after agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the inssured credit union is ocated, or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Administrator. The Administrator shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the penalty was imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The findings of the Administrator shall be set aside if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence as provided by section 706 (2) (E) of title 5, United States Code.

"(E) If any insured credit union or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court of appeals has entered final judgment in favor of the Administrator, the Administrator shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

"(F) The Administrator shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this paragraph.

"(G) All penalties collected under authority of this paragraph shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.".

SEC. 108. Section 18 (j) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1828 (j)), is amended by redesignating section 18 (j) as "18 (j) (1)" and by adding at the end thereof the following:

"(2) The provisions of section 22 (h) of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, relating to limits on loans and extensions of credit by a member bank to its executive officers or directors or to any person who directly or indirectly owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of such member bank, except in the case of such a bank located in a city, town, or village with less than thirty thousand in population, in which case such per centum shall be 18 per centum, or to companies controlled by such an executive officer, director, or person, or to political or campaign committees the funds or services of which will benefit such an officer, director, or person or which are controlled by such an officer, director, or person and relating to board of directors' approval of and terms of such loan, shall be applicable to every nonmember insured bank in the same manner and to the same extent as if such nonmember insured bank were a State member bank.

"(3) (A) Any nonmember insured bank which violates or any officer, director, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such nonmember insured bank who violates any provision of section 23 A or 22 (h) of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, or any lawful regulation issued pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the Corporation by written notice. As used in this section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counseling, or aiding or abetting a violation.

"(B) In determining the amount of the penalty the Corporation shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the member bank or person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require.

"(C) The nonmember insured bank or person charged shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after issuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The agency determination shall be made by final order which may be reviewed only as provided in subparagraph (D). If no hearing is requested as herein provided the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(D) Any nonmember insured bank or person against whom an order imposing a civil money penalty has been entered after agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the member bank is located, or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Corporation. The Corporation shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the penalty was imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The findings of the Corporation shall be set aside if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence as provided by section706 (2) (E) of title 5, United States Code.

"(E) If any nonmember insured bank or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court of appeals has entered final judgment in favor of the agency, the Corporation shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

"(F) The Corporation shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this paragraph.

"(G) All penalties collected under the authority of this paragraph shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.".

Sec. 109. Any amendment made by this title which provides for the imposition of civil penalties shall apply only to violations occurring or continuing after the date of its enactment.

Sec. 110. Section 22 (g) of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 375a), is amended by inserting the figure "$60,000" in lieu of the figure "$30,000" in paragraph (2), and by inserting the figure "$20,000" in lieu of the figure "$10,000" in paragraph (3); and by inserting the figure "$10,000" in lieu of the figure "$5,000" in paragraph (4).

Sec. 111. (a) (1) Section 8 (g) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818 (g)) is amended to read as follows:

"(g) (1) Whenever any director or officer of an insured bank, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such bank, is charged in any information, indictment, or complaint authorized by a United States attorney, with the commission of or participation in a crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust which is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under State or Federal law, the appropriate Federal banking agency may, if continued service or participation by the individual may pose a threat to the interests of the bank's depositors or may threaten to impair public confidence in the bank, by written notice served upon such director, officer, or other person, suspend him from office or prohibit him from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the bank. A copy of such notice shall also be served upon the bank. Such suspension or prohibition shall remain in effect until such information, indictment, or complaint is finally disposed of or until terminated by the agency. In the event that a judgment of conviction with respect to such crime is entered against such director, officer, or other person, and at such time as such judgment is not subject to further appellate review , the agency may, if continued service or participation by the individual may pose a threat to the inerest of the bank's depositors or may threaten to impair public confidence in the bank, issue and serve upon such director, officer, or other person an order removing him from office or prohibiting him from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the bank except with the consent of the appropriate agency. A copy of such order shall also be served upon such bank, whereupon such director or officer shall cease to be a director or officer of such bank. A finding of not guilty or other disposition of the charge shall not preclude the agency from thereafter instituting proceedings to remove such director, officer, or other person from office or to prohibit further participation in bank affairs, pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (e) of this section. Any notice of suspension or order of removal issued under this paragraph shall remain effective and outstanding until the completion of any hearing or appeal authorized under paragraph (3) hereof unless terminated by the agency.

"(2) If at any time, because of the suspension of one or more directors pursuant to this section, there shall be on the board of directors of a national bank less than a quorum of directors not so suspended, all powers and functions vested in or exrcisable by such board shall vest in and be exercisable by the director or directors on the board not so suspended, until such time as there shall be a quorum of the board of directors. In the event all of the directors of a national bank are suspended pursuant to this section, the Comptroller of the Currency shall appoint persons to serve temporarily as directors in their place and stead pending the termination of such suspensions, or until such time as those who have been suspended, cease to be directors of the bank and their respective successors take office.

"(3) Within thirty days from service of any notice of suspension or order of removal issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the director, officer, or other person concerned may request in writing an opportunity to appear before the agency to show that the continued service to or participation in the conduct of the affairs of the bank by such individual does not, or is not likely to, pose a threat to the interests of the bank's depositors or threaten to impair public confidence in the bank. Upon receipt of any such request, the appropriate Federal banking agency shall fix a time (not more than thirty days after receipt of such request, unless extended at the request of the concerned director, officer, or other person) and place at which the director, officer, or other person may appear, personally or through counsel, before one or more members of theagency or designated employees of the agency to submit written materials (or, at the discretion of the agency, oral testimony) and oral argument. Within sixty days of such hearing, the agency shall notify the director, officer, or other person whether the suspension or prohibition from participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the bank will be continued, terminated, or otherwise modified, or whether the order removing said director, officer or other person from office or prohibiting such individual from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the bank will be rescinded or otherwise modified. Such notification shall contain a statement of the basis for the agency's decision, if adverse to the director, officer or other person. The Federal banking agencies are authorized to prescribe such rules as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subsection.".

(2) Section 8(h) (1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818 (h) (1) is amended by inserting after " Any hearing provided for in this section" the following: "(other tahn the hearing provided for in subsection (g) (3) of this section)",

(3) Section 8 (j) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Acr (12 U.S.C. 1818 (j)) is amended by striking out "(e) (5), (e), (7), (e) (8)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(e) (3), (e) (4)".

(4) Section 8 (k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818 (k)) is amended by striking out "paragraph (1) of subsection (g)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (g)".

(5) Section 8 (n) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818 (n)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: " Any person who willfully shall fail or refuse to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, contracts,agreements or other records, if in such person's power so to do, in obedience to the subpoena of the appropriate Federal banking agency, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or both.".

(b) (1) Section 407 (h) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1730 (h)) is amended to read as follows:

"(h) (1) Whenever any director or officer of an insured institution, or other persons participating in the conduct of the affairs of such institution, is charged in any information, indictment, or complaint authorized by a United States attorney, with the commission of or participation in crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust which is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under State or Federal law, the Corporation may, if continued service or participation by the individual may pose a threat to the interests of the institution's depositors or may threaten to impair public confidence in the institution, by written notice served upon such director, officer, or other person suspend him from office or prohibit him from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the institution. A copy of such notice shall also be served upon the institution. Such suspension or prohibition shall remain in effect until such information, indictment, or complaint is finally disposed of or until terminated by the Corporation. In the event that a judgment of conviction with respect to such crime is entered against such director, officer, or other person, and at such time as such judgment is not subject to further appellate review, the Corporation may, if continued service or participation by the individual may pose a threat to the interests of the institution's depositors or may threaten to impair public confidence in the institution, issue and serve upon such director, officer, or other person an order removing him from office or prohibiting him from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the institution except with the consent of the Corporation. A copy of such order shall also be served upon such institution, whereupon such director or officer shall cease to be a director or officer of such institution. A finding of not guilty or other disposition of the charge shall not preclude the Corporation from thereafter instituting proceedings to remove such director, officer, or other person from office or to prohibit further participation in institution affairs, pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (g) of this section. Any notice of suspension or order of removal issued under this paragraph shall remain effective and outstanding until the completion of any hearing or appeal authorized under paragraph (3) hereof unless terminated by the Corporation.

"(2) Within thirty days from service of any notice of suspension or order of removal issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the director, officer, or other person concerned may request in writing an opportunity to appear before the Corporation to show that the continued service to or participation in the conduct of the affairs of the institution by such individual does not, or is not likely to, pose a threat to the interests of the institution's depositors or threaten to impair public confidence in the institution. Upon receipt of any such request, the Corporation shall fix a time (not more than thirty days after receipt of such request, unless extended at the request of the concerned director, officer, or other person) and place at which the director, officer, or other person may appear, personally or through counsel, before one or more members of the Corporation or designated employees of the Corporation to submit written materials (or, at the discretion of the agency, oral testimony) and oral argument. Within sixty days of such hearing, the Corporation shall notify the director, officer, or other person whether the suspension or prohibition from participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the institution will be continued, terminated or otherwise modified, or whether the order removing said director, officer, or other person from office or prohibiting such individual from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the institution will be rescinded or otherwise modified. Such notification shall contain a statement of the basis for the Corporation's decision, if adverse to the director, officer, or other person. The Corporation is authorized to prescribe such rules as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subsection.".

(2) Section 407 (j) (1) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1730 (j) (1)) is amended by inserting after " Any hearing provided for in this section" the following: "(other than the hearing provided for in subsection (h) (2) of this section)".

(3) Section 407 (j) (2) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1730 (j) (2)) is amended by inserting "(1)" after "subsection (h)".

(c) (1) Section 5 (d) (5) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 (12 U.S c. 1464 (d) (5) is amended to read as follows:

"(5) (A) Whenever any director or officer of an association, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such association, is charged in any information, indictment, or complaint authorized by a United States attorney, with the commission of or participation in a crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust which is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under State or Federal law, the Board may, if continued service or participation by the individual may pose a threat to the interests of the association's depositors or may threaten to impair public confidence in the association, by written notice served upon such director, officer, or other person suspend him from office or prohibit him from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the association. A copy of such notice shall also be served upon the association. Such suspension or prohibition shall remain in effect until such information, indictment, or complaint is finally disposed of or until terminated by the Board. In the event that a judgment of conviction with respect to such crime is entered against such director, officer, or other person, and at such time as such judgment is not subject to further appellate review, the Board may, if continued service or participation by the individual may pose a threat to the interests of the association's depositors or may threaten to impair public confidence in the association, issue and serve upon such director, officer, or other person an order removing him from office or prohibiting him from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the association except with the consent of the Board. A copy of such order shall also be served upon such association, whereupon such director or officer shall cease to be a director or officer of such association. A finding of not guilty or other disposition of the charge shall not preclude the Board from thereafter instituting proceedings to remove such director, officer, or other person from office or to prohibit further participation in association affairs, pursuant to subpargraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (4). Any notice of suspension or order of removal issued under this subparagraph shall remain effective and outstanding until the completion of any hearing or appeal authorized under subparagraph (C) hereof unless terminated by the Board.

"(B) If at any time, because of the suspension of one or more directors pursuant to this section, there shall be on the board of directors of an association less than a quorum of directors not so suspended, all powers and functions vested in or exercisable by such board shall vest in and be exercisable by the director or directors on the board not so suspended, until such time as there shall be a quorum of the board of directors. In the event all of the directors of an association are suspended pursuant to this section, the Board shall appoint persons to serve temporarily as directors in their place and stead pending the termination of such suspensions, or until such time as those who have been suspended, cease to be directors of the association and their repective successors take office.

"(C) Within thirty days from service of any notice of suspension or order of removal issued pursuant to subpargraph (A), the director, officer, or other person concerned may request in writing an opportunity to appear before the Board to show that the continued service to or participation in the conduct of the affairs of the association by such individual does not, or is not likely to, pose a threat to the interests of the association's depositors or threaten to impair public confidence in the association. Upon receipt of any such request, the Board shall fix a time (not more than thirty days after receipt of such request, unless extended at the request of the concerned director, officer, or other person) and place at which the director, officer, or other person may appear, personally or through counsel, before one or more members of the agency or designated employees of the Board to submit written materials (or, at the discretion of the agency, oral testimony) and oral argument. Within sixty days of such hearing, the Board shall notify the director, officer, or other person whether the suspension or prohibition from participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the association will be continued, terminated or otherwise modified, or whether the order removing said director, officer, or other person from office or prohibiting such individual from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the association will be rescinded or otherwise modified. Such notification shall contain a statement of the basis for the Board's decision, if adverse to the director, officer, or other person. The Board is authorized to prescribe such rules as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subsection.".

(2) Section 5 (d) (7) (A) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. 1464 (d) (7) (A)) is amended by inserting after " Any hearing provided for in this subsection (d)" the following: "(other than the hearing provided for in paragraph (5) (C) of this section)".

(3) Section 5 (d) (12) (A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1464 (d) (12) (A)) is amended by striking "or 5 (A)" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "5 (A), or 5 (C)".

(4) Section 5 (d) (13) (A) (1) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1464 (d) (13) (A) (1)) is amended by inserting after "paragraph (5) (A)" the following: "or (C)".

(d) (1) Section 206 (h) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1786 (h)) is amended to read as follows:

"(h) (1) Whenever any director, committee member, or officer of an insured credit union, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such credit union, is charged in information, indictment, or complaint authorized by a United States attorney, with the commission of or participation in a crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust which is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under State or Federal law, the Administrator may, if continued service or participation by the individual may pose a threat to the interests of the credit union's members or may threaten to impair public confidence in the credit union, by written notice served upon such director, committee member, officer, or other person suspend him from office or prohibit him from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the credit union. A copy of such notice shall remain in effect until such information, indictment, or complaint is finally disposed of or until terminated by the Administrator. In the event that a judgment of conviction with respect to such crime is entered against such director, committee member, officer, or other person, and at such time as such judgment is not subject to further appellate review, the Administrator may, if continued service or participation by the individual may pose a threat to the interests of the credit union's depositors or may threaten to impair public confidence in the credit union, issue and serve upon such director, committee member, officer, or other person an order removing him from office or prohibiting the affairs of the credit union except with the consent of the Administrator. A copy of such order shall also be served upon such credit union, whereupon such director, committee member, or officer shall cease to be a director, committee member, or officer of such credit union. A finding of not guilty or other disposition of the charge shall not preclude the Administrator from thereafter instituting proceeding to remove such director, committee member, officer, or other person from office or to prohibit further participation in the affairs of the credit union, pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. Any notice of suspension or order of removal issued under this paragraph shall remain effective and outstanding until the completion of any hearing or appeal authorized under paragaraph (3) hereof unless terminated by the Administrator.

"(2) If at any time, because of the suspension of one or more directors pursuant to this section, there shall be on the board of directors of a Federal credit union less than a quorum of directors not so suspended, all powers and functions vested in or exercisable by such board shall vest in and be exercisable by the director or directors on the board not so suspended, until such time as there shall be a quorum of the board of directors. In the event all of the directors of a Federal credit union are suspended pursuant to this section, the Administrator shall appoint persons to serve temporarily as directors in their place and stead pending the termination of such suspensions, or until such time as those who have been suspended cease to be directors of the credit union and their respective successors have been elected by the members at an annual or special meeting and have taken office. Directors appointed temporarily by the Administrator shall, within thirty days following their appointment, call a special meeting for the election of new directors, unless during the thirty-day period (A) the regular annual meeting is scheduled, or (B) the suspensions giving rise to the appointment of temporary directors are terminated.

"(3) Within thirty days from service of any notice of suspension or order of removal issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the director, committee member, officer, or other person concerned may request in writing an opportunity to appear before the Administrator to show that the continued service to or participation in the conduct of the affairs of the credit union by such individual does not, or is not likely to, pose a threat to the interests of the credit union's members or threaten to impair public confidence in the credit union. Upon receipt of any such request, the Administrator shall fix a time (not more than thirty days after receipt of such request, unless extended at the request of the concerned director, committee member, officer, or other person) and place at which the director, committee member, officer, or other person may appear, personally or through counsel, before the Administrator or his designee to submit written materials (or, at the discretion of the Administrator, oral testimony) and oral argument. Within sixty days of such hearing, the Administrator shall notify the director, committee member, officer, or other person whether the suspension or prohibition from participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the credit union will be continued, terminated or otherwise modified, or whether the order removing said director, committee member, officer, or other person from office or prohibiting such individual from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of the credit union will be rescinded or otherwise modified. Such notification shall contain a statement of the basis for the Administrator's decision, if adverse to the director, committee member, officer, or other person. The Administrator is authorized to prescribe such rules as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subsection.".

(2) Section 206 (i) (1) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1786 (i) (1)) is amended by inserting after " Any hearing provided for in this section" the following: "(other than the hearing provided for in subsection (h) (3) of this section)".

(3) Section 206 (i) (2) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1786 (i) (2)) is amended by inserting "(1)" after "subsection (h)".

Sec. 112. Section 4 (c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843 (c)) is amended by striking out " The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to any bank holding company which is (i) a labor, agricultural, or horticultural organization and which is exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to (i) any company that was on January 4, 1977, both a bank holding company and a labor, agricultural, or horticultural organization exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or to any labor, agricultural, or horticultural organization to which all or substantially all of the assets of such company are hereafter transferred,".

Sec. 113. The third sentence of the second paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 412) is amended by striking the words "direct obligations of the United States" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "any obligations which are direct obligations of, or are fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States or any agency thereof".

TITLE II-- INTERLOCKING DIRECTORS

Sec. 201. This title may be cited as the " Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act".

Sec. 202. As used in this title-,

(1) the term "depository institution" means a commercial bank, a savings bank, a trust company, a savings and loan association, a building and loan association, a homestead association, a cooperative bank, an industrial bank, or a credit union;

(2) the term "depository holding company" means a bank holding company as defined in section 2 (a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, a company which would be a bank holding company as defined in section 2 (a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 but for the exemption contained in section 2 (a) (5) (F) thereof, or a savings and loan holding company as defined in section 408 (a) (1) (D) of the National Housing Act;

(3) the characterization of any corporation (including depository institutions and depository holding companies), as an "affiliate of," or as "affiliated" with any other corporation means that-,

(A) one of the corporations is a depository holding

company

and the other is a subsidiary thereof, or both

corporations

are subsidiaries of the same depository holding

company, as the term "subsidiary" is defined in either

section

2 (d) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 in

the case

of a bank holding company or section 408 (a) (1) (H)

of the

National Housing Act in the case of a savings and loan holding

company; or

(B) more than 50 per centum of the voting stock of one corporation is beneficially owned in the aggregate by

one or

more persons who also beneficially owned in the

aggregate more

than 50 per centum of the voting stock of the other

corporation;

or

(C) one of the corporations is a trust company all of the stock of which, except for directors qualifying shares

was

owned by one or more mutual savings banks on the date of

enactment of this Act and the other corporation is a

mutual

savings bank; or

(D) one of the corporations is a bank, insured by the

Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation and chartered under

State law, the voting securities of which are held by

other

banks, as permitted by State law, and which bank is

primarily

engaged in providing banking services for other banks

and

not the public: Provided, however, That in no case

shall the

voting securities of such corporation be held by any

such

other bank in excess of 5 per centum of the paid-in

capital

and 5 per centum of the surplus of such other bank; or

(E) one of the corporations is a bank, chartered under State law and insured by the Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation,

the voting securities of which are held only by persons

who are officers of other banks, as permitted by State

law,

and which bank is primarily engaged in providing banking

services for other banks and not the public: Provided,

however,

That in no case shall the voting securities of such corporation be held by such officers of other banks in excess of 6 per centum of the paid-in capital and 6 per centum of the surplus of such a bank.

(4) the term "management official" means an employee or officer with management functions, a director (including an advisory or honorary director), a trustee of a business organization under the control of trustees, or any person who has a rrpresentative

or nominee serving in any such capacity: Provided,

That if a corporator, trustee, director, or other officer of a Statechartered savings bank or cooperative bank is specifically authorized under the laws of the State in which said institution is located to serve as a trustee, director, or other officer of a State-chartered trust company which does not make real estate mortgage loans and does not accept savings deposits from natural persons, then, for the purposes of this title, such corporator, trustee, director, or other officer shall not be deemed to be a management official of such trust company: And provided further, That if a management official of a State-chartered trust company which does not make real estate mortgage loans and does not accept savings

deposits from natural persons is specifically authorized under the laws of the State in which said institution is located to serve as

a corporator, trustee, director, or other officer of a State-chartered savings bank or cooperative bank, then, for the purposes of this

title, such management official shall not be deemed to be a management

official of any such savings bank or cooperative bank; and

(5) the term "office" used with reference to a depository institution means either a principal office or a branch.

Sec. 203. A management official of a depository institution or a depository holding company may not serve as a management official of any other depository institution or depository holding company not affiliated therewith if an office of one of the institutions or any depository institution that is an affiliate of such institutions is located within either-,

(1) the same standard metropolitan statistical area as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, except in the case of depository institutions with less than $20,000,000 in assets in which case the provision of paragraph (2) shall apply, as that in which an office of the other institution or any depository institution that is an affiliate of such other institution is located, or

(2) the same city,town, or village as that in which an office of the other institution or any depository institution that is an affiliate of such other institution is located, or in any city, town, or village contiguous or adjacent thereto.

Sec. 204. If a depository institution or a depository holding company has total assets exceeding $1,000,000,000, a management official of such institution or any affiliate thereof may not serve as a management official of any other nonaffiliated depository institution or depository holding company having total assets exceeding $500,000,000 or as a management official of any affiliate of such other institution.

Sec. 205. The prohibitions contained in sections 203 and 204 shall not apply in the case of any one or more of the following or subsidiary thereof:

(1) A depository institution or depository holding company which has been placed formally in liquidation, or which is in the hands of a receiver, conservator, or other official exercising a similar function.

(2) A corporation operating under section 25 or 25 A of the Federal Reserve Act.

(3) A credit union being served by a management official of another credit union.

(4) A depository institution or depository holding company which does not do business within any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands except as an incident to its activities outside the United States.

(5) A State-chartered savings and loan guaranty corporation.

(6) A Federal Home Loan Bank or any other bank organized specifically to serve depository institutions.

Sec. 206. A person whose service in a position as a management official began prior to the date of enactment of this title and was not immediately prior to the date of enactment of this title in violation of section 8 of the Clayton Act is not prohibited by section 203 or section 204 of this title from continuing to serve in that position for a period of ten years after the date of enactment of this title. The appropriate Federal banking agency (as set forth in section 209) may provide a reasonable period of time for compliance with this title, not exceeding fifteen months, after any change in circumstances which makes such service prohibited by this title.

Sec. 207. This title shall be administered and enforced by-,

(1) the Comptroller of the Currency with respect to national banks and banks located in the District of Columbia,

(2) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with respect to State banks which are members of the Federal Reserve System, and bank holding companies,

(3) the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with respect to State banks which are not members of the Federal Reserve System but the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,

(4) the Federal Home Loan Bank Board with respect to institutions the accounts of which are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and savings and loan holding companies,

(5) the National Credit Union Administration with respect to credit unions the accounts of which are insured by the National Credit Union Administration, and

(6) Upon referral by the agencies named in the foregoing paragraphs (1) through (5), the Attorney General shall have the authority to enforce compliance by any person with this title.

Sec. 208. (a) Section 8 (e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818 (e)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(5) For the purpose of enforcing any law, rule, regulation, or cease-and-desist order in connection with an interlocking relationship, the term 'officer' as used in this subsection means an employee or officer with management functions, and the term 'director' includes an advisory or honorary director, a trustee of a bank under the control of trustee, or any person who has a representative or nominee serving in any such capacity.".

(b) Section 5 (d) of the Homeowners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1464 (d)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(15) For the purpose of enforcing any law, rule, regulation, or cease-and-desist order in connection with an interlocking relationship, the term 'officer' as used in this subsection means an employee or officer with management functions, and the term 'director' includes an advisory or honorary director, a trustee of an association under the control of trustees, or any person who has a representative or nominee serving in any such capacity.".

(c) Section 407 (q) of the National Housing Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

"(4) For the purpose of enforcing any law, rule regulation, or cease-and-desist order in connection with an interlocking relationship, the term 'officer' as used in this subsection means an employee or officer with management functions, and the term 'director' includes an advisory or honorary director, a trustee of an association under the control of trustees, or any person who has a representative or nominee serving in any such capacity.".

Sec. 209. Rules and regulations to carry out this title, including rules or regulations which permit service by a management official which would otherwise be prohibited by section 203 or section 204, may be prescribed by-,

(1) the Comptroller of the Currency with respect to national banks and banks located in the District of Columbia,

(2) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with respect to State banks which are members of the Federal Reserve System, and bank holding companies,

(3) the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with respect to State banks which are not members of the Federal Reserve System but the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,

(4) the Federal Home Loan Bank Board with respect to institutions the accounts of which are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and savings and loan holding companies, and

(5) the National Credit Union Administration with respect to credit unions the accounts of which are insured by the National Credit Union Administration.

TITLE III-- FOREIGN BRANCHING

Sec. 301. (a) Section 3 (o) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813 (o)) is amended-,

(1) by inserting "domestic" immediately before "branch" the first place it appears; and

(2) by inserting before the period at the end thereof a semicolon and the following: "and the term 'foreign branch' means any office or place of business located outside the United States, its territories, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands, at which banking operations are conducted".

(b) Section 18 (d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828 (d)) is amended-,

(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(d)";

(2) by inserting "domestic" between "new" and "branch";

(3) by inserting "such" between "any" and "branch"; and

(4) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(2) No State nonmember insured bank shall establish or operate any foreign branch, except with the prior written consent of the Corporation and upon such conditions and pursuant to such regulations as the Corporation may prescribe from time to time.".

(c) Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(1) When authorized by State law, a State nonmember insured bank may, but only with the prior written consent of the Corporation and upon such conditions and under such regulations as the Corporation may prescribe from time to time, acquire and hold, directly or indirectly, stock or other evidences of ownership in one or more banks or other entities organized under the law of a foreign country or a dependency or insular possession of the United States and not engaged, directly or indirectly, in any activity in the United States except as, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, shall be incidental to the international or foreign business of such foreign bank or entity; and, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (j) of this section, such State nonmember insured bank may, as to such foreign bank or entity, engage in transactions that would otherwise be covered thereby, but only in the manner and within the limit prescribed by the Corporation by general or specific regulation or ruling.".

Sec. 302. The sixth sentence of section 7(a)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817 (a) (3) is amended to read as follows: " The correctness of said report of conditions shall be attested by the signatures of at least two directors or trustees of the reporting bank other than the officer making such declaration, with a declaration that the report has been examined by them and to the best of their knowledge and belief is true and correct.".

Sec. 303. Section 8 (n) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U. S.C. 1818 (n)) is amended-,

(1) by inserting in the first sentence after "this section," the first place it appears therein the following: "or in connection with any claim for insured deposits or any examination or investigation under section 10 (c),";

(2) by inserting "examination, or investigation or considering the claim for insured deposits," in the first sentence after "proceeding," the second place it appears therein;

(3) by striking out "proceedings" at the end of the first sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "proceedings, claims, examinations, or investigations";

(4) by inserting "such agency or any" after " Any" at the beginning of the third sentence thereof; and

(5) by striking out "section" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection" in the fourth sentence thereof.

Sec. 304. Section 8 (q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U. S.C. 1818(q)) is amended to read as follows:

"(q) Whenever the liabilities of an insured bank for deposits shall have been assumed by another insured bank or banks, whether by way of merger, consolidation, or other statutory assumption, or pursuant to contract (1) the insured status of the bank whose liabilities are so assumed shall terminate on the date of receipt by the Corporation of satisfactory evidence of such assumption; (2) the separate insurance of all deposits so assumed shall terminate at the end of six months from the date such assumption takes effect or, in the case of any time deposit, the earliest maturity date after the six-month period; and (3) the assuming or resulting bank shall give notice of such assumption to each of the depositors of the bank whose liabilities are so assumed within thirty days after such assumption takes effect. Where the deposits of an insured bank are assumed by a newly insured bank, the bank whose deposits are assumed shall not be required to pay any assessment upon the deposits which have been so assumed after the semiannual period in which the assumption takes effect.".

Sec. 305. (a) Section 10 (b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1820 (b)) is amended by inserting "or other institution" in the first sentence after the words "any State nonmember bank" and by striking out the last two sentences of that subsection.

(b) Section 10 (c) and (d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1820 (c) and (d)) are amended to read as follows:

"(c) In connection with examinations of insured banks, State nonmember banks or other institutions making application to become insured banks, and affiliates thereof, or with other types of investigations to determine compliance with applicable law and regulations, the appropriate Federal banking agency, or its designated representatives, are authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, and to examine and to take and preserve testimony under oath as to any matter in respect to the affairs or ownership of any such bank or institution or affiliate thereof, and to exercise such other powers as are set forth in section 8 (n) of this Act.

"(d) For purposes of this section, the term 'affiliate' shall have the same meaning as in section 23 A of the Federal Reserve Act, except that the term 'member bank' in such section 23 A and in section2 (b) of the Banking Act of 1933 shall be deemed to refer to an insured bank.".

Sec. 306. Section 18 (c) (1) (B) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828 (c) (1) (B)) is amended by inserting after the word "deposits" the following: "(including liabilities which would be 'deposits' except for the proviso in section 3 (1) (5) of this Act)".

Sec. 307. Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before "shall be punished" the following: "or any attorney, liquidator, examiner, claim agent, or other employee of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, any Federal Reserve bank, or the National Credit Union Administration engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties".

Sec. 308. Section 5 of the Bank Service Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1865) is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 5. Whenever any bank which is regularly examined by a Federal supervisory agency, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such bank which is subject to examination by that agency, causes to be performed, by contract or otherwise, any bank services for itself, whether on or off its premises-,

"(1) such performance shall be subject to regulation and examination by such agency to the same extent as if the services were being performed by the bank itself on its own premises and

"(2) the bank shall notify such agency of the existence of a service relationship within 30 days after the making of such service contract or the performance of the service, whichever occurs first.".

Sec. 309. The last sentence of section 9 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1819) is amended to read as follows:

" Tenth. To prescribe by its Board of Directors such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act or of any other law which it has the responsibility of administering or enforcing (except to the extent that authority to issue such rules and regulations has been expressly and exclusively granted to any other regulatory agency).".

Sec. 310. (a) Section 7 (a) (4) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817 (a) (4)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: " Deposits which are accumulated for the payment of personal loans and are assigned or pledged to assure payment of loans at maturity shall not be included in the total deposits in such reports, but shall be deducted from the loans for which such deposits are assigned or pledged to assure repayment.".

(b) Section 7 (a) (5) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S. C. 1817 (a) (5)) is amended by striking out "deposits accumulated for the payment of personal loans," in the second sentence thereof.

(c) Section 7 (b) (6) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S. C. 1817 (b) (6)) is amended by striking out subparagraph (B), and redesgnating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as (B) and (C), respectively.

Sec. 311. Section 9 of the International Banking Act of 1978 (P.L. 95 - 369) is amended by inserting "(a)" immediately after " Sec. 9." and by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(b) (1) Every branch or agency of a foreign bank and every commercial lending company controlled by one or more foreign banks or by one or more foreign companies that control a foreign bank shall conduct its operations in the United States in full compliance with provisionsof any law of the United States or any State thereof which-,

"(A) prohibit discrimination against any individual or other person on the basis of the race, color, religion, sex, marital status, age, or national origin of (i) such individual or other person or (ii) any officer, director, employee, or creditor of, or any owner of any interest in, such individual or other person; and

"(B) apply to national banks or State-chartered banks doing business in the State in which such branch or agency or commercial lending company, as the case may be, is doing business.

"(2) No application for a branch or agency shall be approved by the Comptroller or by a State bank supervisory authority, as the case may be, unless the entity making the application has agreed to conduct all of its operations in the United States in full compliance with provisions of any law of the United States or any State thereof which-,

"(A) prohibit discrimination against individuals or other persons on the basis of the race, color, religion, sex, marital status, age, or national origin of (i) such individual or other person or (ii) any officer, director, employee, or creditor of, or any owner of any interest in, such individual or other person; and

"(B) apply to national banks or State-chartered banks doing business in the State in which the entity to be established is to do business.".

TITLE IV-- AMERICAN ARTS GOLD MEDALLIONS

Sec. 401. This title may be cited as the " American Arts Gold Medallion Act".

Sec. 402. The Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter referred to as the " Secretary") shall, during each of the first five calendar years beginning after the date of enactment of this title, strike and sell to the general public, as provided by this title, gold medallions (hereinafter referred to as "medallions") containing, in the aggregate, not less than one million troy ounces of fine gold, and commemorating outstanding individuals in the American arts.

Sec. 403. (a) Medallions struck under authority of this title shall be minted in two sixes containing, respectively, one troy ounce and one-half troy ounce of fine gold. During the first year in which such medallions are struck, at least five hundred thousand troy ounces of fine gold shall be struck in each size of medallions authorized by this subsection. In succeeding years, the proportion of gold devoted to each size of medallions shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of expected demand.

(b) Medallions struck under authority of this title shall be of such fineness that, of one thousand parts by weight, nine hundred shall be of fine gold and one hundred of alloy. Medallions shall not be struck from ingots which deviate from the standard of this subsection by more than one part per thousand.

(c) Medallions struck under the authority of this title shall bear such designs and inscriptions as the Secretary may approve subject to the following-,

(1) during the first calendar year beginning after the date of enactment of this title, one ounce medallions shall be struck with a picture of Grant Wood on the obverse side and one-half ounce medallions shall be struck with a picture of Marian Anderson on the obverse side;

(2) during the second calendar year beginning after the date of enactment of this title, one ounce medallions shall be struck with a picture of Mark Twain on the obverse side and one-half ounce medallions shall be struck with a picture of Willa Cather on the obverse side;

(3) during the third calendar year beginning after the date of enactment of this title, one ounce medallions shall be struck with a picture of Louis Armstrong on the obverse side and one-half ounce medallions shall be struck with a picture of Willa Cather Wright on the obverse side;

(4) during the fourth calendar year beginning after the date of enactment of this title, one ounce medallions shall with a picture of Robert Frost on the obverse side and one-half ounce medallions shall be struck with a picture of Alexander Calder on the obverse side; and

(5) during the fifth calendar year beginning after the date of enactment of this title, one ounce medallions shall be struck with a picture of Helen Hayes on the obverse side and one-half ounce medallions shall be struck with a picture of John Steinbeck on the obverse side.

The reverse side of each medallion shall be of different design, shall be representative of the artistic achievements of the individual on the obverse side, and shall include the inscription " American Arts Commemorative Series".

Sec. 404. Dies for use in striking the medallions authorized by this title may be executed by the engraver, and the medallions struck by the Superintendent of coining department of the mint at Philadelphia, under such regulations as the Superintendent, with the approval of the Director of the Mint, may prescribe. In order to carry out this title, the Secretary may enter into contracts: Provided, That suitable precautions are maintained to secure against counterfeiting and against unauthorized issuance of medallions struck under authority of this title.

Sec. 405. For purposes of section 485 of title 18 of the United States Code, a coin of a denomination of higher than 5 cents shall be deemed to include any medallion struck under the authority of this title.

Sec. 406. (a) Medallions struck under authority of this title shall be sold to the general public at a competitive price equal to the free market value of the gold contained therein plus the cost of manufacture, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses including marketing costs. In order to carry out the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall enter into such arragements with the Administrator of General Services (hereinafter referred to as the " Administrator") as may be appropriate.

(b) The Administrator shall make such arrangements for the sale of medallions as will encourage broad public participation and will not preclude purchases of single pieces.

(c) The Administrator may, after consultation with the Secretary, issue rules and regulations to carry out this section.

Sec. 407. This title shall take effect on October 1, 1979.

TITLE V--CREDIT UNION RESTRUCTURING

Sec. 501. Section 102 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752a) is amended to read as follows:

" CREATION OF ADMINISTRATION

" Sec. 102. (a) There is hereby established in the executive branch of the Government an independent agency to be known as the National Credit Union Administration. The Administration shall be under the management of a National Credit Union Administration Board.

"(b) The Board shall consist of three members, who are broadly representative of the public interest, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In appointing the members of the Board, the President shall designate the Chairman. Not more than two members of the Board shall be members of the same political party.

"(c) The term of office of each member of the Board shall be six years, except that the terms of the two members, other than the Chairman, initially appointed shall expire one upon the expiration of two years after the date of appointment, and the other upon the expiration of four years after the date of appointment. Board members appointed for less than a six-year term may be reappointed for a full six-year term and future members appointed to fill unexpired terms may be reappointed for a full six-year term. Any Board member may continue to serve as such after the expiration of said member's term until a successor has qualified.

"(d) The management of the Administration shall be vested in the Board. The Board shall adopt such rules as it sees fit for the transaction of its business and shall keep permanent and complete records and minutes of its acts and proceedings. A majority of the Board shall constitute a qurum. Not later than April 1 of each calendar year, and at such other times as the Congress shall determine, the Board shall make a report to the President and to the Congress. Such a report shall summarize the operations of the Administration and set forth such information as is necessary for the Congress to review the financial program approved by the Board.

"(e) The Chairman of the Board shall be the spokesman for the Board and shall represent the Board and the National Credit Union Administration in its official relations with other branches of the Government. The Chairman shall determine each Board member's area of responsibility and shall review such assignments biennially. It shall be the Chairman's responsibility to direct the implementation of the adopted policies and regulations of the Board.

"(f) The financial transactions of the Administration shall be subject to audit on a calendar year basis by the General Accounting Office in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to commercial corporate transactions and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. The audit shall be conducted at the place or places where the accounts of the Administration are kept.".

Sec. 502. (a) Section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act is amended-,

(1) by striking out clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(2) the term ' Chairman' means the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Board;";

(2) by inserting " Administration" after " Union" in clause (4).

(b) The Federal Credit Union Act is amended by striking out " Administrator" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof " Board", and by striking out the personal pronouns "he", "him", and "his" when referring to the Administrator and inserting in lieu thereof "it", "them", and "its" as appropriate wherever such words appear therein.

(c) Section 5108 (a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by changing the number "3,301" in the first sentence to read "3,310".

(d) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:

"(66) Chairman, National Credit Union Administration" Board.".

(e) Section 5315 (93) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out " Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration" and inserting lieu thereof " Members, National Credit Union Administration Board (2)".

Sec. 503. (a) Paragraph (4) of section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752) which begins with " The terms 'member account'" is redesignated paragraph "(5)" and the succeeding paragraphs numbered (5) through (8) are redesignated as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively.

(b) Paragraph (5) of section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752), as redesignated by subsection (a) of this section, is amended-,

(1) by striking "(when referring to the account of a member of credit union)";

(2) by striking "share, share certificate, or share deposit" each time it appears therein and inserting "share or share certificate" in lieu thereof;

(3) by striking "those" and inserting "share or share certificate" in lieu thereof; and

(4) by striking all language after "political subdivisions thereof" and inserting "enumerated in section 207 of this Act: Provided, That for purposes of insured State credit unions, reference in this paragraph to 'share' or 'share certificate' accounts includes, as determined by the Board, the equivalent of such accounts under State law;" in lieu thereof.

(c) Paragraph (9) of section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752), as redesignated by (a) of this section, is amended by-,

(1) inserting", including the trust territories," after "several territories"; and

(2) adding the following new sentence: " The term 'branch' also includes a suboffice, operated by a Federal credit union or by a credit union authorized by the Department of Defense, located on an American military installation in a foreign country or in the trust territories of the United States.".

Sec. 504. (a) Subsection (a) of section 201 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1781) is amended by inserting", including the trust territories," after "several territories".

(b) Paragraph (b) (7) of such section is amended by inserting "except for accounts authorized by State law for State credit unions" before the semicolon.

(c) Such section is further amended by striking all of subsection (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as (d).

Sec. 505. (a) Section 202 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S. C. 1782) is amended by striking out "his" in the fifth sentence of paragraph (a) (1) and inserting "such officer's" in lieu thereof.

(b) Subsection (h) (3) of such section is amended to read as follows:

"(3) The term 'member account' when applied to the premium charge for insurance of accounts shall not include amounts

received from other federally insured credit unions in excess of

the insured account limit set forth in section 207 (c) (1).".

Sec. 506. Section 208 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1788) is amended by striking out " SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO AVOID LIQUIDATION" and inserting " SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FEDERALLY INSURED CREDIT UNIONS" in lieu thereof.

Sec. 507. Section 105 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1755) is amended to read as follows:

" FEES

" Sec. 105. (a) In accordance with rules prescribed by the Board, each Federal credit union shall pay to the Administration an annual operating fee which may be composed of one or more charges identified as to the function or functions for which assessed.

"(b) The fee assessed under this section shall be determined according to a schedule, or schedules, or other method determined by the Board to be appropriate, which gives due consideration to the expenses of the Administration in carrying out its responsibilities under this Act and to the ability of Federal credit unions to pay the fee. The Board shall, among other things, determine the periods for which the fee shall be assessed and the date or dates for the payment of the fee or increments thereof.

"(c) If the annual operating fee is composed of separate charges, no supervision charge shall be payable by a Federal credit union, and the Board may waive payment of any or all other charges comprising the fee, with respect to the year in which its charter is issued, or in which final distribution is made in its liquidation or the charter is canceled.

"(d) All operating fees shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States for the account of the Administration and may be expended by the Board to defray the expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act including the examination and supervision of Federal credit unions.".

Sec. 508. Section 106 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1756) is amended to read as follows:

" REPORT AND EXAMINATIONS

" Sec. 106. Federal credit unions shall be under the supervision of the Board, and shall make financial reports to it as and when it may require, but at least annually. Each Federal credit union shall be subject to examination by, and for this purpose shall make its books and records accessible to, any person designated by the Board.".

Sec. 509. The amendments made by this title take effect upon the effective date of this Act, except that the functions of the Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration under the provisions of the Federal Credit Union Act, as in effect on the date preceding the date of enactment of this title, shall continue to be performed by him in accordance with such provisions until such time as all the members of the National Credit Union Administration Board, established under the amendments made by this title, take office. All rules,regulations, policies, and procedures of the Administrtor in effect on the date of enactment of this title shall remain in effet until amended, superseced, or repealed.

TITLE VI-- CHANGE IN BANK CONTROL ACT

Sec. 601. This title may be cited as the " Change in Bank Control Act of 1978".

Sec. 602. Subsection (j) of section 7 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817 (j)) is amended to read as follows:

"(j) (1) No person, acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more other persons, shall acquire control of any insured bank through a purchase, assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition of voting stock of such insured bank unless the appropriate Federal banking agency has been given sixty days' prior written notice of such proposed acquisition and within that time period the agency has not issued a notice disapproving the proposed acquisition or extending for up to another thirty days the period during which such a disapproval may issue. The period for disapproval may be further extended only if the agency determines that any acquiring party has not furnished all the information required under section (j) (6) or that in its judgment any material information submitted is substantially inaccurate. An acquisition may be made prior to expiration of the disapproval period if the agency issues written notice of its intent not to disapprove the action. For purposes of this subsection (j), the term 'insured bank' shall include any 'bank holding company', as that term is defined in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act, which has control of any such insured bank, and the appropriate Federal banking agency in the case of bank holding companies shall be the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

"(2) Upon receiving any notice under this subsection, the appropriate Federal banking agency shall forward a copy thereof to the appropriate State bank supervisory agency if the bank the voting shares of which are sought to be acquired is a State bank, and shall allow thirty days within which the views and recommendations of such State bank supervisory agency may be submitted. The appropriate Federal banking agency shall give due consideration to the views and recommendations of such State agency in determining whether to disapprove any proposed acquisition. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section (j) (2), if the appropriate Federal banking agency determines that it must act immediately upon any notice of a proposed acquisition in order to prevent the probable failure of the bank involved in the proposed acquisition, such Federal banking agency may dispense with the requirements of this subsection (j) (2) or, if a copy of the notice is forwarded to the State bank supervisory agency, such Federal banking agency may request that the views and recommendations of such State bank supervisory agency be submitted immediately in any form or by any means acceptable to such Federal banking agency.

"(3) Within three days after its decision to disapprove any proposed acquisition, the appropriate Federal banking agency shall notify the acquiring party in writing of the disapproval. Such notice shall provide a statment of the basis for the disapproval.

"(4) Within ten days of receipt of such notice of disapproval, the acquiring party may request an agency on the proposed acquisition. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The length of the hearing shall be determined by the appropriate Federal banking agency. At the conclusion thereof, the appropriate Federal banking agency shall by order approve or disapprove the proposed acquisition on the basis of the record made at such hearing.

"(5) Any person whose proposed acquisition is disapproved after agency hearings under this subsection may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the bank to be acquired is located, or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the appropriate Federal banking agency. The appropriate Federal banking agency shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the disapproval was based. The findings of the appropriate Federal banking agency shall be set aside if found to be arbitrary or capricious or if found to violate procedures established by this subsection.

"(6) Except as otherwise provided by regulation of the appropriate Federal banking agency, a notice filed pursuant to this subsection shall contain the following information.

"(A) The identity, personal history, business background and experience of each person by whom or on whose behalf the acquisition is to be made, including his mateerial business activities and affiliations during the past five years, and a description of any

material pending legal or administrative proceedings in which

he is a party and any criminal indictment or conviction of such

person by a State or Federal court.

"(B) A statement of the assets and liabilities of each person by whom or on whose behalf the acquisition is to be made, as of the end of the fiscal year for each of the five fiscal years immediately preceding the date of the notice, together with related statements of income and source and application of funds for each of

the fiscal years then concluded, all prepared in accordance with

gennerally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and an interim statement of the assets and liabilities for each such person, together with related statements of income and source and application of funds, as of a date not more than ninety days prior to the date of the filing of the notice.

"(C) The terms and conditions of the proposed acquisition and the manner in which the acquisition is to be made.

"(D) The identity, source and amount of the funds or other consideration used or to be used in making the acquisition, and if any part of these funds or other consideration has been or is to be borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of making the acquisition, a description of the transaction, the names of the parties, and any arrangements, or understandings with such persons.

"(E) Any plans or proposals which any acquiring party making the acquisition may have to liquidate the bank, to sell its assets or merge it with any company or to make any other major change in its business or corporate structure or management.

"(F) The identification of any person employed, retained, or to be compensated by the acquiring party, or by any person on his behalf, to make solicitations or recommendations to stockholders for the purpose of assisting in the acquisition, and a brief description of the terms of such employment, retainer, or arrangement for compensation.

"(G) Copies of all invitations or tenders or advertisements making a tender offer to stockholders for purchase of their stock to be used in connection with the proposed acquisition.

"(H) Any additional relevant information in such form as the approrpriate Federal banking agency may require by regulation or by specific request in connection with any particular notice.

"(7) The appropriate Federal banking agency may disapprove any proposed acquistion if-,

"(A) the proposed acquisition of control would result in a monopoly or would be in furtherance of any combination or conspriracy to monoplize or to attempt to monopolize the business of banking in any part of the United States;

"(B) the effect of the proposed acquisition of control in any section of the country may be substantially to lessen competition or to tend to create a monopoly or the proposed acquisition of control would in any other manner be in restraint of trade, and the anticompetitive effects of the proposed acquisition of control are not clearly out weighed in the public interest by the probable effect of the transaction in meeting the convenience and needs of the community to be served;

"(C) the financial condition of any acquiring person is such as might jeopardize the financial stability of the bank or prejudice the interests of the depositors of the bank;

"(D) the competence, experience, or integrity of any acquiring person or of any of the proposed management personnel indicates that it would not be in the interest of the depositors of the bank, or in the interest of the public to permit such person to control the bank; or

"(E) any acquiring person neglects, fails, or refuses to furnish the appropriate Federal banking agency all the information required by the appropriate Federal banking agency.

"(8) For the purposes of this subsection, the term-,

"(A) 'person' means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, association, joint venture, pool, syndicate, sole, proprietorship, unincorporated organization, or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein; and

"(B) 'control' means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of an insured bank or to vote 25 per

centum or more of any class of voting securities of an insured

bank.

"(9) Whenever any insured bank makes a loan or loans, secured, or to be secured, by 25 per centum or more of the outstanding voting stock of an insured bank, the president or other chief executive officer of the lending bank shall promptly report such fact to the appropriate Federal banking agency of the bank whose stock secures the loan or loans upon obtaining knowledge of such loan or loans, except that no report need be made in those cases where the borrower has been the owner of record of the stock for a period of one year or more or where the stock is that of the newly organized bank prior to its opening.

"(10) The reports required by paragraph (9) of this subsetion shall contain such of the information referred to in paragraph (6) of this subsection, and such other relevant information, as the appropriate Federal banking agency may require by regulation or by specific request in connection with any particular report.

"(11) The Federal banking agency receiving a notice or report filed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (9) shall immediately furnish to the other Federal banking agencies a copy of such notice or report.

"(12) Whenever such a change in control occurs, each insured bank shall report promptly to the appropriate Federal banking agency any changes or replacement of its chief executive officer or of any director occurring the next twelve-month period, including in its report a statement of the past and current business and professional affiliations of the new chief executive officer or directors.

"(13) The appropriate Federal banking agencies are authorized to issue rules and regulations to carry out this subsection.

"(14) Within two years after the effective date of the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978, and each year thereafter in each appropriate Federal banking agency's annual report to the Congress, the appropriate Federal banking agency shall report to the Congress the results of the administration of this subsection, and make any recommendations as to changes in the law which in the opinion of the appropriate Federal banking agency would be desirable.

"(15) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this subsection, or any regulation or order issued by the appropriate Federal banking agency pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The appropriate Federal banking agency shall have authority to assess such a civil penalty, after giving notice and an opportunity to the person to submit data, views, and arguments, and after giving due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and any data, views, and arguments submitted. The agency may collect such civil penalty by agreement with the person or by bringing an action in the appropriate United States district court, except that in any such action, the person against whom the penalty has been assessed shall have a right to trial de novo.

"(16) This subsection shall not apply to a transaction subject to section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1842) or section 18 of this Act (12 U.S.C. 1828).".

TITLE VII-- CHANGE IN SAVINGS AND LOAN CONTROL ACT

Sec. 701. This title may be cited as the " Change in Savings and Loan Control Act of 1978".

Sec. 702. Paragraph (6) of section 407(1) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1730 (1) (6)) is amended to read as follows:

"(6) As used in this subsection, the term 'stock' means rights, interests, or powers with respect to a mutual institution and the term 'insured institution' means a mutual insured institution.".

Sec. 703. Section 407 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1730) is amended by redesignating section 407(q) as 407(r) and inserting immediately after "(p)" the following:

"(q)(1) No person, acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more other persons, shall acquire control of any insured institution through a purchase assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition of voting stock of such insured institution unless the Corporation has been given sixty days' prior written notice of such proposed acquisition and within that time period the Corporation has not issued a notice disapproving the proposed acquisition or extending up to another thirty days the period during which a disapproval may issue. The period for disapproval may be further extended only if the Corporation determines that any acquiring party has not furnished all the information required under subsection(q)(6) or that in its judgment any material information submitted is substantially inaccurate. An acquisition may be made prior to expiration of the disapproval period if the Corporation issues written notice of its intent not to disapprove the action. For purposes of this subsection (q), the term 'insured institution' shall include any 'savings and loan holding company', as that term is defined in section 408 of the National Housing Act, which has control of any such insured institution.

"(2) Upon receiving any notice under this subsection, the Corporation shall forward a copy thereof to the appropriate State savings and loan association supervisory agency if the insured institution the voting shares of which are sought to be acquired is a State chartered institution, and shall allow thirty days within which the views and recommendations of such State supervisory agency may be submitted. The Corporation shall give due consideration to the views and recommendations of such State agency in determining whether to disapprove any proposed acquisition. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (q)(2), if the Corporation determines that it must act immediately upon any notice of a proposed acquisition in order to prevent the probable failure of the institution involved in the proposed acquisition, the Corporation may dispense with the requirement of this subsection (1) (2) or, if a copy of the notice is forwarded to the State supervisory agency, the Corporation may request that the views and recommendations of such State supervisory agency be submitted immediately in any form or by any means acceptable to the Corporation.

"(3) Within three days after its decision to disapprove any proposed acquisition, the Corporation shall notify the acquiring party in writing of the disapproval. Such notice shall provide a statement of the basis for the disapproval.

"(4) Within ten days of receipt of such notice of disapproval, the acquiring party may request an agency hearing on the proposed acquisition. In such hearing all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The length of the hearing shall be determined by the Corporation. At the conclusion thereof, the Corporation shall by order approve or disapprove the proposed acquisition on the basis of the record made at such hearing.

"(5) Any person whose proposed acquisition is disapproved after agency hearing under this subsection may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the institution to be acquired is located, or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Corporation. The Corporation shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the disapproval was based. The findings of the Corporation shall be set aside if found to be arbitrary or capricious or if found to violate procedures established by this subsection.

"(6) Except as otherwise provided by regulation of the Corporation, a notice filed pursuant to this subsection shall contain the following information:

"(A) The identity, personal history, business background, and experience of each person by whom or on whose behalf the acquisition is to be made, including his material business activities and

affiliations during the past five years, and a description of any

material pending legal or administrative proceedings in which he is a party and any criminal indictment or conviction of such person by a State or Federal court.

"(B) A statement of the assets and liabilities of each person by whom or on whose behalf the acquisition is to be made, as of the end of the fiscal year for each of the five fiscal years immediately preceding the date of the notice, together with related statements of income and source and application of funds for each of the fiscal years then concluded, all prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and an interim statement of the assets and liabilities for each such person, together with related statements of income and source and

application of funds, as of a date not more than ninety days

prior to the date of the filing of the notice.

"(C) The terms and conditions of the proposed acquisition and the manner in which the acquisition is to be made.

"(D) The identity, source, and amount of the funds or other consideration used or to be used in making the acquisition, and if any part of these funds or other consideration has been or is to be borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of making the acquisition, a description of the transaction, the names of the parties, and any arrangements, agreements, or understandings with such persons.

"(E) Any plans or proposals which any acquiring party making the acquisition may have to liquidate the institution, to sell its assets or merge it with any company or to make any other major change in its business or corporate structure or management.

"(F) The identification of any person employed, retained, or to be compensated by the acquiring party, or by any person on his behalf, to make solicitations or recommendations to stockholders for the purpose of assisting in the acquisition, and a brief description of the terms of such employment, retainer, or arrangement for compensation.

"(G) Copies of all invitations or tenders or advertisements making a tender offer to stockholders for purchase of their stock to be used in connection with the proposed acquisition.

"(H) Any additional relevant information in such form as the Corporation may require by regulation or by specific request in connection with any particular notice.

"(7) The Corporation may disapprove any proposed acquisition if--,

"(A) the proposed acquisition of control would result in a monopoly or would be in furtherance of any combination or conspiracy to monopolize or to attempt to monopolize the savings and loan business in any part of the United States;

"(B) the effect of the proposed acquisition of control in any section of the country may be substantially to lessen competition or to tend to create a monopoly or the proposed acquisition of control would in any other manner be in restraint of trade, and the anticompetitive effects of the proposed acquisition of control are not clearly outweighed in the public interest by the probable effect of the transaction in meeting the convenience and needs of the community to be served;

"(C) the financial condition of any acquiring person is such as might jeopardize the financial stability of the institution or prejudice the interests of the depositors of the institution;

"(D) the competence, experience, or integrity of any acquiring person or any of the proposed management personnel indicates that it would not be in the interest of the depositiors of the institution or in the interest of the public to permit such person to control the institution; or

"(E) any acquiring person neglects, fails, or refuses to furnish the Corporation all the information required by the Corporation.

"(8) For the purposes of this subsection, the term--,

"(A) 'person' means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, association, joint venture, pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein, and

"(B) 'control' means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of an insured institution or to vote 25 per centum or more of any class of voting securities of an insured institution.

"(9) Whenever any insured institution or an insured bank makes a loan, or loans, secured, or to be secured, by 25 per centum or more of the outstanding voting stock of an insured institution, the president or other chief executive officer of the lending insured institution or insured bank shall promptly report such fact to the Corporation upon obtaining knowledge of such loan or loans, except that no report need be made in those cases where the borrower has been the owner of record of the stock for a period of one year or more or where the stock is that of the newly organized institution prior to its opening.

"(10) The reports required by paragraph (9) of this subsection shall contain such of the information referred to in paragraph (6) of this subsection, and such other relevant information, as the Corporation may require by regulation or by specific request in connection with any particular report.

"(11) Whenever a change in control occurs, each insured institution shall report promptly to the Corporation any changes or replacement of its chief executive officer or of any director occurring in the next twelve-month period, including in its report a statement of the past and current business and professional affiliations of the new chief executive officer or directors.

"(12) Without limitation by or on the foregoing provisions of this subsection, the Corporation may require insured institution and individuals or other persons who have or have had any connection with the management of any insured institution, as defined by the Corporation, to provide, in such manner as the Corporation may prescribe, such periodic or other reports and disclosures, including proxy statements and the solicitation of proxies thereby, as the Corporation may determine to be necessary or appropriate for the protection of investors or the Corporation.

"(13) As used in this subsection, the term 'stock' means such stock or other equity securities or equity interests in an insured institution which is a stock company, or rights, interests, or powers with respect thereto.

"(14) The Corporation is authorized to issue rules and regulations to carry out this subsection.

"(15) Within two years after the effective date of the Change in Savings and Loan Control Act of 1978 and each year thereafter in the Corporation's annual report to the Congress, the Corporation shall report to the Congress the results of the administration of this subsection, and make any recommendations as to changes in the law which in the opinion of the Corporation would be desirable.

"(16) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this subsection, or any regulation or order issued by the Corporation pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The Corporation shall have authority to assess such a civil penalty, after giving notice and an opportunity to the person to submit data, views, and arguments, and after giving due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of financial resources and good faith of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and any data, views, and arguments submitted. The agency may collect such civil penalty by agreement with the person or by bringing an action in the appropriate United States district court, except that in any such action, the person against whom the penalty has been assessed shall have a right to trial de novo.

"(17) This subsection shall not apply to a transaction subject to section 408 of this Act (12 U.S.C. 1730a).".

TITLE VIII-- CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNTS

Sec. 801. Section 106(b) of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1972) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, by inserting "(1)" immediately after "(b)", and by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(2) (A) No bank which maintains a correspondent account in the name of another bank shall make an extension of credit to an executive officer or director of, or to any person who directly or indirectly or acting through or in concert with one or more persons owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of, such other bank unless such extension of credit is made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and does not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features.

"(B) No bank shall open a correspondent account at another bank while such bank has outstanding an extension of credit to an executive officer or director of, or other person who directly or indirectly or acting through or in concert with one or more persons owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of, the bank desiring to open the account, unless such extension of credit was made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and does not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features.

"(C) No bank which maintains a correspondent account at another bank shall make an extension of credit to an executive officer or director of, or to any person who directly or indirectly acting through or in concert with one or more persons owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of, such other bank, unless such extension of credit is made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and does not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features.

"(D) No bank which has outstanding an extension of credit to an executive officer or director of, or to any person who directly or indirectly or acting through or in concert with one or more persons owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of, another bank shall open a correspondent account at such other bank, unless such extension of credit was made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and does not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features.

"(E) For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'extension of credit' shall have the same meaning given it in section 23 A of the Federal Reserve Act and the term 'executive officer' shall have the same meaning given it under section 22(g) of the Federal Reserve Act.

"(F) (i) Any bank which violates or any officer, director, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of such bank who violates any provision of section 106(b) (2) shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day during which such violation continues. The penalty shall be assessed and collected by the Comptroller of the Currency in the case of a national bank, the Board in the case of a State member bank, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the case of an insured nonmember State bank, by written notice. As used in this section, the term 'violates' includes without any limitation any action (alone or with another or others) for or toward causing, bringing about, participating in, counselling, or aiding or abetting a violation.

"(ii) In determining the amount of the penalty the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as the case may be, shall take into account the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the size of the financial resources and good faith of the bank or person charged, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous violations, and such other matters as justice may require.

"(iii) The bank or person assessed shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within ten days after issuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing, all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of title 5, United States Code. The agency determination shall be made by final order which may be reviewed only as provided in subsection (iv). If no hearing is requested as herein provided, the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

"(iv) Any bank or person against whom an order imposing a civil money penalty has been entered after agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the home office of the bank is located, or the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, by filing a notice of appeal in such court within ten days from the date of such order, and simultaneously sending a copy of such notice by registered or certified mail to the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as the case may be. The Comptroller of the Currency, the Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as the case may be, shall promptly certify and file in such court the record upon which the penalty was imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The findings of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as the case may be, shall be set aside if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence as provided by section 706(2) (E) of title 5, United States Code.

"(v) If any bank or person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court of appeals has entered final judgement in favor of the agency, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as the case may be, shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action the validity and apropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

"(vi) The Comptroller of the Currency, the Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures necessary to implement this section.

"(vii) All penalties collected under authority of this section shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.

"(G) (i) Each executive officer and each stockholder of record who directly or indirectly owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of an insured bank shall make a written report to the board of directors of such bank for any year during which such executive officer or shareholder has outstanding an extension of credit from a bank which maintains a corresponding account in the name of such bank. Such report shall include the following information:

"(1) the maximum amount of indebtedness to the bank maintaining the correspondent account during such year of (a) such executive officer or stockholder of record, (b) each company controlled by such executive officer or stockholder, or (c) each political or campaign committee the funds or services of which will benefit such executive officer or stockholder, or which is controlled by such executive officer or stockholder;

"(2) the amount of indebtedness to the bank maintaining the correspondent account outstanding as of a date not more than ten days prior to the date of filing of such report of (a) such executive officer or stockholder of record, (b) each company controlled by such executive officer or stockholder, or (c) each political or campaign committee the funds or services of which will benefit such executive officer or stockholder;

"(3) the range of interest rates charged on such indebtedness of such executive officer or stockholder of record; and

"(4) the terms and conditions of such indebtedness of such executive officer or stockholder of record.

"(ii) Each insured bank shall compile the reports filed pursuant to subparagraph (G) (i) and forward such compilation to the Comptroller of the Currency in the case of a national bank, the Board in the case of a State member bank, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the case of an insured nonmember State bank.

"(iii) Each insured bank shall include in the report required to be made under subsection (k) (1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817 (k) (1)) a list by name of each executive officer or stockholder of record who directly or indirectly owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of the bank who files information required by subparagraph (G) (i) and the aggregate amount of all extensions of credit by correspondent banks to such executive officers or stockholders of record, any company controlled by such executive officers or stockholders, and any political or campaign committee the funds or services of which will benefit such executive officers or stockholders, or which is controlled by such executive officers or stockholders.".

TITLE IX-- DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL FACTS

Sec. 901. Section 7 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(k) (1) Each insured bank shall make to the appropriate Federal banking agency an annual report which shall contain the following information with respect to the preceding calendar year:

"(A) A list by name of each stockholder of record who directly or indirectly owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities of the bank.

"(B) A list by name of each executive officer or stockholder of record who directly or indirectly owns, controls, or has the power

to vote more than 10 per centum of any class of voting securities

of the bank and the aggregate amount of all extensions of credit by such bank during such year to: (i) such executive officers or stockholders of record, (ii) any company controlled by such executive officers, or stockholders, or (iii) any political or campaign committee the funds or services of which will benefit such executive officers or stockholders, or which is controlled by such executive officers or stockholders.

"(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'executive officer' shall have the same meaning given it under section 22(g) of the Federal Reserve Act.

"(3) The appropriate Federal banking agencies are authorized to issue rules and regulations to carry out this subsection, including authority to incorporate the information required to be filed by this subsection in any other report required to be filed by all insured banks which would be available in its entirety to the public upon request.

"(4) Copies of any report required to be filed under this subsection shall be made available, by the appropriate Federal banking agency or by the bank, upon request, to the public.".

TITLE X-- FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL

Sec. 1001. This title may be cited as the " Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978".

PURPOSE

Sec. 1002. It is the purpose of this title to establish a Financial Institutions Examination Council which shall prescribe uniform principles and standards for the Federal examination of financial institutions by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and the National Credit Union administration and make recommendations to promote uniformity in the supervision of these financial institutions. The Council's actions shall be designed to promote consistency in such examination and to insure progressive and vigilant supervision.

DEFINITIONS

Sec. 1003. As used in this title--,

(1) the term " Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies" means the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and the National Credit Union Administration;

(2) the term " Council" means the Financial Institutions Examination Council; and

(3) the term "financial institution" means a commercial bank, a savings bank, a trust company, a savings and loan association, a building and loan association, a homestead association, a cooperative bank, or a credit union;

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL

Sec. 1004. (a) There is established the Financial Institutions Examination Council which shall consist of--,

(1) the Comptroller of the Currency,

(2) the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,

(3) a Governor of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated by the Chairman of the Board,

(4) the Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and

(5) the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Board.

(b) The members of the Council shall select the first chairman of the Council. Thereafter the chairmanship shall rotate among the members of the Council.

(c) The term of the Chairman of the Council shall be two years.

(d) The members of the Council may, from time to time, designate other officers or employees of their respective agencies to carry out their duties on the Council.

(e) Each member of the Council shall serve without additional compensation but shall be entitled to reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out his official duties as such a member.

EXPENSES OF THE COUNCIL

Sec. 1005. One-fifth of the costs and expenses of the Council, including the salaries of its employees, shall be paid by each of the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies. Annual assessments for such share shall be levied by the Council based upon its projected budget for the year, and additional assessments may be made during the year if necessary.

FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL

Sec. 1006. (a) The Council shall establish uniform principles and standards and report forms for the examination of financial institutions which shall be applied by the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies.

(b) (1) The Council shall make recommendations for uniformity in other supervisory matters, such as, but not limited to, classifying loans subject to country risk, identifying financial institutions in need of special supervisory attention, and evaluating the soundness of large loans that are shared by two or more financial institutions. In addition, the Council shall make recommendations regarding the adequacy of supervisory tools for determining the impact of holding company operations on the financial institutions within the holding company and shall consider the ability of supervisory agencies to discover possible fraud or questionable and illegal payments and practices which might occur in the operation of financial institutions or their holding companies.

(2) When a recommendation of the Council is found unaccepted by one or more of the applicable Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies, the agency or agencies shall submit to the Council, within a time period specified by the Council, a written statement of the reasons the recommendation is unacceptable.

(c) The Council shall develop uniform reporting systems for federally supervised financial institutions, their holding companies, and nonfinancial institution subsidiaries of such institutions or holding companies. The authority to develop uniform reporting systems shall not restrict or amend the requirements of section 12(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(d) The Council shall conduct schools for examiners and assistant examiners employed by the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies. Such schools shall be open to enrollment by employees of State financial institutions supervisory agencies under conditions specified by the Council.

(e) Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit or discourage Federal regulatory agency research and development of new financial institutions supervisory methods and tools, nor to preclude the field testing of any innovation devised by any Federal regulatory agency.

(f) Not later than April 1 of each year, the Council shall prepare an annual report covering its activities during the preceding year.

STATE LIAISON

Sec. 1007. To encourage the application of uniform examination principles and standards by State and Federal supervisory agencies, the Council shall establish a liaison committee composed of five representatives of State agencies which supervise financial institutions which shall meet at least twice a year with the Council. Members of the liaison committee shall receive a reasonable allowance for necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings.

ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 1008. (a) The Chairman of the Council is authorized to carry out and to delegate the authority to carry out the internal administration of the Council, including the appointment and supervision of employees and the distribution of business among members, employees, and administrative units.

(b) in addition to any other authority conferred upon it by this title, in carrying out its functions under this title, the Council may utilize, with their consent and to the extent practical, the personnel, services, and facilities of the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies, Federal Reserve banks, and Federal Home Loan Banks, with or without reimbursement therefor.

(c) In addition, the Council may--,

(1) subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the competitive service, classification, and General Schedule pay rates, appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this title, and to prescribe the authority and duties of such officers and employees; and

(2) obtain the services of such experts and consultants as are

necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.

ACCESS TO INFORMATION BY THE COUNCIL

Sec. 1009. For the purpose of carrying out this title, the Council shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, files, memorandums, papers, things, and property belonging to or in use by Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies, including reports of examination of financial institutions or their holding companies from whatever source, together with workpapers and correspondence files related to such reports, whether or not a part of the report, and all without any deletions.

AUDITS BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Sec. 1010. Section 117 of the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950, as amended by the Federal Banking Agency Audit Act (Public Law 95 - 320), is further amended by:

(1) redesignating clauses (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (e) (1) as (B), (C), and (D), respectively, and inserting in subsection (e) (1) the clause "(A) of the Financial Institutions Examination Council;" immediately following "audits"; and

(2) striking out in subsection (e) (2) "and (C)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(C), and (D)".

TITLE XI-- RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY

Sec. 1100. This title may be cited as the " Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978".

DEFINITIONS

Sec. 1101. For the purpose of this title, the term--,

(1) "financial institution" means any office of a bank, savings bank, card issuer as defined in section 103 of the Consumers Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(n)), industrial loan company, trust company, savings and loan, building and loan, or homestead association (including cooperative banks), credit union, or consumer finance institution, located in any State or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands;

(2) "financial record" means an original of, a copy of, or information known to have been derived from, any record held by a

financial institution pertaining to a customer's relationship with

the financial institution;

(3) " Government authority" means any agency or department of the United States, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof;

(4) "person" means an individual or a partnership of five or fewer individuals;

(5) "customer" means any person or authorized representative of that person who utilized or is utilizing any service of a financial institution, or for whom a financial institution is acting or has acted as a fiduciary, in relation to an account maintained in the person's name;

(6) "supervisory agency" means, with respect to any particular financial institution any of the following which has statutory authority to examine the financial condition or business operations of that institution--,

(A) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (B) the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance

Corporation;

(C) the Federal Home Loan Bank Board; (D) the National Credit Union Administration; (E) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (F) the Comptroller of the Currency; (G) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (H) the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to the Bank Secrecy Act and the Currency and Foreign

Transactions

Reporting Act (Public Law 91 - 508, title I and

II); or

(I) any State banking or securities department or agency: and

(7) "law enforcement inquiry" means a lawful investigation or official proceeding inquiring into a violation of, or failure to comply with, any criminal or civil statute or any regulation, rule, or order issued pursuant thereto.

CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS-- GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES

Sec. 1102. Except as provided by section 1103 (c) or (d), 1113, or 1114, no Government authority may have access to or obtain copies of, or the information contained in the financial records of any customer from a financial institution unless the financial records are reasonably described and--,

(1) such customer has authorized such disclosure in accordance with section 1104;

(2) such financial records are disclosed in response to an administrative subpena or summons which meets the requirements of section 1105;

(3) such financial records are disclosed in response to a search warrant which meets the requirements of section 1106;

(4) such financial records are disclosed in response to a judicial subpena which meets the requirements of section 1107; or

(5) such financial records are disclosed in response to a formal written request which meets the requirements of section 1108.

CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS-- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Sec. 1103. (a) No financial institution, or officer, employees, or agent of a financial institution, may provide to any Government authority access to or copies of, or the information contained in, the financial records of any customer except in accordance with the provisions of this title.

(b) A financial institution shall not release the financial records of a customer until the Government authority seeking such records certifies in writing to the financial institution that it has complied with the applicable provisions of this title.

(c) Nothing in this title shall preclude any financial institution, or any officer, employee, or agent of a financial institution, from notifying a Government authority that such institution, or officer, employee, or agent has information which may be relevant to a possible violation of any statute or regulation.

(d) (1) Nothing in this title shall preclude a financial institution, as an incident to perfecting a security interest, proving a claim in bankruptcy, or otherwise collecting on a debt owing either to the financial institution itself or in its role as a fiduciary, from providing copies of any financial record to any court or Government authority.

(2) Nothing in this title shall preclude a financial institution, as an incident to processing an application for assistance to a customer in the form of a Government loan, loan guaranty, or loan insurance agreement, or as an incident to processing a default on, or administering, a Government guaranteed or insured loan, from initiating contact with an appropriate Government authority for the purpose of providing any financial record necessary to permit such authority to carry out its responsibilities under a loan, loan guaranty, or loan insurance agreement.

CUSTOMER AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 1104. (a) A customer may authorize disclosure under section 1102(1) if he furnishes to the financial institution and to the Government authority seeking to obtain such disclosure a signed and dated statement which--,

(1) authorizes such disclosure for a period not in excess of three months;

(2) states that the customer may revoke such authorization at any time before the financial records are disclosed;

(3) identifies the financial records which are authorized to be disclosed;

(4) specifies the purposes for which, and the Government authority to which, such records may be disclosed; and

(5) states the customer's rights under this title.

(b) No such authorization shall be required as a condition of doing business with any financial institution.

(c) The customer has the right, unless the Government authority obtains a court order as provided in section 1109, to obtain a copy of the record which the financial institution shall keep of all instances in which the customer's record is disclosed to a Government authority pursuant to this section, including the identity of the Government authority to which such disclosure is made.

(d) All financial institutions shall promptly notify all of their customers of their rights under this title. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall prepare a statement of customers' rights under this title. Any financial institution that provides its customers a statement of customers' rights prepared by the Board shall be deemed to be in compliance with this subsection.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPENA AND SUMMONS

Sec. 1105. A Government authority may obtain financial records under section 1102(2) pursuant to an administrative subpena or summons otherwise authorized by law only if--,

(1) there is reason to believe that the records sought are relevant to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry;

(2) a copy of the subpena or summons has been served upon the customer or mailed to his last known address on or before the date on which the subpena or summons was served on the financial institution together with the following notice which shall state with reasonable specificity the nature of the law enforcement inquiry:

" Records or information concerning your transactions held by the financial institution named in the attached subpena or summons are being sought by this (agency or department) in accordance with the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 for the following purpose: If you desire that such records or information not be made available, you must:

"1. Fill out the accompanying motion paper and sworn

statement or write one of your own, stating that you

are the

customer whose records are being requested by the

Government

and either giving the reasons you believe that the

records are not relevant to the legitimate law

enforcement

inquiry stated in this notice or any other legal basis

for

objecting to the release of the records.

"2. File the motion and statement by mailing or

delivering

them to the clerk of any one of the following United

States

district courts:

"3. Serve the Government authority requesting the

records

by mailing or delivering a copy of your motion and

statement to

"4. Be prepared to come to court and present your position

in further detail.

"5. You do not need to have a lawyer, although you may

wish to employ one to represent you and protect your

rights. If you do not follow the above procedures, upon the expiration of ten days from the date of service or fourteen days from the date of mailing of this notice, the records or information requested therein will be made available. These records may be transferred to other Government authorties for legitimate law enforcement inquiries, in which event you will be notified after the transfer."; and

(3) ten days have expired from the date of service of the notice or fourteen days have expired from the date of mailing the notice to the customer and within such time period the customer has not filed a sworn statement and motion to quash in an appropriate court, or the customer challenge provisions of section 1110 have been complied with.

SEARCH WARRANTS

Sec. 1106. (a) A Government authority may obtain financial records under section 1102 (3) only if it obtains a search warrant pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

(b) No later than ninety days after the Government authority serves the search warrant, it shall mail to the customer's last known address a copy of the search warrant together with the following notice:

" Records or information concerning your transactions held by the financial institution named in the attached search warrant were obtained by this (agency or department) on (date) for the following purpose: . You may have rights under the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978.".

(c) Upon application of the Government authority, a court may grant a delay in the mailing of the notice required in subsection (b), which delay shall not exceed one hundred and eighty days following the service of the warrant, if the court makes the findings required in section 1109 (a). If the court so finds, it shall enter an ex parte order granting the requested delay and an order prohibiting the financial institution from disclosing that records have been obtained or that a search warrant for such records has been executed. Additional delays of up to ninety days may be granted by the court upon application, but only in accordance with this subsection. Upon expiration of the period of delay of notification of the customer, the following notice shall be mailed to the customer along with a copy of the search warrant:

" Records or information concerning your transactions held by the financial institution named in the attached search warrant were obtained by this (agency or department) on (date). Notification was delayed beyond the statutory ninety-day delay period pursuant to a determination by the court that such notice would seriously jeopardize an investigation concerning . You may have rights under the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978.".

JUDICIAL SUBPENA

Sec. 1107. A Government authority may obtain financial records under section 1102 (4) pursuant to judicial subpena only if--,

(1) such subpena is authorized by law and there is reason to believe that the records sought are relevant to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry;

(2) a copy of the subpena has been served upon the customer or mailed to his last known address on or before the date on which the subpena was served on the financial institution together with the following notice which shall state with reasonable specificity the nature of the law enforcement inquiry:

" Records or information concerning your transactions which are held by the financial institution named in the attached subpena are being sought by this (agency or department or authority) in accordance with the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 for the following purpose: If you desire that such records or information not be made available, you must:

"1. Fill out the accompanying motion paper and sworn

statement or write one of your own, stating that you

are the

customer whose records are being requested by the

Government

and either giving the reasons you believe that the

records

are not relevant to the legitimate law enforcement

inquiry

stated in this notice or any other legal basis for

objecting

to the release of the records.

"2. File the motion and statement by mailing or

delivering

them to the clerk of the Court.

"3. Serve the Government authority requesting the

records

by mailing or delivering a copy of your motion and

statement

to

"4. Be prepared to come to court and present your

position

in further detail.

"5. You do not need to have a lawyer, although you may

wish to employ one to represent you and protect your

rights. If you do not follow the above procedures, upon the expiration of ten days from the date of service or fourteen days from the date of mailing of this notice, the records or information requested therein will be made available. These records may be transferred to other government authorities for legitimate law enforcement inquiries, in which event you will be notified after the transfer;" and

(3) ten days have expired from the date of service or fourteen days from the date of mailing of the notice to the customer and within such time period the customer has not filed a sworn statement and motion to quash in an appropriate court, or the customer challenge provisions of section 1110 have been complied with.

FORMAL WRITTEN REQUEST

Sec. 1108. A Government authority may request financial records under section 1102 (5) pursuant to a formal written request only if--,

(1) no administrative summons or subpena authority reasonably appears to be available to that Government authority to obtain financial records for the purpose for which such records are sought;

(2) the request is authorized by regulations promulgated by the head of the agency or department;

(3) there is reason to believe that the records sought are relevant to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry; and

(4) (A) a copy of the request has been served upon the customer or mailed to his last known address on or before the date on which the request was made to the financial institution together with the following notice which shall state with reasonable specificity the nature of the law enforcement inquiry:

" Records or information concerning your transactions held by the financial institution named in the attached request are being sought by this (agency or department) in accordance with the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 for the following purpose:

" If you desire that such records or information not be made available, you must:

"1. Fill out the accompanying motion paper and sworn

statement or write one of your own, stating that you

are the

customer whose records are being requested by the

Government

and either giving the reasons you believe that the

records are not relevant to the legitimate law

enforcement

inquiry stated in this notice or any other legal basis

for

objecting to the release of the records.

"2. File the motion and statement by mailing or

delivering

them to the clerk of any one of the following United

States

District Courts:

"3. Serve the Government authority requesting the

records

by mailing or delivering a copy of your motion and

statement

to

"4. Be prepared to come to court and present your

position

in further detail.

"5. You do not need to have a lawyer, although you may

wish to employ one to represent you and protect your

rights.

If you do not follow the above procedures, upon the expiration of ten days from the date of service or fourteen days from the date of mailing of this notice, the records or information requested therein may be made available. These records may be transferred to other Government authorities for legitimate law enforcement inquiries, in which event you will be notified after the transfer;" and

(B) ten days have expired from the date of service or fourteen days from the date of mailing of the notice by the customer and within such time period the customer has not filed a sworn statement and an application to enjoin the Government authority in an appropriate court, or the customer challenge provisions of section 1110 have been complied with.

DELAYED NOTICE-- PRESERVATION OF RECORDS

Sec. 1109. (a) Upon application of the Government authority, the customer notice required under section 1104 (c), 1105 (2), 1106 (c), 1107 (2), 1108 (4), or 112 (b) may be delayed by order of an appropriate court if the presiding judge or magistrate finds that--,

(1) the investigation being conducted is within the lawful jurisdiction of the Government authority seeking the financial records;

(2) there is reason to believe that the records being sought are relevant to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry; and

(3) there is reason to believe that such notice will result in--,

(A) endangering life or physical safety of any person; (B) flight from prosecution; (C) destruction of or tampering with evidence; (D) intimidation of potential witnesses; or (E) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an investigation or official proceeding or unduly delaying a trail or

ongoing

official proceeding to the same extent as the

circumstances in

the preceeding subparagraphs.

An application for delay must be made with reasonable specificity.

(b) (1) If the court makes the findings required in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a), it shall enter an ex parte order granting the requested delay for a period not to exceed ninety days and an order prohibiting the financial institution from disclosing that records have been obtained or that a request for records has been made, except that, if the records have been sought by a Government authority exercising financial controls over foreign accounts in the United States under section 5 (b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5 (b)), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (title II, Public Law 95-223), or section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287c), and the court finds that there is reason to believe that such notice may endanger the lives or physical safety of a customer or group of customers, or any person or group of persons associated with a customer, the court may specify that the delay be indefinite.

(2) Extensions of the delay of notice provided in paragraph(1) of up to ninety days each may be granted by the court upon application, but only in accordance with this subsection.

(3) Upon expiration of the period of delay of notification under paragraph (1) or (2), the customer shall be served with or mailed a copy of the process or request together with the following notice which shall state with reasonable specificity the nature of the law enforcement inquiry:

" Records or information concerning your transactions which are held by the financial institution named in the attached process or request were supplied to or requested by the Government authority named in the process or request on (date). Notification was withheld pursuant to a determination by the (title of court so ordering) under the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 that such notice might (state reason). The purpose of the investigation or official proceeding was .".

(c) When access to financial records is obtained pursuant to section 1114(b) (emergency access), the Government authority shall, unless a court has authorized delay of notice pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), as soon as practicable after such records are obtained serve upon the customer, or mail by registered or certified mail to his last known address, a copy of the request to the financial institution together with the following notice which shall state with reasonable specificity the nature of the law enforcement inquiry:

" Records concerning your transactions held by the financial institution named in the attached request were obtained by (agency or department) under the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 on (date) for the following purpose: Emergency access to such records was obtained on the grounds that (state grounds).".

(d) Any memorandum, affidavit, or other paper filed in connection with a request for delay in notification shall be preserved by the court. Upon petition by the customer to whom such records pertain, the court may order disclosure of such papers to the petitioner unless the court makes the findings required in subsection (a).

CUSTOMER CHALLENGE PROVISIONS

Sec. 1110. (a) Within ten days of service or within fourteen days of mailing of a subpena, summons, or formal written request, a customer may file a motion to quash an administrative summons or judicial subpena, or an application to enjoin a Government authority from obtaining financial records pursuant to a formal written request, with copies served upon the Government authority. A motion to quash a judicial subpena shall be filed in the court which issued the subpena. A motion to quash an administrative summons or an application to enjoin a Government authority from obtaining records pursuant to a formal written request shall be filed in the appropriate United States district court. Such motion or application shall contain an affidavit or sworn statement--,

(1) stating that the applicant is a customer of the financial institution from which financial records pertaining to him have been sought; and

(2) stating the applicant's reasons for believing that the financial records sought are not relevant to the legitimate law enforcement inquiry stated by the Government authority in its notice, or that there has not been substantial compliance with the provisions of this title.

Service shall be made under this section upon a Government authority by delivering or mailing by registered or certified mail a copy of the papers to the person, office, or department specified in the notice which the customer has received pursuant to this title. For the purposes of this section, "delivery" has the meaning stated in rule 5( b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) If the court finds that the customer has complied with subsection (a), it shall order the Government authority to file a sworn response, which may be filed in camera if the Government includes in its response the reasons which make in camera review appropriate. If the court is unable to determine the motion or application on the basis of the parties' initial allegations and response, the court may conduct such additional proceedings as it deems appropriate. All such proceedings shall be completed and the motion or application decided within seven calendar days of the filing of the Government's response.

(c) If the court finds that the applicant is not the customer to whom the financial records sought by the Government authority pertain, or that there is a demonstrable reason to believe that the law enforcement inquiry is legitimate and a reasonable belief that the records sought are relevant to that inquiry, it shall deny the motion or application, and, in the case of an administrative summons or court order other than a search warrant, order such process enforced. If the court finds that the applicant is the customer to whom the records sought by the Government authority pertain, and that there is not a demonstrable reason to believe that the law enforcement inquiry is legitimate and a reasonable belief that the records sought are relevant to that inquiry, or that there has not been substantial compliance with the provisions of this title, it shall order the process quashed or shall enjoin the Government authority's formal written request.

(d) A court ruling denying a motion or application under this section shall not be deemed a final order and no interlocutory appeal may be taken therefrom by the customer. An appeal of a ruling denying a motion or application under this section may be taken by the customer (1) within such period of time as provided by law as part of any appeal from a final order in any legal proceeding initiated against him arising out of or based upon the financial records, or (2) within thirty days after a notification that no legal proceeding is contemplated against him. The Government authority obtaining the financial records shall promptly notify a customer when a determination has been made that no legal proceeding against him is contemplated. After one hundred and eighty days from the denial of the motion or application, if the Government authority obtaining the records has not initiated such a proceeding, a supervisory official of the Government authority shall certify to the appropriate court that no such determination has been made. The court may require that such certifications be made, at reasonable intervals thereafter, until either notification to the customer has occurred or a legal proceeding is initiated as described in clause (A).

(e) The challenge procedures of this title constitute the sole judicial remedy available to a customer to oppose disclosure of financial records pursuant to this title.

(f) Nothing in this title shall enlarge or restrict any rights of a financial institution to challenge requests made by a Government authority under existing law. Nothing in this title shall entitle a customer to assert the rights of a financial institution.

DUTY OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Sec. 1111. Upon receipt of a request for financial records made by a Government authority under section 1105 or 1107, the financial institution shall, unless otherwise provided by law, proceed to assemble the records requested and must be prepared to deliver the records to the Government authority upon receipt of the certificate required under section 1103(b).

USE OF INFORMATION

Sec. 1112. (a) Financial records originally obtained pursuant to this title shall not be transferred to another agency or department unless the transferring agency or department certifies in writing that there is reason to believe that the records are relevant to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry within the jurisdiction of the receiving agency or department.

(b) When financial records subject to this title are transferred pursuant to subsection (a), the transferring agency or department shall, within fourteen days, send to the customer a copy of the certification made pursuant to subsection (a) and the following notice, which shall state the nature of the law enforcement inquiry with reasonable specificity: " Copies of, or information contained in, your financial records lawfully in possession of have been furnished to pursuant to the Right of Financial Privacy Act of 1978 for the following purpose:

. If you believe that this transfer has not been made to

further a legitimate law enforcement inquiry, you may have legal rights under the Financial Privacy Act of 1978 or the Privacy Act of 1974."

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), notice to the customer may be delayed if the transferring agency or department has obtained a court order delaying notice pursuant to section 1109 (a) and (b) and that order is still in effect, or if the receiving agency or department obtains a court order authorizing a delay in notice pursuant to section 1109 (a) and (b). Upon the expiration of any such period of delay, the transferring agency or department shall serve to the customer the notice specified in subsection (b) above and the agency or department that obtained the court order authorizing a delay in notice pursuant to section 1109 (a) and (b) shall serve to the customer the notice specified in section 1109(b).

(d) Nothing in this title prohibits any supervisory agency from exchanging examination reports or other information with another supervisory agency. Nothing in this title prohibits the transfer of a customer's financial records needed by counsel for a Government authority to defend an action brought by the customer. Nothing in this title shall authorize the withholding of information by any officer or employee of a supervisory agency from a duly authorized committee or subcommittee of the Congress.

EXCEPTIONS

Sec. 1113. (a) Nothing in this title prohibits the disclosure of any financial records or information which is not identified with or identifiable as being derived from the financial records of a particular customer.

(b) Nothing in this title prohibits examination by or disclosure to any supervisory agency of financial records or information in the exercise of its supervisory, regulatory, or monetary functions with respect to a financial institution.

(c) Nothing in this title prohibits the disclosure of financial records in accordance with procedures authorized by the Internal Revenue Code.

(d) Nothing in this title shall authorize the withholding of financial records or information required to be reported in accordance with any Federal statute or rule promulgated thereunder.

(e) Nothing in this title shall apply when financial records are sought by a Government authority under the Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure or comparable rules of other courts in connection with litigation to which the Government authority and the customer are parties.

(f) Nothing in this title shall apply when financial records are sought by a Government authority pursuant to an administrative subpena issued by an administrative law judge in an adjudicatory proceeding subject to section 554 of title 5, United States Code, and to which the Government authority and the customer are parties.

(g) The notice requirements of this title and sections 1110 and 1112 shall not apply when a Government authority by a means described in section 1102 and for a legitimate law enforcement inquiry is seeking only the name, address, account number, and type of account of any customer or ascertainable group of customers associated (1) with a financial transaction or class of financial transactions, or (2) with a foreign country or subdivision thereof in the case of a Government authority exercising financial controls over foreign accounts in the United States under section 5 (b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5 (b)); the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (title II, Public Law 95-223); or section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287 (c)).

(h) (1) Nothing in this title (except sections 1103, 1117 and 1118) shall apply when financial records are sought by a Government authority--,

(A) in connection with a lawful proceeding, investigation, examination, or inspection directed at the financial institution in possession of such records or at a legal entity which is not a customer; or

(B) in connection with the authority's consideration or administration of assistance to the customer in the form of a Government loan, loan guaranty, or loan insurance program.

(2) When financial records are sought pursuant to this subsection, the Government authority shall submit to the financial institution the certificate required by section 1103 (b). For access pursuant to paragraph (1) (B), no further certification shall be required for subsequent access by the certifying Government authority during the term of the loan, loan guaranty, or loan insurance agreement.

(3) After the effective date of this title, whenever a customer applies for participation in a Government loan, loan guaranty, or loan insurance program, the Government authority administering such program shall give the customer written notice of the authority's access rights under this subsection. No further notification shall be required for subsequent access by that authority during the term of the loan, loan guaranty, or loan insurance agreement.

(4) Financial records obtained pursuant to this subsection may be used only for the purpose for which they were originally obtained, and may be transferred to another agency or department only when the transfer is to facilitate a lawful proceeding, investigation, examination, or inspection directed at the financial institution in possession of such records, or at a legal entity which is not a customer, except that--,

(A) nothing in this paragraph prohibits the use or transfer of a customer's financial records needed by counsel representing a Government authority in a civil action arising from a Government loan, loan guaranty, or loan insurance agreement; and

(B) nothing in this paragraph prohibits a Government authority providing assistance to a customer in the form of a loan, loan guaranty, or loan insurance agreement from using or transferring financial records necessary to process, service or foreclose a loan, or to collect on an indebtedness to the Government resulting from a customer's default.

(5) Notification that financial records obtained pursuant to this subsection may relate to a potential civil, criminal, or regulatory violation by a customer may be given to an agency or department with jurisdiction over that violation, and such agency or department may then seek access to the records pursuant to the provisions of this title.

(6) Each financial institution shall keep a notation of each disclosure made pursuant to paragraph (1) (B) of this subsection, including the date of such disclosure and the Government authority to which it was made. The customer shall be entitled to inspect this information.

(i) Nothing in this title (except sections 1115 and 1120) shall apply to any subpena or court order issued in connection with proceedings before a grand jury.

(j) This title shall not apply when financial records are sought by the General Accounting Office pursuant to an authorized proceeding, investigation, examination or audit directed at a government authority.

SPECIAL PROCEDURES

Sec. 1114. (a) (1) Nothing in this title (except sections 1115, 1117, 1118, and 1121) shall apply to the production and disclosure of financial records pursuant to requests from--,

(A) a Government authority authorized to conduct foreign counter-or foreign positive-intelligence activities for purposes of conducting such activities; or

(B) the Secret Service for the purpose of conducting its protective functions (18 U.S.C. 3056; 3 U.S.C. 202, Public Law 90-331, as amended).

(2) In the instances specified in paragraph (1), the Government authority shall submit to the financial institution the certificate required in section 1103 (b) signed by a supervisory official of a rank designated by the head of the Government authority.

(3) No financial institution, or officer, employee, or agent of such institution, shall disclose to any person that a Government authority described in paragraph (1) has sought or obtained access to a customer's financial records.

(4) The Government authority specified in paragraph (1) shall compile an annual tabulation of the occasions in which this section was used.

(b) (1) Nothing in this title shall prohibit a Government authority from obtaining financial records from a financial institution if the Government authority determines that delay in obtaining access to such records would create imminent danger of--,

(A) physical injury to any person;

(B) serious property damage; or

(C) flight to avoid prosecution.

(2) In the instances specified in paragraph (1), the Government shall submit to the financial institution of the certificate required in section 1103 (b) signed by a supervisory official of a rank designated by the head of the Government authority.

(3) Within five days of obtaining access to financial records under this subsection, the Government authority shall file with the appropriate court a signed, sworn statement of a supervisory official of a rank designated by the head of the Government authority setting forth the grounds for the emergency access. The Government authority shall thereafter comply with the notice provisions of section 1109 (c).

(4) The Government authority specified in paragraph (1) shall compile an annual tabulation of the occasions in which this section was used.

COST REIMBURSEMENT

Sec. 1115. (a) Except for records obtained pursuant to section 1103 (d) or 1113 (a) through (h), or as otherwise provided by law, a Government authority shall pay to the financial institution assembling or providing financial records pertaining to a customer and in accordance with procedures established by this title a fee for reimbursement for such costs as are reasonably necessary and which have been directly incurred in searching for, reproducing, or transporting books, papers, record, or other data required or requested to be produced. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall, by regulation, establish the rates and conditions under which such payment may be made.

(b) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1979.

JURISDICTION

Sec. 1116. An action to enforce any provision of this title may be brought in any appropriate United States district court without regard to the amount in controversy within three years from the date on which the violation occurs or the date of discovery of such violation, whichever is later.

CIVIL PENALTIES

Sec. 117. (a) Any agency or department of the United States or financial institution obtaining or disclosing financial records or information contained therein in violation of this title is liable to the customer to whom such records relate in an amount equal to the sum of--,

(1) $100 without regard to the volume of records involved;

(2) any actual damages sustained by the customer as a result of the disclosure;

(3) such punitive damages as the court may allow, where the violation is found to have been willful or intentional; and

(4) in the case of any successful action to enforce liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.

(b) Whenever the court determines that any agency or department of the United States has violated any provision of this title and the court finds that the circumstances surrounding the violation raise questions of whether an officer or employee of the department or agency acted willfully or intentionally with respect to the violation, the Civil Service Commission shall promptly initiate a proceeding to determine whether disciplinary action is warranted against the agent or employee who was primarily responsible for the violation. The Commission after investigation and consideration of the evidence submitted, shall submit its findings and recommendations to the administrative authority of the agency concerned and shall send copies of the findings and recommendations to the officer or employee or his representative. The administrative authority shall take the corrective action that the Commission recommends.

(c) Any financial institution or agent or employee thereof making a disclosure of financial records pursuant to this title in good-faith reliance upon a certificate by any Government authority shall not be liable to the customer for such disclosure.

(d) The remedies and sanctions described in this title shall be the only authorized judicial remedies and sanctions for violations of this title.

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

Sec. 1118. In addition to any other remedy contained in this title, injunctive relief shall be available to require that the procedures of this title are complied with. In the event of any successful action, costs together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court may be recovered.

SUSPENSION OF STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS

Sec. 1119. If any individual files a motion or application under this title which has the effect of delaying the access of a Government authority to financial records pertaining to such individual, any applicable statute of limitations shall be deemed to be tolled for the period extending from the date such motion or application was filed until the date upon which the motion or application is decided.

GRAND JURY INFORMATION

Sec. 1120. Financial records about a customer obtained from a financial institution pursuant to a subpena issued under the authority of a Federal grand jury--,

(1) shall be returned and actually presented to the grand jury;

(2) shall be used only for the purpose of considering whether to issue an indictment or presentment by that grand jury, or of prosecuting a crime for which that indictment or presentment is issued, or for a purpose authorized by rule 6 (e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure;

(3) shall be destroyed or returned to the financial institution if not used for one of the purposes specified in paragraph (2); and

(4) shall not be maintained, or a description of the contents of such records shall not be maintained by any Government authority other than in the sealed records of the grand jury, unless such record has been used in the prosecution of a crime for which the grand jury issued an indictment or presentment or for a purpose authorized by rule 6 (e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 1121. (a) In April of each year, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall send to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the number of applications for delays of notice made pursuant to section 1109 and the number of customer challenges made pursuant to section 1110 during the preceding calendar year. Such report shall include: the identity of the Government authority requesting a delay of notice; the number of notice delays sought and the number granted under each subparagraph of section 1109 (a) (3); the number of notice delay extensions sought and the number granted; and the number of customer challenges made and the number that are successful.

(b) In April of each year, each Government authority that requests access to financial records of any customer from a financial institution pursuant to section 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, or 1114 shall send to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing requests made during the preceding calendar year. Such report shall include the number of requests for records made pursuant to each section of this title listed in the preceding sentence and any other related information deemed relevant or useful by the Government authority.

Sec. 1122. The Securities and Exchange Commission shall not be subject to the provisions of this title for a period of two years from the date of enactment of the title.

TITLE XII-- CHARTERS FOR THRIFT INSTITUTIONS

Sec. 1201. Section 2 (d) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. 1462 (d)) is amended to read as follows:

"(d) The term 'association' means a Federal savings and loan association or a Federal mutual savings bank chartered by the Board under section 5, and any refernce in any other law to a Federal savings and loan association shall be deemed to be also a reference to a Federal mutual savings bank, unless the context indicates otherwise.".

Sec. 1202. Section 5 (a) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. 1464 (a)) is amended to read as follows:

" Sec. 5. (a) In order to provide local mutual thrift institutions in which people may invest their funds and in order to provide for the financing of homes, the Board is authorized, under such rules and regulations as it may prescribe, to provide for the organization, incorporation, examination, operation, and regulation of associations to be known as ' Federal Savings and Loan Associations', or ' Federal mutual savings banks' (but only in the case of institutions which, prior to conversion, were State mutual savings banks located in States which authorize the chartering of State mutual savings banks, provided such conversion is not in contravention of State law), and to issue charters therefor, giving primary consideration to the best practices of local mutual thrift and home-financing institutions in the United States. An association which was formerly organized as a savings bank under State law may not convert from the mutual to the stock form of ownership. An association which was formerly organized as a savings bank under State law may not convert from the mutual to the stock form of ownership." An association which was formally organized as a savings bank under State law may, to the extent authorized by the Board, continue to carry on any activities it was engaged in on December 31, 1977, and to retain or make any investments of a type it held on that date, except that its equity, corporate bond, and consumer loan investments may not exceed the average ratio of such investments to total assets for the five-year period immediately preceding the filing of an application for conversion and such an association which was formerly orgainzed as a savings bank under State law shall only be permitted to establish branch offices and other facilities in accordance with the limitations imposed by State law controlling applications of a savings bank organized under such State law, provided that such an association: (1) shall be exempt from any numerical limitations of State law on the establishment of branch offices and other facilities, and (2) may, in any case, subject to the approval of the Board, establish branch offices and other facilities in its own Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, its own county or within thirty-five miles of its home office, but only in its State of domicile. An association which was formerly organized as a savings bank under State law shall be subject to the requirements of State law (including any regulations promulgated thereunder and any sanction for the violation of any such law or regulation) in effect at the time of conversion, in the State of its original charter--,

"(1) pertaining to discrimination in the extension of home mortgage loans or adjustment in the terms of mortgage instruments based on neighborhood or geographical area.

"(2) pertaining to requirements imposed under the Consumer Credit Protection Act,

if the Board determines that State law and regulations impose more stringent requirements than Federal law and regulations.".

Sec. 1203. Section 403 (a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1726 (a)) is amended by inserting after " Federal savings and loan associations" the following: "and Federal mutual savings banks".

Sec. 1204. The first paragraph of section 5 (i) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. 1464 (i)) is amended by inserting "(including a savings bank)" after "member of a Federal Home Loan Bank".

Sec. 1205. The Federal Deposit Insurance Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

" CONVERSION OF MUTUAL SAVINGS BANKS

" Sec. 26. With respect to any State-chartered insured mutual savings bank which converts into a Federal savings bank or merges or consolidates into a Federal savings bank or a savings bank which is (or within sixty days after the merger or consolidation becomes) an insured institution within the meaning of section 401 of the National Housing Act, the Corporation shall indemnify the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation against any losses incurred by it which arise out of losses incurred by the converting bank prior to conversion as follows: One hundred per centum of such losses incurred by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation during the first two years after conversion, 75 per centum during the third year, 50 per centum during the fourth year, and 25 per centum during the fifth year. The Corporation and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation shall, within six months after enactment hereof, mutually agree on what shall be treated as 'losses incurred by it which arise out of losses incurred by the converting bank prior to conversion' for purposes hereof and, failing such agreement, the General Accounting Office shall prescribe the meaning of those terms. Any conversion, merger, or consolidation covered by this section shall not be deemed a termination of insured status under section 8 (a) of this Act.".

TITLE XIII-- NOW ACCOUNTS

Sec. 1301. Section 2 (a) of Public Law 93-100 (12 U.S.C. 1832 (a)) is amended by inserting " New York," after " Vermont,".

Sec. 1302. This title shall take effect upon enactment.

TITLE XIV-- INSURANCE OF IRA AND KEOGH ACCOUNTS

Sec. 1401. (a) Section 11 (a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1821 (a)), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(3) Notwithstanding any limitation in this Act or in any other provision of law relating to the amount of deposit insurance available for the account of any one depositor, time and savings deposits in an insured bank made pursuant to a pension or profit-sharing plan described in section 401 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or made in the form of individual retirement accounts as described in section 408 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, shall be insured in the amount of $100,000 per account. As to any plan qualifying under section 401 (d) or section 408 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, the term 'per account' means the present vested and ascertainable interest of each beneficiary under the plan, excluding any remainder interest created by, or as a result of, the plan.".

(b) Section 405 (d) of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S. C. 1728 (d)), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(3) Notwithstanding any limitation in this title or in any other provision of law relating to the amount of deposit insurance available for any one account, funds invested in an insured institution pursuant to a pension or profit-sharing plan described in section 401 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and funds invested in an insured institution in the form of individual retirement accounts as described in section 408 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, shall be insured in the amount of $100,000 per account. As to any plan qualifying under section 401 (d) or section 408 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, the term 'per account' means the present vested and ascertainable interest of each beneficiary under the plan, excluding any remainder interest created by, or as a result of, the plan.".

(c) Section 207 (c) of the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1787 (c)), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:

"(3) Notwithstanding any limitation in this title or in any other provision of law relating to the amount of insurance available for the account of any one depositor or member, funds invested in a credit union insured in accordance with this title pursuant to a pension or profit-sharing plan described in section 401 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and funds invested in such an insured credit union in the form of individual retirement accounts as described in section 408 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, shall be insured in the amount of $100,000 per account. As to any plan qualifying under section 401 (d) of section 408 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, the term 'per account' means the present vested and ascertainable interest of each beneficiary under the plan, excluding any remainder interest created by, or as a result of, the plan.".

Sec. 1402. This title shall take effect upon enactment.

TITLE XV-- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 1501. Paragraph (2) of section 3 (c) of Public Law 94-222 (15 U.S.C. 1666f note) is amended is read as follows:

"(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall cease to be effective on February 27, 1981.".

Sec. 1502. Section 803 of Public Law 95-128 (12 U.S.C. 2902) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(4) A financial institution whose business predominately consists of serving the needs of military personnel who are not located within a defined geographic area may define its 'entire community' to include its entire deposit customer base without regard to geographic proximity.".

Sec. 1503. The last sentence of section 245 of the National Housing Act is amended by inserting immediately before "limiting the amount of interest" "(1)" and by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: ", or (2) requiring a minimum amortization of principle or otherwise relating to the amortization of principle under the mortgage or loan".

Sec. 1504. Section 5169 of the Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 27) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: " A National Bank Association, to which the Comptroller of the Currency has heretofore issued or hereafter issues such certificate, is not illegally constituted solely because its operations are or have been required by the Comptroller of the Currency to be limited to those of a trust company and activities related thereto."

Sec. 1505. This title shall take effect upon enactment.

TITLE XVI-- INTEREST RATE CONTROL

Sec. 1601. Section 7 of the Act of September 21, 1966 (Public Law 89-597) is amended by striking out " December 15, 1978" and inserting in lieu thereof " December 15, 1980".

Sec. 1602. Section 102 of Public Law 94-200 (12 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(c) In any State where any provision of State or Federal law authorizes any savings and loan, building and loan, or homestead association (including any cooperative bank) the deposits or accounts of which are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or any mutual savings bank, as defined in section 3 (f) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813 (f)), to offer any third-party payment account, there shall be no differential in the maximum interest rate payable between (1) banks (other than savings banks) the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and (2) savings and loan, building and loan, or homestead associations (including cooperative banks) the deposits or accounts of which are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or mutual savings banks, as defined in section 3 (f) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813 (f)), with respect to savings deposits or accounts from which automatic transfers to the institution itself or to a demand or other deposit account of the same depositor or accountholder at such institution may be made as a normal practice, pursuant to a prearranged agreement with the depositor or accountholder to make such transfers to cover checks, drafts, or similar instruments drawn by the depositor or accountholder on such institution. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the maximum rate of interest payable on a savings deposit or account described in the preceding sentence shall be the rate which banks (other than mutual savings banks) the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation may pay on

such accounts.".

Sec. 1603. This title shall take effect upon enactment.

TITLE XVII-- FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

Sec. 1701. With the exception of undesignated paragraph 15, 17, and 23, section 5 (c) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. 1464 (c)) is amended to read as follows:

"(C) An association may, to such extent, and subject to such rules and regulations as the Board may prescribe from time to time invest in, sell, or otherwise deal with the following loans, or other investments:

"(1) Loans or investments without percentage of assets limitation.--Without limitation as a percentage of assets, the following are permitted:

"(A) Savings account loans.--Loans on the security of its savings accounts. "(B) Single family and multifamily mortgage loans.--, Loans on the security of first liens upon residential

real property

within one hundred miles of its home office or within

the

State in which such home office is located; loans so

secured

shall not exceed $60,000 in principal amount (except

that with

respect to residential real estate in Alaska, Guam,

and Hawaii

the foregoing limitation may be increased by not to

exceed

50 per centum) for each single family dwelling nor

exceed

such amount per room within the limits allowable (at the

time of the loan) in section 207 (c) (3) of the

National Housing

Act for any other dwelling unit covered by such lien.

"(C) United States Government

Securities.--Investments

in obligations of, or fully guaranteed as to principal

and interest by, the United States.

"(D) Federal Home loan bank and federal national mortgage association securities.--Investments in the

stock

or bonds of a Federal home loan bank or in the stock

of the

Federal National Mortgage Association.

"(E) Federal home loan mortgage corporation

instruments.--Investments

in mortgages, obligations, or other

securities which are or ever have been sold by the

Federal

Home Loan Mortgage Corporation pursuant to

section 305

or 306 of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage

Corporation Act.

"(F) Other government securities.--Investments in obligations, participations, securities, or other

instruments

of, or issued by, or fully guaranteed as to principal

and interest

by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the

Student

Loan Marketing Association or the Government

National

Mortgage Association, or any other agency of the

United

States and an association may issue and sell

securities which

are guaranteed pursuant to section 306 (g) of the

National

Housing Act.

"(G) Bank deposits.--Investments in the time deposits, certificates, or accounts of any bank the deposits of

which are

insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation.

"(H) State securities.--Investments in general

obligations

of any State or any political subdivision thereof.

"(I) Purchase of insured loans.--Purchase subject to all the provisions of paragraph (1) (B), except the

area

restriction, loans secured by first liens on improved

real estate

which are insured under provisions of the National

Housing

Act, or insured as provided in the Servicemen's

Readjustment

Act of 1944 or chapter 37 of title 38 of the United

States

Code.

"(J) Home improvement and mobile home loans.--, Loans made for the repair, equipping, alteration, or

improvement

of any residential real property, and loans made for the

purpose of mobile home financing.

"(K) Insured loans to finance the pruchase of fee simple.-- Loans as to which the association has the

benefit

of insurance under section 240 of the National

Housing Act,

or of a commitment or agreement therefor.

"(L) Loans to financial institutions, brokers, and dealers.--Loans to financial institutions, with

respect to which

the United States or an agency or instrumentality

thereof has

any function of examination or supervision, or to any

broker

or dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange

Commission,

secured by loans, obligations, or investments in which

the association has the statutory authority to invest

directly.

"(M) Liquidity investments.--Investments which, at the time of making, are assets eligible for inclusion

toward the

satisfaction of any liquidity requirement imposed by the

Board pursuant to section 5 A of the Federal Home

Loan

Bank Act, but only to the extent that the investment

is permitted

to be so included under regulations of the Board or

is otherwise authorized.

"(N) Investment in the national housing partnership corporation, partnerships, and joint

ventures.--Investments

in shares of stock issued by a corporation authorized

to be created pursuant to title IX of the Housing and

Urban

Development Act of 1968, and investments in any

partnership,

limited partnership or joint venture formed pursuant to

section 907 (a) or 907 (c) of that Act.

"(O) Housing and urban development guaranteed investments.--Loans as to which the association has the benefit of any guaranty under title IV of the Housing

and

Urban Development Act of 1968 or under part B of

the Urban

Growth and New Community, Development Act of 1970

or

under section 802 of the Housing and Community

Development

Act of 1974 as now or hereafter in effect, or of a

commitment

or agreement therefor.

"(P) State housing corporation investments.--Investments in, commitments to invest in, loans to, or commitments to lend to any State housing corporation, provided

that such

obligations or loans are secured directly, or

indirectly through

an agent or fiduciary, by a first lien on improved real

estate

which is insured under the provisions of the National

Housing

Act, as amended, and that in the event of default, the

holder

of such obligations or loans would have the right

directly, or

indirectly through an agent or fiduciary, to cause to

be subject

to the satisfaction of such obligations or loans the

real

estate described in the first lien or the insurance

proceeds

under the National Housing Act.

"(2) Loans or investments limited to 20 per centum of assets.--The following loans or investments are permitted, but authority conferred in the following subparagraphs is limited to not in excess of 20 per centum of the assets of the association for each subparagraph:

"(A) Other real estate loans.--Loans on security of

first

liens upon improved real estate; but the amount deemed

to

be loaned in transactions which, except for excess in

amount,

would be eligible for such association under

subparagraphs

(1) (B) or (1) (I) shall be only the outstanding

amount of

such excess.

"(B) Participation loans.--Without regard to the area restriction contained in subparagraph (1) (B),

investments

for the making or purchase of participation interests

in first

liens on residential real property.

"(3) Loans or investments limited to 5 per centum of assets.-- The following loans or investments are permitted, but the authority conferred in the following subparagraphs is limited to not in excess of 5 per centum of assets of the association for each subparagraph:

"(A) Education loans.--Loans made for the payment of expenses of college, university, or vocational

education.

"(B) Land acquisition.--An association whose general reserves, surplus, and undivided profits aggregate a

sum is

excess of 5 per centum of its withdrawable accounts is

authorized to invest in, subject to the area

restriction contained

in subparagraph (1) (B), loans to finance the

acquisition

and development of land for primary residential usage.

"(C) Housing facilities for the aging.--Subject to the area restriction contained in subparagraph (1) (B),

amortized

loans which are secured by first liens upon improved

real estate used to provide housing facilities for the

aging.

"(D) Community development investments.--Investments in real property and obligations secured by liens on real property located within a geographic area or

neighborhood

receiving concentrated development assistance by a

local government under title I of the Housing and

Community

Development Act of 1974, as amended but no investment

in

real property may exceed an aggregate investment of 2

per

centum of the assets of the association.

"(E) Nonconforming loans.--Loans upon the security of or respecting real property or interests therein used

for primarily

residential or farm purposes that do not comply with

the limitations of this section.

"(F) Construction loans, with or without security.--, Subject to the area restriction of

subparagraph (1)(B),

investments not exceeding the greater of (A) the sum

of its

surplus, undivided profits, and reserves or (B) 5 per

centum

of the assets of the association, in loans the

principal purpose

of which is to provide financing with respect to what

is or is

expected to become primarily residential real estate

where

(i) the association relies substantially for repayment

on the

borrower's general credit standing and forecast of

income,

with or without other security, or (ii) the association

relies

on other assurances for repayment, including but not

limited

to a guaranty or similar obligation of a third party,

and, in

either case described in clause (i) or (ii), regardless

of

whether or not the association takes security; and

investments

under this subsection shall not be included in any

percentage of assets or other percentage referred to in

this

subsection.

"(4) Other loans and investments.--The following additional loans and other investments to the extent authorized below:

"(A) Business development credit corporations.--An association whose general reserves, surplus and

undivided

profits aggregate a sum in excess of 5 per centum of its

withdrawable accounts is authorized to invest in, lend

to, or

to commit itself to lend to, any business development

credit

corporation incorporated in the State in which the home

office of the association is located in the same manner

and to

the same extent as savings and loan associations

chartered

by such State are authorized, but the aggregate amount

of

such investments, loans, and commitments of any such

association shall not exceed one-half of 1 per centum

of the

total outstanding loans of the association or $250,000,

whichever is less.

"(B) Service corporations.--Investments in the capital stock, obligations, or other securities of any

corporation

organized under the laws of the State in which the home

office of the association is located, if the entire

capital stock

of such corporation is available for purchase only by

savings

and loan associations of that State and by Federal

associations

having their home offices therein, but no association

may make any investment under this subparagraph if its

aggregate outstanding investment under this subparagraph

would exceed 1 per centum of the assets of the

association.

"(C) Foreign assistance, certain guaranteed loans.--, (i) Loans secured by mortgages as to which the

association

has the benefit of insurance under title X of the

National

Housing Act or of a commitment or agreement for such

insurance,

or (ii) acquire and hold investments in housing project

loans having the benefit of any guaranty under

section 221 of

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or loans having

the benefit

of any guaranty under section 224 of such Act, or any

commitment or agreement with respect to such loans made

pursuant to either of such sections and in the share

capital

and capital reserve of the Inter-American Savings

and Loan

Bank. This authority extends to the acquisition,

holding, and

disposition of loans having the benefit of any guaranty

under

section 221 or 222 of such Act as hereafter amended or

extended, or of any commitment or agreement for any such

guaranty. Investments under clause (i) of this

subparagraph

shall not be included in any percentage of assets or

other

percentage referred to in this section. Investments

under

clause (ii) of this subparagraph shall not exceed, in

the case

of any association, 1 per centum of the assets of such

association.

"(D) State and local government obligations.--An

association

whose general reserves, surplus, and undivided profits

aggregate a sum in excess of 5 per centum of its

withdrawable

accounts is authorized to invest in obligations which

constitute

prudent investments, as defined by the Board, of its

home

State and political subdivisions thereof (including any

agency, corporation, or instrumentality): Provided,

That

the proceeds of such obligations are to be used for

rehabilitation,

financing, or the construction of residential real

estate:

And provided further, That the aggregate amount of all

investments under this subparagraph shall not exceed the

amount of the association's general reserves, surplus

and

undivided profits.

"(5) Converted state-chartered associations.--Any association which is converted from a State-chartered institution may continue to make loans in the territory in which it made loans while operating under State charter.

"(6) Definitions.--As used in this section--,

"(A) the terms 'residential real property' or 'residential real estate' include leaseholds and mean homes

(including

condominiums and cooperatives except that in connection

with loans on individual cooperative units, the first

lien

requirement shall not apply but such loans shall be

adequately

secured as defined by the Board), combinations of

homes and

business property, other dwelling units, or

combinations of

dwelling units including homes and business property

involving

only minor or incidental business use;

"(B) the term 'loans' includes obligations and extensions or advances of credit; and any reference to a loan or

investment

includes an interest in such a loan or investment; and

"(C) the term ' State' means any State of the United

States,

the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico,

the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, Guam,

American Samoa,

and any territory or possession of the United

States.".

(b) Undesignated paragraph 15 of such section 5(c) is transferred to the end of section 5 of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. 1964) and redesignated as subsection (m) of that section, undesignated paragraph 17 of such section 5(c) is transferred to the end of section 5 of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 and redesignated as subsection (1) of that section, and undersignated paragraph 23 of such section 5( c) is transferred to the end of section 5(b) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 and redesignated as section 5(b)(3).

Sec. 1702. Section 302(h) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1451(h)) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: " The term 'residential mortgage' is also deemed to include a secured loan or advance of credit the proceeds of which are intended to finance the rehabilitation, renovation, modernization, refurbishment, or improvement of properties as to which the Corporation may purchase a 'residential mortgage' as defined under the first sentence of this subsection. The maximum principal obligation of loans purchased by virtue of the preceding sentence shall not exceed the dollar limits prescribed by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board with respect to similar types of loans made by Federal savings and loan associations. A 'secured loan or advance of credit' is one in which a security interest is taken in the rehabilitated, renovated, modernized, refurbished, or improved property.".

Sec. 1703. This title shall take effect upon enactment.

TITLE XVIII-- NATIONAL CREDIT UNION CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY

Sec. 1801. This title may be cited as the " National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act".

Sec. 1802. The Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subchapter:

" SUBCHAPTER III- CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY

" Sec. 301. The Congress finds that the establishment of a National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility is needed to improve general financial stability by meeting the liquidity needs of credit unions and thereby encourage savings, support consumer and mortgage lending, and provide basic financial resources to all segments of the economy.

" DEFINITIONS

" Sec. 302. As used in this subchapter, the term--,

"(1) 'liquidity needs' means the needs of credit unions primarily serving natural persons for--,

"(A) short-term adjustment credit available to assist in meeting temporary requirements for funds or to cushion

more

persistent outflows of funds pending an orderly

adjustment

of credit union assets and liabilities;

"(B) seasonal credit available for longer periods to

assist

in meeting seasonal needs for funds arising from a

combination

of expected patterns of movement in share and deposit

accounts and loans; and

"(C) protracted adjustment credit available in the event of unusual or emergency circumstances of a longer term nature resulting from national, regional or local

difficulties.

"(2) ' Central Liquidity Facility' or ' Facility' means the National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility;

"(3) 'paid-in and unimpaired capital and surplus' means the balance of the paid-in share accounts and deposits as of a given date, less any loss that may have been incurred for which there is no reserve or which has not been charged against undivided earnings, plus the credit balance (or less the debit balance) of the undivided earnings account as of a given date, after all losses have been provided for and net earnings or net losses have been added thereto or deducted therefrom. Reserves shall not be considered as part of surplus, and

"(4) 'member' means a Regular or an Agent member of the Facility.

" ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION

ADMINISTRATION

CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY

" Sec. 303. There is hereby created the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility. The Central Liquidity Facility shall exist within the National Credit Union Administration and be managed by the Administrator. The United States district court shall have original jurisdiction over any case to which the Administrator on behalf of the Facility is a party, without regard to the amount in controversy.

" MEMBERSHIP

" Sec. 304. (a) A credit union primarily serving natural persons may be a Regular member of the Facility by subscribing to the capital stock of the Facility in an amount not less than one-half of 1 per centum of the credit union's paid-in and unimpaired capital and surplus.

"(b) A credit union or group of credit unions, primarily serving other credit unions, may be an Agent member of the Facility by--,

"(1) obtaining the approval of the Administrator;

"(2) subscribing to the capital stock of the Facility in an amount not less than one-half of 1 per centum of the paid-in and unimpaired capital and surplus of all those credit unions which primarily serve natural persons, which are members of such credit union or of any credit union comprising such credit union group, and which are not regular members;

"(3) agreeing to comply with rules and regulations the Administrator shall prescribe with respect to, but not limited to, management quality, asset and liability safety and soundness, internal operating and control practices and procedures, and participation of natural persons in the affairs or such credit union or credit union group; and

"(4) agreeing to submit to the supervision of the Administrator which shall include, but not be limited to, reporting requirements and periodic unrestricted examinations.

"(c) Stock subscriptions provided for in subsections (a) and (b)(2) of this section shall be--,

"(1) based on an arithmetic average of paid-in capital and surplus over the six months preceding application and membership; and

"(2) adjusted at the close of each calendar year in accordance with an arithmetic average of paid-in capital and surplus over a period determined by the Administrator.

"(d) An Agent member of the Facility shall perform for its member credit unions those functions required by the Administrator to carry out this subchapter.

"(e)(1) A member of the Facility whose capital stock subscription constitutes less than 5 per centum of such stock outstanding, may withdraw from membership in the Facility six months after notifying the Administrator of its intention to do so.

"(2) A member of the Facility whose capital stock subscription constitutes 5 per centum or more of such stock outstanding, may withdraw from membership in the Facility twenty-four months after notifying the Administrator of its intention to do so.

"(3) The Administrator may terminate membership in the Facility if, after opportunity for a hearing, the Administrator determines a member has failed to comply with any provision of this subchapter or regulation issued pursuant thereto.

" CAPITAL STOCK

" Sec. 305. (a) As soon as practicable, the Administrator shall open books for subscriptions to the capital stock of the Facility. The minimum subscription shall be $50.

"(b) The capital stock of the Facility--,

"(1) shall be divided into shares having a par value of $50 each;

"(2) shall be paid for with cash or with securities of the United States or any Agency thereof in accordance with requirements the Administrator may impose;

"(3) shall share in dividend distributions without preference and at rates to be determined by the Administrator; and

"(4) shall not be transferred or hypothecated except as provided for herein.

"(c) When circumstances require that all or a portion of a member's stock be redeemed by the Facility, the Administrator shall pay an amount equal to what the member originally paid for the stock less any amount owed by the member to the Facility.

"(d) At least one-half of the payment for the subscription amount required for membership under section 304 of this subchapter shall be transferred to the Facility. The remainder may be held by the member on call of the Administrator and shall be invested in assets designated by the Administrator.

"(e) A credit union or credit union group that becomes a member of the Facility later than six months after the date the Administrator opens books for capital stock subscriptions, may not borrow or receive advances from the Facility without approval by the Administrator for a period of six months after becoming a member.

" EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT

" Sec. 306. (a)(1) A member may apply for an extension of credit from the Facility to meet its liquidity needs. The Administrator shall approve or deny any such application within five working days after receiving it. The Administrator shall not approve an application for credit the intent of which is to expand credit union portfolios.

"(2) The Administrator may advance funds to a member on terms and conditions prescribed by the Administrator after giving due consideration to creditworthiness.

"(3) The Administrator shall not advance funds for the benefit of a credit union whose share or deposit accounts are insured by a State share or deposit guaranty credit union, insurance corporation, or guaranty association, without consultation with the appropriate State share or deposit guaranty credit union, insurance corporation, or guaranty association.

"(b) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to lend to the Facility up to $500,000,000, in the event the Administrator certifies to the Secretary that the Facility does not have sufficient funds to meet liquidity needs of credit unions. Any such loan shall bear an interest rate not greater than one-eighth of 1 per centum above the current average market yield on outstanding obligations of the United States with remaining time to maturity comparable to the maturity of such loan. The authority of the Secretary to lend under this subsection shall be limited to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

" POWERS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

" Sec. 307. The Administrator on behalf of the Facility shall have the ability to--,

"(1) prescribe the manner in which the general business of the Facility shall be conducted;

"(2) prescribe rules and regulations to carry out this subchapter;

"(3) determine the expenditures incurred by the Administration to carry out this subchapter, and the expenditures incurred by the Facility to carry out subchapters I and II of this chapter, and annually assess the Facility and the Administration accordingly;

"(4) borrow from--,

"(A) any source, provided that the total face value of

these

obligations shall not exceed twelve times the

subscribed capital

stock and surplus of the Facility; and

"(B) the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund

up

to $500,000 to defray initial organizational and

operating

expenses of the Facility at such rates and terms

consistent

with prevailing market conditions;

"(5) guarantee performance of the terms of any financial obligation of a member but only when such obligation bears a clear and conspicuous notice on its face that only the resources of the Facility underlie such guarantee;

"(6) purchase any asset from a member with the member's endorsement;

"(7) invest in obligations of the United States or any agency thereof;

"(8) make deposits in federally insured financial institutions and make investments in shares or deposits of credit unions;

"(9) sue and be sued, complain, and defend, in any State or Federal court;

"(10) adopt a seal;

"(11) pursue to final disposition by way of compromise or otherwise claims both for and against the United States (other than tort claims, claims involving administrative expenses, and claims in excess of $5,000 arising out of contracts for construction, repairs, and the purchase of supplies and materials) which are not in litigation and have not been referred to the Department of Justice;

"(12) appoint officers and employees to assist in carrying out this subchapter, who shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code;

"(13) conduct business, carry on operations, have offices, and exercise the powers granted by this subchapter in any State or territory;

"(14) lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire and own, hold, improve, use, or otherwise deal in and with property, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein, wherever situated;

"(15) enter into contracts with any public or private organization, partnership, corporation, or individual, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts; and

"(16) advance funds on a fully secured basis to a State credit union share or deposit insurance corporation, guaranty credit union, or guaranty association. Such advance shall not exceed twelve months in maturity, shall be relent at an interest rate not exceeding that imposed by the Facility, and shall not be renewable.

" DEPOSITORIES, CUSTODIANS, AND FISCAL AGENTS

" Sec. 308. The Federal Reserve Banks are authorized to act as depositories, custodians and/or fiscal agents for the Central Liquidity Facility in the general performance of its powers conferred by this subchapter. Each Federal Reserve Bank when designated by the Administrator as fiscal agent for the Central Liquidity Facility, shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all expenses incurred as such fiscal agent.

" AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS

" Sec. 309. The Comptroller General of the United States shall audit the Central Liquidity Facility under such rules and regulations as the Comptroller may prescribe.

" ANNUAL REPORT

" Sec. 310. The annual report required by section 102(e) shall include a full report of the activities of the Facility.".

Sec. 1803. (a) Paragraph (6) of section 107 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757) is amended by inserting "from the Central Liquidity Facility," after "prescribed,",

(b) Paragraph (7) of such section is amended by striking the word "and" preceding "(H)", and adding at the end thereof the following: "and (J) in the capital stock of the National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility;".

(c) Paragraph (9) of such section is amended by inserting", except as authorized by the Administrator in carrying out the provisions of subchapter III," after "exceeding".

Sec. 1804. Section 709 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by striking the fourth paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph:

" Whoever, other than a bona fide organization or association of Federal or State credit unions or except as permitted by the laws of the United States, uses as a firm or business name or transacts business using the words ' National Credit Union', ' National Credit Union Adminstration', ' National Credit Union Board', ' National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund', ' Share Insurance', or ' Central Liquidity Facility', or the letters ' NCUA', ' NCUSIF', or ' CLF', or any other combination or variation of those words or letters alone or with other words or letters, or any device or symbol or other means, reasonably calculated to convey the false impression that such name or business has some connection with, or authorization from, the National Credit Union Administration, the Government of the United States, or any agency thereof, which does not in fact exist, or falsely advertises or otherwise represents by any device whatsoever that his or its business, product, or service has been in any way endorsed, authorized, or approved by the National Credit Union Administration, the Government of the United States, or any agency thereof, or falsely advertises or otherwise represents by any device whatsoever that his or its deposit liabilities, obligations, certificates, shares, or accounts are insured under the Federal Credit Union Act or by the United States or any instrumentality thereof, or being an insured credit union as defined in that Act falsely advertises or otherwise represents by any device whatsoever the extent to which or the manner in which share holdings in such credit union are insured under such Act; or".

Sec. 1805. Section 201 of the Government Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. 856) is amended--,

(1) by striking out "and" before "(8)"; and

(2) by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: "and (9) the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility".

Sec. 1806. This title shall take effect on October 1, 1979.

TITLE XIX-- EXPORT- IMPORT BANK ACT AMENDMENTS

Sec. 1901. That this title may be cited as the " Export-Import Bank Act Amendments of 1978".

PRENOTIFICATION

Sec. 1902. Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended--,

(1) by striking out " No" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof " Except as provided by the fourth sentence of this paragraph, no";

(2) by striking out "$60,000,000" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "$100,000,000"; and

(3) by adding at the end thereof the following: " If the Bank submits a statement to the Congress under this paragraph and either House of Congress is in an adjournment for a period which continues for at least ten days after the date of submission of the statement, then any such loan or guarantee or combination thereof may, subject to the second sentence of this paragraph, be finally approved by the Board of Directors upon the termination of the twenty-five-day period referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph or upon the termination of a thirty-five-calendar-day period (which commences upon the date of submission of the statement), whichever occurs sooner.".

FRACTIONAL CHARGES

Sec. 1903. Section 2(c)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended by striking out "$20,000,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$25,000,000,000".

DENIAL OF EXPORT APPLICATIONS

Sec. 1904. Section 2(b)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended by striking out the remainder of the paragraph after "and employment in the United States," and inserting in lieu thereof "and shall give particular emphasis to the objective of strengthening the competitive position of United States exporters and thereby of expanding total United States exports. Only in cases where the President determines that such action would be in the national interest where such action would clearly and importantly advance United States policy in such areas as international terrorism, nuclear proliferation, environmental protection and human rights, should the Export-Import Bank deny applications for credit for nonfinancial or noncommercial considerations".

AUTHORIZATION

Sec. 1905. Section 7(a) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended by striking out "$25,000,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$40,000,000,000".

EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY

Sec. 1906. Section 8 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended by striking out " December 31, 1978" and inserting in lieu thereof " September 30, 1983".

ENERGY POLICY

Sec. 1907. (a) Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

"(C) Consistent with the policy of section 501 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 and section 119 of the Forign Assistance Act of 1961, the Board of Directors shall name an officer of the Bank whose duties shall include advising the President of the Bank on ways of promoting the export of goods and services to be used in the development, production, and distribution of nonnuclear renewable energy resources, disseminating information concerning export opportunities and the availability of Bank support for such activities, and acting as a liaison between the Bank and the Department of Commerce and other appropriate departments and agencies.".

(b) Section 9(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " In addition, the Bank shall include in the report a description of specific activities and programs undertaken by it to achieve the policy of section 501 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, and section 119 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as required by section 2(b)(1)(C) of this Act.".

EXPORT CREDIT COMPETITION

Sec. 1908. (a) The President is authorized and requested to begin negotiations at the ministerial level with other major exporting countries to end predatory export financing programs and other forms of export subsidies, including mixed credits, in third country markets as well as within the United States. The President shall report to the Congress prior to January 15, 1979, on progress toward meeting the goals of this section.

(b) The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized to provide guarantees, insurance, and extensions of credit at rates and terms and other conditions which are, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Bank, competitive with those provided by the government-supported export credit instrumentalities of other nations.

Sec. 1909. Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(7) The Bank shall supplement but not compete with private capital and the programs of the Commodity Credit Corporation to ensure that adequate financing will be made available to assist the export of agricultural commodities, except that, consistent with section 2(b)(1)( A) of this Act, the Bank in assisting any such export transactions shall, in cooperation with the export financing instrumentalities of other governments, seek to minimize competition in Government-supported export financing, and shall, in cooperation with other appropriate United States Government agencies, seek to reach international agreements to reduce Government subsidized export financing. In order to carry out the purposes of this subsection, the Bank shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and where the Secretary of Agriculture has recommended against Bank financing of the export of a particular agricultural commodity, shall take such recommendation into consideration in determining whether to provide credit or other assistance for any export sale of such commodity, and shall consider the importance of agricultural commodity exports to the United States export market and the nation's balance of trade in deciding whether or not to provide assistance under this subsection. The Bank shall include in the report to Congress under section 9(a) of this Act a description of the measures undertaken by it pursuant to this subsection.".

Sec. 1910. Section 2(b)(1)(A) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended by striking the words "goods and related services" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "manufactured goods, agricultural products, and other goods and services".

Sec. 1911. The Bank shall implement such regulations and procedures as may be appropriate to insure that full consideration is given to the extent to which any loan or financial guarantee is likely to have an adverse effect on industries, including agriculture, and employment in the United States, either by reducing demand for goods produced in the United States or by increasing imports to the United States. To carry out the purposes of this subsection, the Bank shall request, and the United States International Trade Commission shall furnish, a report assessing the impact of the Bank's activities on industries and employment in the United States. Such report shall include an assessment of previous loans or financial guarantees and shall provide recommendations concerning general areas which may adversely affect domestic industries, including agriculture, and employment.

Sec. 1912. (a)(1) Upon receipt of information that foreign sales to the United States are being offered involving foreign official export credits which exceed limits under existing standstills, minutes, or practices to which the United States and other major exporting countries have agreed, the Secretary of the Treasury shall immediately conduct an inquiry to determine whether "noncompetitive financing" is being offered.

(2) If the Secretary determines that such foreign "noncompetitive" financing is being offered, he shall request the immediate withdrawal of such financing by the foreign official export credit agency involved.

(3) If the offer is not withdrawn or if there is no immediate response to the withdrawal request, the Secretary of the Treasury shall notify the country offering such financing and all parties to the proposed transaction that the Eximbank may be authorized to provide competing United States sellers with financing to match that available through the foreign official export financing entity.

(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall only issue such authorization to the Bank to provide guarantees, insurance and credits to competing United States sellers, if he determines that:

(1) the availability of foreign official noncompetitive financing is likely to be a determining factor in the sale, and

(2) the foreign noncompetitive financing has not been withdrawn on the date the Bank is authorized to provide competitive financing.

(c) Upon receipt of authorization by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Export-Import Bank may provide financing to match that offered by the foreign official export credit entity: Provided, however, That loans, guarantees and insurance provided under this authority shall conform to all provisions of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended.

Sec. 1913. No environmental rule, regulation, or procedure shall become effective with regard to exports subject to the provisions of 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq., the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, until such time as the President has reported to Congress on the progress achieved pursuant to section 407 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2153e) entitled " Protection of the Environment" which requires the President to seek to provide, in agreements required under the Act, for cooperation between the parties in protecting the environment from radioactive, chemical or thermal contaminations arising from peaceful nuclear activities.

Sec. 1914. Section 7(a) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " All spending authority provided under this Act shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.".

Sec. 1915. Section 2(b) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)) is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

"(8) In no event shall the Bank guarantee, insure, or extend credit or participate in the extension of credit (a) in support of any export which would contribute to enabling the Government of the Republic of South Africa to maintain or enforce apartheid; (b) in support of any export to the Government of the Republic of South Africa or its agencies unless the President determines that significant progress toward the elimination of apartheid has been made and transmits to the Congress a statement describing and explaining that determination; or (c) in support of any export to other purchasers in the Republic of South Africa unless the United States Secretary of State certifies that the purchaser has endorsed and has proceeded toward the implementation of the following principles: nonsegregation of the races in all work facilities; equal and fair employment for all employees; equal pay for equal work for all employees; initiation and development of training programs to prepare nonwhite South Africans for supervisory, administrative, clerical, and technical jobs; increasing the number of nonwhites in management and supervisory positions; a willigness to engage in collective bargaining with labor unions; and improving the quality of life for employees in such areas as housing, transportation, schooling, recreation, and health facilities.".

Sec. 1916. Section 2(b)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 is amended by inserting after "in matters affecting small business concerns;" the following: "that the Bank should give emphasis to assisting new and small business entrants in the agricultural export market, and shall, in cooperation with other relevant Government agencies, including the Commodity Credit Corporation, develop a program of education to increase awareness of export opportunities among small agribusinesses and cooperatives;".

Sec. 1917. This title shall take effect upon enactment.

TITLE XX- ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS

Sec. 2001. The Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title:

" TITLE IX- ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS

" Section 901. Short title

" This title may be cited as the ' Electronic Fund Transfer Act'.

" Section 902. Findings and purpose

"(a) The Congress finds that the use of electronic systems to transfer funds provides the potential for substantial benefits to consumers. However, due to the unique characteristics of such systems, the application of existing consumer protection legislation is unclear, leaving the rights and liabilities of consumers, financial institutions, and intermediaries in electronic fund transfers undefined.

"(b) It is the purpose of this title to provide a basic framework establishing the rights, liabilities, and responsibilities of participants in electronic fund transfer systems. The primary objective of this title, however, is the provision of individual consumer rights.

"section 903. Definitions

" As used in this title--,

"(1) the term 'accepted card or other means of access' means a card, code, or other means of access to a consumer's account for the purpose of initiating electronic fund transfers when the person to whom such card or other means of access was issued has requested and received or has signed or has used, or authorized another to use, such card or other means of access for the purpose of transferring money between accounts or obtaining money, property, labor, or services;

"(2) the term 'account' means a demand deposit, savings deposit, or other asset account (other than an occasional or incidental credit balance in an open end credit plan as defined in section 103(i) of this Act), as described in regulations of the Board, established primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, but such term does not include an account held by a financial institution pursuant to a bona fide trust agreement;

"(3) the term ' Board' means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;

"(4) the term 'business day' means any day on which the offices of the consumer's financial institution involved in an electronic fund transfer are open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its business functions;

"(5) the term 'consumer' means a natural person;

"(6) the term 'electronic fund transfer' means any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, which is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephonic instrument, or computer or magnetic tape so as to order, instruct, or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an account. Such term includes, but is not limited to, point-of-sale transfers, automated teller machine transactions, direct deposits or withdrawals of funds, and transfers initiated by telephone. Such term does not include--,

"(A) any check guarantee or authorization service which does not directly result in a debit or credit to a

consumer's

account:

"(B) any transfer of funds, other than those processed by automated clearinghouse, made by a financial

institution on

behalf of a consumer by means of a service that

transfers

funds held at either Federal Reserve banks or other

depository

institutions and which is not designed primarily to

transfer

funds on behalf of a consumer;

"(C) any transaction the primary purpose of which is the purchase or sale of securities or commodities through a broker-dealer registered with or regulated by the

Securities

and Exchange Commission;

"(D) any automatic transfer from a savings account to a demand deposit account pursuant to an agreement

between

a consumer and a financial institution for the purpose

of

covering an overdraft or maintaining an agreed upon

minimum

balance in the consumer's demand deposit account; or

"(E) any transfer of funds which is initiated by a

telephone

conversation between a consumer and an officer or

employee of a financial institution which is not

pursuant to

a prearranged plan and under which periodic or recurring

transfers are not contemplated;

as determined under regulations of the Board;

"(7) the term 'electronic terminal' means an electronic device, other than a telephone operated by a consumer, through which a consumer may initiate an electronic fund transfer. Such term includes, but is not limited to, point-of-sale terminals, automated teller machines, and cash dispensing machines;

"(8) the term 'financial institution' means a State or National bank, a State or Federal savings and loan association, a mutual savings bank, a State or Federal credit union, or any other person who, directly or indirectly, holds an account belonging to a consumer;

"(9) the term 'preauthorized electronic fund transfer' means an electronic fund transfer authorized in advance to recur at substantially regular intervals;

"(10) the term ' State' means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing; and

"(11) the term 'unauthorized electronic fund transfer' means an electronic fund transfer from a consumer's account initiated by a person other than the consumer without actual authority to initiate such transfer and from which the consumer receives no benefit, but the term does not include any electronic fund transfer (A) initiated by a person other than the consumer who was furnished with the card, code, or other means of access to such consumer's account by such consumer, unless the consumer has notified the financial institution involved that transfers by such other person are no longer authorized, (B) initiated with fraudulent intent by the consumer or any person acting in concert with the consumer, or (C) which constitutes an error committed by a financial institution.

"section 904. Regulations

"(a) The Board shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this title. In prescribing such regulations, the Board shall:

"(1) consult with the other agencies referred to in section 917 and take into account, and allow for, the continuing evolution of electronic banking services and the technology utilized in such services,

"(2) prepare an analysis of economic impact which considers the costs and benefits to financial institutions, consumers, and other users of electronic fund transfers, including the extent to which additional decumentation, reports, records, or other paper work would be required, and the effects upon competition in the provision of electronic banking services among large and small financial institutions and the availability of such services to different classes of consumers, particularly low income consumers,

"(3) to the extent practicable, the Board shall demonstrate that the consumer protections of the proposed regulations outweigh the compliance costs imposed upon consumers and financial institutions, and

"(4) any proposed regulations and accompanying analyses shall be sent promptly to Congress by the Board.

"(b) The Board shall issue model clauses for optional use by financial institutions to facilitate compliance with the disclosure requirements of section 905 and to aid consumers in understanding the rights and responsibilities of participants in electronic fund transfers by utilizing readily understandable language. Such model clauses shall be adopted after notice duly given in the Federal Register and opportunity for public comment in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. With respect to the disclosures required by section 905(a) (3) and (4), the Board shall take account of variations in the services and charges under different electronic fund transfer systems and, as appropriate, shall issue alternative model clauses for disclosure of these differing account terms.

"(c) Regulations prescribed hereunder may contain such classifications, differentiations, or other provision, and may provide for such adjustments and exceptions for any class of electronic fund transfers, as in the judgment of the Board are necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this title, to prevent circumvention or evasion thereof, or to facilitate compliance therewith. The Board shall by regulation modify the requirements imposed by this title on small financial institutions if the Board determines that such modifications are necessary to alleviate any undue compliance burden on small financial institutions and such modifications are consistent with the purpose and objective of this title.

"(d) In the event that electronic fund transfer services are made available to consumers by a person other than a financial institution holding a consumer's account, the Board shall by regulation assure that the disclosures, protections, responsibilities, and remedies created by this title are made applicable to such persons and services.

"section 905. Terms and conditions of transfers

"(a) The terms and conditions of electronic fund transfers involving a consumer's account shall be disclosed at the time the consumer contracts for an electronic fund transfer service, in accordance with regulations of the Board. Such disclosures shall be in readily understandable language and shall include, to the extent applicable--,

"(1) the consumer's liability for unauthorized electronic fund transfers and, at the financial institution's option, notice of the advisability of prompt reporting of any loss, theft, or unauthorized use of a card, code, or other means of access;

"(2) the telephone number and address of the person or office to be notified in the event the consumer believes than an unauthorized electronic fund transfer has been or may be effected;

"(3) the type and nature of electronic fund transfers which the consumer may initiate, including any limitations on the frequency or dollar amount of such transfers, except that the details of such limitations need not be disclosed if their confidentiality is necessary to maintain the security of an electronic fund transfer system, as determined by the Board;

"(4) any charges for electronic fund transfers or for the right to make such transfers;

"(5) the consumer's right to stop payment of a preauthorized electronic fund transfer and the procedure to initiate such a stop payment order;

"(6) the consumer's right to receive documentation of electronic fund transfers under section 906;

"(7) a summary, in a form prescribed by regulations of the Board, of the error resolution provisions of section 908 and the consumer's rights thereunder. The financial institution shall thereafter transmit such summary at least once per calendar year;

"(8) the financial institution's liability to the consumer under section 910; and

"(9) under what circumstances the financial institution will in the ordinary course of business disclose information concerning the consumer's account to third persons.

"(b) A financial institution shall notify a consumer in writing at least twenty-one days prior to the effective date of any change in any term or condition of the consumer's account required to be disclosed under subsection (a) if such change would result in greater cost or liability for such consumer or decreased access to the consumer's account. A financial institution may, however, implement a change in the terms or conditions of an account without prior notice when such change is immediately necessary to maintain or restore the security of an electronic fund transfer system or a consumer's account, Subject to subsection (a)(3), the Board shall require subsequent notification if such a change is made permanent.

"(c) For any account of a consumer made accessible to electronic fund transfers prior to the effective date of this title, the information required to be disclosed to the consumer under subsection (a) shall be disclosed not later than the earlier of--,

"(1) the first periodic statement required by section 906(c) after the effective date of this title; or

"(2) thirty days after the effective date of this title.

Section 906. Documentation of transfers; periodic statements

"(a) For each electronic fund transfer initiated by a consumer from an electronic terminal, the financial institution holding such consumer's account shall, directly or indirectly, at the time the transfer is initiated, make available to the consumer written documentation of such transfer. The documentation shall clearly set forth to the extent applicable--,

"(1) the amount involved and date the transfer is initiated;

"(2) the type of transfer;

"(3) the identity of the consumer's account with the financial institution from which or to which funds are transfrred;

"(4) the identity of any third party to whom or from whom funds are transferred; and

"(5) the location or identification of the electronic terminal involved.

"(b) For a consumer's account which is scheduled to be credited by a preauthorized electronic fund transfer from the same payor at least once in each successive sixty-day period, except where the payor provides positive notice of the transfer to the consumer, the financial institution shall elect to provide promptly either positive notice to the consumer when the credit is made as scheduled, or negative notice to the consumer when the credit is not made as scheduled, in accordance with regulations of the Board. The means of notice elected shall be disclosed to the consumer in accordance with section 905.

"(c) A financial institution shall provide each consumer with a periodic statement for each account of such consumer that may be accessed by means of an electronic fund transfer. Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), such statement shall be provided at least monthly for each monthly or shorter cycle in which an electronic fund transfer affecting the account has occurred, or every three months, whichever is more frequent. The statement, which may include information regarding transactions other than electronic fund transfers, shall clearly set forth--,

"(1) with regard to each electronic fund transfer during the period, the information described in subsection (a), which may be provided on an accompanying document;

"(2) the amount of any fee or charge assessed by the financial institution during the period for electronic fund transfers or for account maintenance;

"(3) the balances in the consumer's account at the beginning of the period and at the close of the period; and

"(4) the address and telephone number to be used by the financial institution for the purpose of receiving any statement inquiry or notice of account error from the consumer. Such address and telephone number shall be preceded by the caption ' Direct Inquiries To:' or other similar language indicating that the address and number are to be used for such inquiries or notices.

"(d) In the case of a consumer's passbook account which may not be accessed by electronic fund transfers other than preauthorized electronic fund transfers crediting the account, a financial institution may, in lieu of complying with the requirements of subsection (c), upon presentation of the passbook provide the consumer in writing with the amount and date of each such transfer involving the account since the passbook was last presented.

"(e) In the case of a consumer's account, other than a passbook account, which may not be accessed by electronic fund transfers other than preauthorized electronic fund transfers crediting the account, the financial institution may provide a periodic statement on a quarterly basis which otherwise complies with the requirements of subsection (c).

"(f) In any action involving a consumer, any documentation required by this section to be given to the consumer which indicates that an electronic fund transfer was made to another person shall be admissible as evidence of such transfer and shall constitute prima facie proof that such transfer was made.

" Section 907. Preauthorized transfers

"(a) A preauthorized electronic fund transfer from a consumer's account may be authorized by the consumer only in writing, and a copy of such authorization shall be provided to the consumer when made. A consumer may stop payment of a preauthorized electronic fund transfer by notifying the financial institution orally or in writing at any time up to three business days preceding the scheduled date of such transfer. The financial institution may require written confirmation to be provided to it within fourteen days of an oral notification if, when the oral notification is made, the consumer is advised of such requirement and the address to which such confirmation should be sent.

"(b) In the case of preauthorized transfers from a consumer's account to the same person which may vary in amount, the financial institution or designated payee shall, prior to each transfer, provide reasonable advance notice to the consumer, in accordance with regulations of the Board, of the amount to be transferred and the scheduled date of the transfer.

" Section 908. Error resolution

"(a) If a financial institution, within sixty days after having transmitted to a consumer documentation pursuant to section 906(a), (c), or (d) or notification pursuant to section 906(b), receives oral or written notice in which the consumer--,

"(1) sets forth or otherwise enables the financial institution to identify the name and account number of the consumer;

"(2) indicates the consumer's belief that the documentation, or, in the case of notification pursuant to section 906(b), the consumer's account, contains an error and the amount of such error; and

"(3) sets forth the reasons for the consumer's belief (where applicable) that an error has occurred,

the financial institution shall investigate the alleged error, determine whether an error has occurred, and report or mail the results of such investigation and determination to the consumer within ten business days. The financial institution may require written confirmation to be provided to it within ten business days of an oral notification of error if, when the oral notification is made, the consumer is advised of such requirement and the address to which such confirmation should be sent. A financial institution which requires written confirmation in accordance with the previous sentence need not provisionally recredit a consumer's account in accordance with subsection (c), nor shall the financial institution be liable under subsection (e) if the written confirmation is not received within the ten-day period referred to in the previous sentence.

"(b) If the financial institution determines that an error did occur, it shall promptly, but in no event more than one business day after such determination, correct the error, subject to section 909, including the crediting of interest where applicable.

"(c) If a financial institution receives notice of an error in the manner and within the time period specified in subsection (a), it may, in lieu of the requirements of subsections (a) and (b), within ten business days after receiving such notice provisionally recredit the consumer's account for the amount alleged to be in error, subject to section 909, including interest where applicable, pending the conclusion of its investigation and its determination of whether an error has occurred. Such investigation shall be concluded not later than forty-five days after receipt of notice of the error. During the pendency of the investigation, the consumer shall have full use of the funds provisionally recredited.

"(d) If the financial institution determines after its investigation pursuant to subsection (a) or (c) that an error did not occur, it shall deliver or mail to the consumer an explanation of its findings within 3 business days after the conclusion of its investigation, and upon request of the consumer proptly deliver or mail to the consumer reproductions of all documents which the financial institution relied on to conclude that such error did not occur. The financial institution shall include notice of the right to request reproductions with the explanation of its findings.

"(e) If in any action under section 915, the court finds that--,

"(1) the financial institution did not provisionally recredit a consumer's account within the ten-day period specified in subsection (c), and the financial institution (A) did not make a good faith investigation of the alleged error, or (B) did not have a reasonable basis for believing that the consumer's account was not in error; or

"(2) the financial institution knowingly and willfully concluded that the consumer's account was not in error when such conclusion could not reasonably have been drawn from the evidence available to the financial institution at the time of its investigation,

then the consumer shall be entitled to treble damages determined under section 915(a)(1).

"(f) For the purpose of this section, an error consists of--,

"(1) an unauthorized electronic fund transfer;

"(2) an incorrect electronic fund transfer from or to the consumer's account;

"(3) the omission from a periodic statement of an electronic fund transfer affecting the consumer's account which should have been included;

"(4) a computational error by the financial institution;

"(5) the consumer's receipt of an incorrect amount of money from an electronic terminal;

"(6) a consumer's request for additional information or clarification concerning an electronic fund transfer or any documentation required by this title; or

"(7) any other error described in regulations of the Board.

" Section 909. Consumer liability for unauthorized transfers

"(a) A consumer shall be liable for any unauthorized electronic fund transfer involving the account of such consumer only if the card or other means of access utilized for such transfer was an accepted card or other meanas of access and if the issuer of such card, code, or other means of access has provided a means whereby the user of such card, code, or other means of access can be identified as the person authorized to use it, such as by signature, photograph, or fingerprint or by electronic or mechanical confirmation. In no event, however, shall a consumer's liability for an unauthorized transfer exceed the lesser of--,

"(1) $50; or

"(2) the amount of money or value of property or services obtained in such unauthorized electronic fund transfer prior to the time the financial institution is notified of, or otherwise becomes aware of, circumstances which lead to the reasonable belief that an unauthorized electronic fund transfer involving the consumer's account has been or may be effected. Notice under this paragraph is sufficient when such steps have been taken as may be reasonably required in the ordinary course of business to provide the financial institution with the pertinent information, whether or not any particular officer, employee, or agent of the financial institution does in fact receive such information.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, reimbursement need not be made to the consumer for losses the financial institution establishes would not have occurred but for the failure of the consumer to report within sixty days of transmittal of the statement (or in extenuating circumstances such as extended travel or hospitalization, within a reasonable time under the circumstances) any unauthorized electronic fund transfer or account error which appears on the periodic statement provided to the consumer under section 906. In addition, reimbursement need not be made to the consumer for losses which the financial institution establishes would not have occurred but for the failure of the consumer to report any loss or theft of a card or other means of access within two business days after the consumer learns of the loss or theft (or in extenuating circumstances such as extended travel or hospitalization, within a longer period which is reasonable under the circumstances), but the consumer's liability under this subsection in any such case may not exceed a total of $500, or the amount of unauthorized electronic fund transfers which occur following the close of two business days (or such longer period) after the consumer learns of the loss or theft but prior to notice to the financial institution under this subsection, whichever is less.

"(b) In any action which involves a consumer's liability for an unauthorized electronic fund transfer, the burden of proof is upon the financial institution to show that the electronic fund transfer was authorized or, if the electronic fund transfer was unauthorized, then the burden of proof is upon the financial institution to establish that the conditions of liability set forth in subsection (a) have been met, and, if the transfer was initiated after the effective date of section 905, that the disclosures required to be made to the consumer under section 905(a) (1) and (2) were in fact made in accordance with such section.

"(c) In the event of a transaction which involves both an unauthorized electronic fund transfer and an extension of credit as defined in section 103(e) of this Act pursuant to an agreement between the consumer and the financial institution to extend such credit to the consumer in the event the consumer's account is overdrawn, the limitation on the consumer's liability for such transaction shall be determined solely in accordance with this section.

"(d) Nothing in this section imposes liability upon a consumer for an unauthorized electronic fund transfer in excess of his liability for such a transfer under other applicable law or under any agreement with the consumer's financial institution.

"(e) Except as provided in this section, a consumer incurs no liability from an unauthorized electronic fund transfer.

"section 910. Liability of financial institutions

"(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a financial institution shall be liable to a consumer for all damages proximately caused by--,

"(1) the financial institution's failure to make an electronic fund transfer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of an account, in the correct amount or in a timely manner when properly instructed to do so by the consumer, except where--,

"(A) the consumer's account has insufficient funds; "(B) the funds are subject to legal process or other

encumbrance

restricting such transfer;

"(C) such transfer would exceed an established credit limit; "(D) an electronic terminal has insufficient cash to

complete

the transaction; or

"(E) as otherwise provided in regulations of the Board;

"(2) the financial institution's failure to make an electronic fund transfer due to insufficient funds when the financal institution failed to credit, in accordance with the terms and conditions of an account, a deposit of funds to the consumer's account which would have provided sufficient funds to make the transfer, and

"(3) the financial institution's failure to stop payment of a preauthorized transfer from a consumer's account when instructed to do so in accordance with the terms and conditions of the account.

"(b) A financial institution shall not be liable under subsection (a)(1) or (2) if the financial institution shows by a preponderance of the evidence that its action or failure to act resulted from--,

"(1) an act of God or other circumstance beyond its control, that it exercised reasonable care to prevent such an occurrence, and that it exercised such diligence as the circumstances required; or

"(2) a technical malfunction which was known to the consumer at the time he attempted to initiate an electronic fund transfer or, in the case of a preauthorized transfer, at the time such transfer should have occurred.

"(c) In the case of a failure described in subsection (a) which was not intentional and which resulted from a bona fide error, notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid any such error, the financial institution shall be liable for actual damages proved.

" Section 911. Issuance of cards or other means of access

"(a) No person may issue to a consumer any card, code, or other means of access to such consumer's account for the purpose of initiating an electronic fund transfer other than--,

"(1) in response to a request or application therefor; or

"(2) as a renewal of, or in substitution for, an accepted card, code, or other means of access, whether issued by the initial issuer or a successor.

"(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), a person may distribute to a consumer on an unsolicited basis a card, code, or other means of access for use in initiating an electronic fund transfer from such consumer's account, if--,

"(1) such card, code, or other means of access is not validated;

"(2) such distribution is accompanied by a complete disclosure, in accordance with section 905, of the consumer's rights and liabilities which will apply if such card, code, or other means of accsses is validated;

"(3) such distribution is accompanied by a clear explanation, in accordance with regulations of the Board, that such card, code, or other means of access is not validated and how the consumer may dispose of such code, card, or other means of access if validation is not desired; and

"(4) such card, code, or other means of access is validated only in response to a request or application from the consumer, upon verification of the consumer's identity.

"(c) For the purpose of subsection (b), a card, code, or other means of access is validated when it may be used to initiate an electronic fund transfer.

" Section 912. Suspension of obligations

" If a system malfunction prevents the effectuation of an electronic fund transfer initiated by a consumer to another person, and such other person has agreed to accept payment by such means, the consumer's obligation to the other person shall be suspended until the malfunction is corrected and the electronic fund transfer may be completed, unless such other person has subsequently, by written request, demanded payment by means other than an electronic fund transfer.

" Section 913. Compulsory use of electronic fund transfers

" No person may--,

"(1) condition the extension of credit to a consumer on such consumer's repayment by means of preauthorized electronic fund transfers; or

"(2) require a consumer to establish an account for receipt of electronic fund transfers with a particular financial institution as a condition of employment or receipt of a government benefit.

" Section 914. Waiver of rights.

" No writing or other agreement between a consumer and any other person may contain any provision which constitutes a waiver of any right conferred or cause of action created by this title. Nothing in this section prohibits, however, any writing or other agreement which grants to a consumer a more extensive right or remedy or greater protection than contained in this title or a waiver given in settlement of a dispute or action.

" Section 915. Civil liability

"(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section and section 910, any person who fails to comply with any provision of this title with respect to any consumer, except for an error resolved in accordance with section 908, is liable to such consumer in an amount equal to the sum of--,

"(1) any actual damage sustained by such consumer as a result of such failure;

"(2) (A) in the case of an individual action, an amount not less than $100 nor greater than $1,000; or

"(B) in the case of a class action, such amount as the court may allow, except that (i) as to each member of the class no minimum recovery shall be applicable, and (ii) the total recovery under this subparagraph in any class action or series of class actions arising out of the same failure to comply by the same person shall not be more than the lesser of $500,000 or 1 per centum of the net worth of the defendant; and

"(3) in the case of any successful action to enforce the foregoing liability, the costs of the action, together with a reasonable attorney's fee as determined by the court.

"(b) In determining the amount of liability in any action under subsection (a), the court shall consider, among other relevant factors--,

"(1) in any individual action under subsection (a)(2)(A), the frequency and persistence of noncompliance, the nature of such noncompliance, and the extent to which the noncompliance was intentional; or

"(2) in any class action under subsection (a)(2)(B), the frequency and persistence of noncompliance, the nature of such noncompliance, the resources of the defendant, the number of persons adversely affected, and the extent to which the noncompliance was intentional.

"(c) Except as provided in section 910, a person may not be held liable in any action brought under this section for a violation of this title if the person shows by a preponderance of evidence that the violation was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid any such error.

"(d) No provision of this section or section 916 imposing any liability shall apply to--,

"(1) any act done or omitted in good faith in conformity with any rule, regulation, or interpretation thereof by the Board or in conformity with any interpretation or approval by an official or employee of the Federal Reserve System duly authorized by the Board to issue such interpretations or approvals under such procedures as the Board may prescribe therefor; or

"(2) any failure to make disclosure in proper form if a financial institution utilized an appropriate model clause issued by the Board,

notwithstanding that after such act, omission, or failure has occurred, such rule, regulation, approval, or model clause is amended, rescinded, or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason.

"(e) A person has no liability under this section for any failure to comply with any requirement under this title if, prior to the institution of an action under this section, the person notifies the consumer concerned of the failure, complies with the requirements of this title, and makes an appropriate adjustment to the consumer's account and pays actual damages or, where applicable, damages in accordance with section 910.

"(f) On a finding by the court that an unsuccessful action under this section was brought in bad faith or for purposes of harassment, the court shall award to the defendant attorney's fees reasonable in relation to the work expended and costs.

"(g) Without regard to the amount in controversy, any action under this section may be brought in any United States district court, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, within one year from the date of the occurrence of the violation.

" Section 916. Criminal liability

"(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully--,

"(1) gives false or inaccurate information or fails to provide information which he is required to disclose by this title or any regulation issued thereunder; or

"(2) otherwise fails to comply with any provision of this title;

shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

"(b) Whoever--,

"(1) knowingly, in a transaction affecting interstate or foreign commerce, uses or attempts or conspires to use any counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained debit instrument to obtain money, goods, services, or anything else of value which within any one-year period has a value aggregating $1,000 or more; or

"(2) with unlawful or fraudulent intent, transports or attempts or conspires to transport in interstate or foreign commerce a counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained debit instrument knowing the same to be counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained; or

"(3) with unlawful or fraudulent intent, uses any instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce to sell or transport a counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained debit instrument knowing the same to be counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained; or

"(4) knowingly receives, conceals, uses, or transports money, goods, services, or anything else of value (except tickets for interstate or foreign transportation) which (A) within any one-year period has a value aggregating $1,000 or more, (B) has moved in or is part of, or which constitutes interstate or foreign commerce, and (C) has been obtained with a counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained debit instrument; or

"(5) knowingly receives, conceals, uses, sells, or transports in interstate or foreign commerce one or more tickets for interstate or foreign transportation, which (A) within any one-year period have a value aggregating $500 or more, and (B) have been purchased or obtained with one or more counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained debit instrument; or

"(6) in a transaction affecting interstate or foreign commerce, furnishes money, property, services, or anything else of value, which within any one-year period has a value aggregating $1,000 or more, through the use of any counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained debit instrument knowing the same to be counterfeit, fictitious, altered, forged, lost, stolen, or fraudulently obtained--,

shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both

"(c) As used in this section, the term 'debit instrument' means a card, code, or other device, other than a check, draft, or similar paper instrument, by the use of which a person may initiate an electronic fund transfer.

" Section 917. Administrative enforecement

"(a) Compliance with the requirements imposed under this title shall be enforced under--,

"(1) section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, in the case of--,

"(A) national banks, by the Comptroller of the Currency; "(B) member banks of the Federal Reserve System (other than national banks), by the Board; "(C) banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (other than members of the Federal

Reserve

System), by the Board of Directors of the Federal

Deposit

Insurance Corporation;

"(2) section 5(d) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, section 407 of the National Housing Act, and sections 6(i) and 17 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (acting directly or through the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation), in the case of any institution subject to any of those provisions;

"(3) the Federal Credit Union Act, by the Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration with respect to any Federal credit union.

"(4) the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, by the Civil Aeronautics Board, with respect to any air carrier or foreign air carrier subject to that Act; and

"(5) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, with respect to any broker or dealer subject to that Act.

"(b) For the purpose of the execise by any agency referred to in subsection (a) of its powers under any Act referred to in that subsection, a violation of any requirement imposed under this title shall be deemed to be a violation of a requirement imposed under that Act. In addition to its powers under any provision of law specifically referred to in subsection (a), each of the agencies referred to in that subsection may exercise, for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any requirement imposed under this title, any other authority conferred on it by law.

"(c) Except to the extent that enforcement of the requirements imposed under this title is specifically committed to some other Government agency under subsection (a), the Federal Trade Commission shall enforce such requirements. For the purpose of the exercise by the Federal Trade Commission of its functions and powers under the Federal Trade Commission Act, a violation of any requirement imposed under this title shall be deemed a violation of a requirement imposed under that Act. All of the functions and powers of the Federal Trade Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act are available to the Commission to enforce compliance by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission with the requirements imposed under this title, irrespective of whether that person is engaged in commerce or meets any other jurisdictional tests in the Federal Trade Commission Act.

" Section 918. Reports to Congress

"(a) Not later than twelve months after the effective date of this title and at one-year intervals thereafter, the Board and the Attorney General shall, respectively, make reports to the Congress concerning the administration of their functions under this title, including such recommendations as the Board and the Attorney General, respectively, deem necessary or appropriate. In addition, each report of the Board shall include its assessment of the extent to which compliance with this title is being achieved, and a summary of the enforcement actions taken under section 917 of this title. In such report, the Board shall particularly address the effects of this title on the costs and benefits to financial institutions and consumers, on competition, on the introduction of new technology, on the operations of financial institutions, and on the adequacy of consumer protection. The report of the Attorney General shall also contain an analysis of the impact of this title on the operation, workload, and efficiency of the Federal courts.

"(b) In the exercise of its functions under this title, the Board may obtain upon request the views of any other Federal agency which, in the judgment of the Board, exercises regulatory or supervisory functions with respect to any class of persons subject to this title.

" Section 919. Relation to State laws

" This title does not annul, alter, or affect the laws of any State relating to electronic fund transfers, except to the extent that those laws are inconsistent with the provisions of this title, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. A State law is not inconsistent with this title if the protection such law affords any consumer is greater than the protection afforded by this title. The Board shall, upon its own motion or upon the request of any financial institution, State, or other interested party, submitted in accordance with procedures prescribed in regulations of the Board, determine whether a State requirement is inconsistent or affords greater protection. If the Board determines that a State requirement is inconsistent, financial institutions shall incur no liability under the law of that State for a good faith failure to comply with that law, notwithstanding that such determination is subsequently amended, rescinded, or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason. This title does not extend the applicability of any such law to any class of persons or transactions to which it would not otherwise apply.

" Section 920. Exemption for State regulation

" The Board shall by regulation exempt from the requirements of this title any class of electronic fund transfers within any State if the Board determines that under the law of that State that class of electronic fund transfers is subject to requirements substantially similar to those imposed by this title, and that there is adequate provision for enforcement.

" Section 921. Effective date

" This title takes effect upon the expiration of eighteen months from the date of its enactment, except that sections 909 and 911 take effect upon the expiration of ninety days after the date of enactment.".

TITLE XXI-- EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 2101. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Act shall take effect upon the expiration of one hundred and twenty days after the date of its enactment.

Approved November 10, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978):

Oct. 11 considered and passed House.

Oct. 12, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Oct. 5, House concurred in Senate amendments with amendments.

Oct. 15, Senate concurred in House amendments.

PUBLIC LAW 95-629, 92 STAT. 3635

95 TH CONGRESS, S. 1829 NOVEMBER 10, 1978
An Act To amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development

Corporation Act of 1972; to

provide for the establishment of the San Antonio

Missions National Historical

Park; and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE I

Sec. 101. The Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 (Public Law 92 - 578; 86 Stat. 1266), // 40 USC 871 // as amended, is further amended as follows:

(1) By striking--,

(a) in paragraph (c) of section 3:

// 40 USC 872. // "(6) The Commissioner

of the District of Columbia;" and by substituting in

lieu

thereof "(6) The Mayor of the District of

Columbia;"; and

by inserting " The Mayor" in lieu of " The

Commissioner" of

the District of Columbia, wherever it occurs in this

Act;

(b) in paragraph (c) of section 3: "(7) The Chairman,

District of Columbia Council;" and by inserting in

lieu

thereof " The Chairman, Council of the District of

Columbia";

(c) in paragraph (g) of section 3: "(8) The Chairman of

the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land

Agency." and

by inserting in lieu thereof "(8) The Director of the

District

of Columbia Department of Housing and Community

Development.";

(d) in paragraph (a) of section 4: "subchapter 53"

// 40 USC 873. //

and by

inserting in lieu thereof "subchapter III of

Chapter 53";

(e) in paragraph (f) of section 5:

// 40 USC 874. //

" The District of Columbia

government, and the District of Columbia

Redevelopment

Land Agency." and by inserting in lieu thereof "and

the

District of Columbia government.";

(f) in paragraph (b) of section 8:

// 40 USC 877. //

" Redevelopment Land

Agency" wherever it occurs and by inserting in lieu

thereof

"government."

(2) by striking in paragraph (10) of section 6

// 40 USC 875. //

of the figure "$50,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100,000,000" and by striking in that paragraph the following sentence: " The authority of the Corporation to issue obligations hereunder shall expire June 3, 1980, except that obligations may be issued at any time after the expiration of said period to provide funds necessary for the performance of any contract entered into by the Corporation, prior to the expiration of said period." and inserting in lieu thereof " The authority of the Corporation to issue obligations hereunder shall remain available without fiscal year limitation.".

(3) By redesignating paragraphs "(19)" through "(22)" in section 6 as paragraphs "(21)" through "(24)" and by inserting the following new paragraphs:

"(19) shall request the Council of the District of Columbia, when required for implementation of the development plan, to close any street, road, highway, alley, or any part thereon in the development area. If the title to the street, road, highway, or alley so closed is in the United States, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall convey the title to the land on behalf of the United States to the Corporation, without cost, except that the Corporation shall reimburse the District of Columbia for the administrative expenses of the action. If the title to the street, road, highway, or alley so closed is not in the United States, the Mayor shall convey title to the land on behalf of the District of Columbia to the Corporation, without cost, except that the Corporation shall reimburse the District of Columbia for the administrative costs of the action: Provided, That if the land would have reverted to a private abutting property owner under otherwise applicable law of the District of Columbia, the Corporation shall pay such owner the fair market value of the land that would have reverted to him.

"(20) may transfer title to, interests in, or jurisdiction over real property which has been acquired by the Corporation and is to be devoted to public uses under the development plan, to any agency of the United States or the District of Columbia. Agencies of the United States or the District of Columbia may accept such transfers under this paragraph, and shall thereafter administer and maintain the property in accordance with the development plan and the terms of any transfer agreement. The Director of the National Park Service may transfer title to or interest in public reservations, roadways, spaces, or parks under his jurisdiction within the development area to the Corporation to facilitate implementation of the development plan; and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Corporation may utilize such transferred property for any public or private development consistent with the plan.".

(4) By striking in subsection 17(a)

// 40 USC 885. //

all after the word " Corporation" and inserting in lieu thereof "$3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979; $3,200,000 for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1980, and September 30, 1981; and $3,500,000 for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982, and September 30, 1983."; and, by adding to subsection 17(b) after the amount "$38,800,000," the following: "for fiscal year 1979, $15,000,000, for fiscal year 1980, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1982, $30,000,000, and, for fiscal 1983, $35,000,000."; and by striking the following, "to remain available without fiscal year limitation through September 30, 1990:" and, by inserting in lieu thereof: " For the authorizations made in this subsection, any amounts authorized but not appropriated in any fiscal year shall remain available for appropriation in succeeding years. Any amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain available without fiscal year limitation.".

TITLE II

Sec. 201. // 16 USC 410ff. // (a) In order to provide for the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of the Spanish Missions of San Antonio, Texas, for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations of Americans, there is hereby established the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (hereafter in this section referred to as the "park") consisting of Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan, and Espada Missions, together with areas and features historically associated therewith, as generally depicted on the drawing entitled " Boundary Map, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park", numbered 930 - 80,022-C and dated May 1978, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and in the offices of the Superintendent of the park. After advising the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives, in writing, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the " Secretary") may make minor revisions of the boundaries of the park when necessary by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the Secretary is authorized--,

(1) to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, lands and interests therein constituting the following generally described areas in the historic missions district of the city of San Antonio, Texas--,

(A) Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo; (B) Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima

Concepcion de

Acuna;

(C) Mission San Francisco de la Espada; (D) Espada Acequia, the section of approximately five miles along the west side of and parallel to the San

Antonio

River;

(E) Espada Dam and Aqueduct; (F) Mission San Juan Capistrano; (G) San Juan Acequia, on the east side of the San

Antonio

River; and

(H) such lands and interests therein which the Secretary determines are necessary or desirable to provide for

public

access to, and interpretation and protection of, the

foregoing;

and

(2) to enter cooperative agreements with the owners of any historic properties, including properties referred to in paragraph (1), in furtherance of the purposes of this section.

Each agreement under paragraph (2) shall provide among other things that the owner will hold and preserve the historic property in perpetuity and will not undertake or permit the alteration or removal of historic features or the erection of markers, structures, or buildings without the prior concurrence of the Secretary, and that the public shall have reasonable access to those portions of the property to which access is necessary in the judgment of the Secretary for the proper appreciation and interpretation of its historical and architectural value. Pursuant to such cooperative agreements and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary the Secretary may, directly or by contract, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, or develop such buildings, structures, and related facilities including roads, trails, and other interpretive facilities on real property not in Federal ownership and may maintain and operate programs in connection therewith as he deems appropriate. Any lands or interest therein owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, the State of Texas, or any political subdivision of such State, including the San Antonio River Authority, may be acquired by donation only: Provided, That the Secretary shall submit all proposed cooperative agreements to the Department of Justice for a determination that the proposed agreements do not violate the constitutional provisions regarding the separation of church and state.

(c)(1) With the exception of any property deemed necessary by the Secretary for visitor facilities or administration of the park, any owner or owners of improved property on the date of its acquisition by the Secretary may, as a condition of such acquisition, retain for themselves and their successors or assigns a right of use and occupancy of the property for noncommercial residential purposes, for twenty-five years, or, in lieu thereof, for a term ending at the death of the owner or his spouse, whichever is later. The owner shall elect the term to be reserved. The Secretary shall pay to the owner the fair market value of the property on the date of such acquisition less the fair market value on such date of the right retained by the owner.

(2) A right of use and occupancy retained or enjoyed pursuant to this subsection may be terminated with respect to the entire property by the Secretary upon his determination that the property or any portion thereof had ceased to be used for noncommercial residential purposes and upon tender to the holder of a right an amount equal to the fair market value, as of the date of tender, of that portion of the right which remains unexpired on the date of termination.

(3) The term "improved property", as used in this subsection, shall mean a detached, noncommercial residential dwelling, the construction of which was begun before January 1, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as a "dwelling"), together with so much of the land on which the dwelling is situated, the said land being in the same ownership as the dwelling, as the Secretary shall designate to be reasonably necessary for the enjoyment or the dwelling for the sole purpose of noncommercial residential use, together with any structures accessory to the dwelling which are situated on the land so designated.

(d) The Secretary is authorized and directed to take prompt and appropriate action in accordance with the provisions of this section and any cooperative agreement hereunder to assure the protection and preservation of the historical and architectural values of the missions and the areas and features historically associated therewith within the boundaries of the park. The park shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this section and provisions of law generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 - 467).

(e)(1) There is hereby authorized to be established by the Secretary, a San Antonio Missions Advisory Commission. The Commission shall be composed of seven members, each appointed for a term of two years by the Secretary, as follows:

(A) one member to be appointed from recommendations made by the Governor of the State of Texas;

(B) one member to be appointed from recommendations made by the County Commissioners of Bexar County, Texas;

(C) one member to be appointed from recommendations made by the City Council of the City of San Antonio, Texas;

(D) one member to be appointed to represent non-Federal property owners whose property is operated and maintained in accordance with cooperative agreements with the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2);

(E) one member from the membership of a local conservation or historical organization; and

(F) two members representing the general public.

The Secretary shall designate one member to be Chairman of the Commission and may fill any vacancy in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

(2) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation as such, but the Secretary may pay expenses reasonably incurred by the Commission and may reimburse members for reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their responsibilities under this section on vouchers signed by the Chairman.

(3) All appointments to the Commission shall be made by the Secretary within six months after the date of the enactment of this Act and the Secretary, or his designee, shall from time to time, but at least semiannually, meet and consult with the Advisory Commission in matters relating to the park and with respect to carrying out the provisions of this section.

(4) Unless extended by Act of Congress, this Commission shall terminate ten years after the date of its first meeting with the Secretary or his designee.

(f)(1) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, but not more than $10,000,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands.

(2) For the development of essential public facilities there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $500,000. Within one year from the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate a final master plan for the development of the park consistent with the objectives of this section, indicating (A) the facilities needed to accommodate the health, safety, and interpretive needs of the visiting public; (B) the location and estimated cost of all facilities; and (C) the projected need for any additional facilities within the park.

TITLE III

Sec. 301. The Act entitled " An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make compensation for damages arising out of the failure of the Teton Dam a feature of the Teton Basin Federal reclamation project in Idaho, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1976 (Public Law 94 - 400) // 90 Stat. 1211. // is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

" Sec. 13. (a) Any funds authorized to be appropriated by section 12 of this Act, // 90 Stat. 1214. // which are determined under subsection (b) to be excess funds, shall be made available by the Secretary for the purpose of carrying out projects under the Adjustment Program for the Teton Disaster Area (including related administrative costs), and such funds shall remain available until expended.

"(b) For purposes of this section, the term 'excess funds' means those funds authorized to be appropriated under section 12, and appropriated under the Act approved July 12, 1976 (Public Law 94 - 355) // 90 Stat. 889. // or the Act approved September 30, 1976 (Public Law 94 - 438), in excess of the total of--,

"(1) the amount expended under this Act (including related administrative costs) prior to September 30, 1978 (or the date of the enactment of this section, if later),

"(2) the amount of outstanding claims timely filed under this Act which have not been paid as of September 30, 1978 (or the date of the enactment of this section, if later), and

"(3) the amount of the future administrative costs (as estimated by the Secretary) which will be incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act (without regard to this section) after September 30, 1978 (or the date of the enactment of this section, if later),

but the amount of excess funds as so determined shall not exceed the amount of funds required to complete the projects under the Adjustment Program for the Teton Disaster Area (including related administrative costs).

"(c) For purposes of this section, the term 'projects under the Adjustment Program for the Teton Disaster Area' means only the Federal share of those projects described in the study funded by the Economic Development Agency and specified in the document entitled ' Adjustment Program for the Teton Disaster Area, Summary of Remaining Economic Adjustment Measures', May, 1978, which have not been otherwise funded prior to September 30, 1978 (or the date of the enactment of this section, if later).

"(d) If the amount of excess funds as determined under this section is less than the amount required to complete the projects under the Adjustment Program for the Teton Disaster Area, the Secretary shall distribute such funds among such projects in such manner as he determines, after consultation with any localities involved in the projects, will best carry out the purposes of restoration and redevelopment of the Teton disaster area.

"(e) If, at such time as all claims filed under the provisions of this Act (without regard to this section) have been finally settled, the amount actually expended under this Act (without regard to this section) is less than the total of the amounts described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b), then such lesser amount shall be deemed to be the total of the amounts described in such paragraphs.".

TITLE IV

Sec. 401. // 16 USC 1a - 5 // The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and transmit to the President of the United States, the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a study of Historical Camden, consisting of approximately ninety acres of land in Camden, South Carolina, to determine the feasibility and desirability of establishing such area as a unit of the National Park System. The study shall be transmitted not later than two years following the date on which funds are appropriated for the study and shall include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, development, operation and maintenance, as well as any alternatives for the administration and protection of the area.

Approved November 10, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORT No. 95 - 1544 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).

SENATE REPORT No. 95 - 743 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978):

Apr. 24, considered and passed Senate.

Oct. 14, considered and passed House, amended.

Oct. 15, Senate concurred in House amendment with an amendment, House concurred in Senate amendments.

WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 14, No. 45:

Nov. 10, Presidential statement.

PUBLIC LAW 95-628, 92 STAT. 3627

95 TH CONGRESS, H.R. 7320 NOVEMBER 10, 1978
An Act To revise miscellaneous timing requirements of the

revenue laws, and for

other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF 1954 CODE.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. // 26 USC 1 //

SEC. 2. PERIOD FOR PAYMENT TO qualify FOR DEDUCTIBILITY OF CERTAIN EXPENSES PAID TO RELATED TAXPAYERS.

(a) Amendment of Section 267.--Section 267 // 26 USC 267. // (relating to losses, expenses, and interest with respect to tranactions between related taxpayers) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(e) RULE WHERE LAST DAY OF 2 1/2 MONTH PERIOD FALLS ON SUNDAY, ETC.-- For purposes of subsection (a) (2)--

"(1) where the last day of the 2 1/2 month period falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, such last day shall be treated as falling on the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, and

"(2) the determination of what constitutes a legal holiday shall be made under section 7503

// 26 USC 7503. //

with respect to the payor's return of tax under this chapter for the proceeding taxable year."

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-- The amendment made by subsection (a) // 26 USC 267 // shall apply with respect to payments made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN BASIS FOR AMOUNT OF GAIN RECOGNIZED TO THE DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION.

(a) AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED.-- Clause (ii) of section 301(b)(1)(B) // 26 USC 301. // (relating to amount distrbuted in the case of corporate distributees) is amended to read as follows:

"(ii) the adjusted basis (in the hands of the distributing corporation immediately before the distribution) of the other property received, increased in the amount of gain recognized to the distributing corporation on the distribution."

(b) Basis.--Subparagraph (B) of section 301(d)(2) (relating to basis in case of corporate distributees) is amended to read as follows:

"(B) the adjusted basis (in the hands of the distributing corporation immediately before the distribution) of such property, increased in the amount of gain recognized to the distributing corporation on the distribution."

(c) Effect on Earnings and Profits.--Paragraph (3) of section 312(c) (relating to adjustments for liabilities, etc.) // 26 USC 312. // is amended to read as follows:

"(3) any gain recognized to the corporation on the distribution."

(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section // 26 USC 301 //

shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. 60-DAY EXTENSION OF 12-MONTH PERIOD UNDER SECTION 337 WHERE THERE IS INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION.

(a) Amendment of Section 337.--Section 337 // 26 USC 337. //

(relating to gain or loss on sales or exchanges in connection with certain liquidations) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(e) Special Rule For involuntary Conversions.--If--,

"(1) there is an involuntary conversion (within the meaning of section 1033)

// 26 USC 1033. //

of property of a distributing corporation and there is a complete liquidation of such corporation which qualifies under subsection (a),

"(2) the disposition of the converted property (within the meaning of clause (ii) of section 1033(a)(2)(E)) occurs during the 60-day period which ends on the day before the first day of the 12-month period, and

"(3) such corporation elects the application of this subsection at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe,

then for purposes of this section such disposition shall be treated as a sale or exchange occurring within the 12-month period."

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) // 26 USC 337 // shall apply with respect to dispositions of the converted property (within the meaning of clause (ii) of section 1033(a)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such date.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR MAKING SUBCHAPTER S ELECTIONS.

(a) Amendment OF SECTION 1372(c).--Subsection (c) of section 1372 // 26 USC 1372. //

(relating to where and how subchapter S election may be made) is amended to read as follows:

"(c) When and How Made.--,

"(1) In GENERAL.-- An election under subsection (a) may be made by a small business corporation for any taxable year--,

"(A) at any time during the preceding taxable year, or "(B) at any time during the first 75 days of the taxable year.

"(2) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LATE ELECTIONS.-- If--

"(A) a small business corporation makes an election under subsection (a) for any taxable year, and "(B) such election is made after the first 75 days of the

taxable

year and on or before the last day of such taxable year,

then such election shall be treated as having been made for the following taxable year.

"(3) MANNER OF MAKING ELECTION.-- An election under subsection (a) shall be made in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulations.".

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.--,

(1) Section 1372(e)(1)(A) (relating to termination in the case of new shareholders) is amended to read as follows:

"(A) an election under subsection (a) made by a small business corporation shall terminate if any person who is

not

shareholder in such corporation of the day on which the

election was made becomes a shareholder in such

corporation

and affirmatively refuses (in such manner as the

Secretary

may by regulations prescribe) to consent to such

election on

or before the 60th day after the day on which he

acquired the

stock.".

(2) The last sentence of section 1372(a)

// 26 USC 1372. //

(relating to eligibility for election by a small business corporation) is amended to read as follows: " Such election shall be valid only if all persons who are shareholders in such corporation on the day on which such election is made consent to such election.".

(3) Subparagraph (C) of section 1372(e)(1) is amended by inserting "(or, if later, the first taxable year for which such election would have taken effect)" after "in the corporation".

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) // 26 USC 1372 // shall apply to elections made more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act for taxable years beginning more than 60 days after such date of enactment.

(d) Retroactive Application of " Preceding Taxable Year" Amendment.--,

(1) IN GENERAL.-- If--

(A) a small business corporation has treated itself in its return as an electing small business corporation under subchapter S of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1954

for any taxable year beginning before the date 60 days

after

the date of the enactment of this Act (hereinafter in

this subsection

referred to as the "election year"),

(B) such treatment was pursuant to an election which such corporation made during the taxable year immediately

preceding

the election year and which, but for this subsection,

would not be effective, and

(C) at such time and in such manner as the Secretary of the Tresury or his delegate may prescribe by

regulations--,

(i) such corporation makes an election under this paragraph, and (ii) all persons (or their personal representatives) who were shareholders of such corporation at any time beginning with the first day of the election year and

ending

on the date of the making of such election consent

to such election, consent to the application of the

amendment

made by subsection (a), and consent to the application

of paragraph (3) of this subsection,

then paragraph (1) of the first sentence of section 1372(c) of such Code (as amended by subsection (a)) shall apply with respect to the taxable years referred to in paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(2) YEARS TO WHICH AMENDMENT APPLIES.--, In the case of an election under paragraph (1) by any corporation, the taxable years referred to in this paragraph are--,

(A) the election year, (B) all subsequent taxable years of such corporation, and (C) in the case of each person who was a shareholder of such corporation at any time during any taxable year described in subparagraph (A) or (B)--, (i) the first taxable year of such person ending with or within a taxable year described in subparagraph (A) or (B), and (ii) all subsequent taxable years of such person.

(3) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ASSESSMENT OF DEFICIENCY.--, If the assessment of any deficiency in income tax resulting from the filing of an election under paragraph (1) for a taxable year ending before the date of such filing would be prevented, but for the application of this paragraph, before the expiration of one year after the date of such filing by any law or rule of law, then such deficiency (to the extent attributable to such election) may be assessed at any time before the expiration of such one-year period notwithstanding any law or rule of law which would otherwise prevent such assessment.

SEC. 6. TIME FOR FILING TAX RETURNS IN THE CASE OF ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(a).

(a) AMENDMENT OF SECTION 6072.--Section 6072 // 26 USC 6072. // (relating to time for filing income tax returns) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection

"(e) ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(a).--. // 26 USC 501. // In the case of an income tax return of an organization exempt from taxation under section 501(a) (other than an employees' trust described in section 401 (a)), // 26 USC 401. // a return shall be filed on or before the 15th day of the 5th month following the close of the taxable year."

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-- The amendment made by subsection (a) // 26 USC 6072 // shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. PERIOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A TAXPAYER IS A FARMER OR FISHERMAN FOR PURPOSES OF THE ESTIMATED TAX.

(a) AMENDMENT of SECTION 6073(b).--Subsection (b) of section 6073 // 26 USC 6073. // (relating to time for filing declaration of estimated tax in case of farmers and fishermen) is amended to read as follows:

"(b) FARMERS OR FISHERMEN.-- Declarations of estimated tax required by section 6015 // 26 USC 6015. // from any individual--,

"(1) whose estimated gross income from farming or fishing (including oyster farming) for the taxable year is at least two-thirds of the total estimated gross income from all sources for the taxable year, or

"(2) whose gross income from farming or fishing (including oyster farming) shown on the return of the individual for the preceding taxable year is at least two-thirds of the total gross income from all sources down on such return,

may, in lieu of the time prescribed in subsection (a), be filed at any time on or before January 15 of the taxable year succeeding the taxable year."

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) // 26 USC 6073 // shall apply to declarations of estimated tax for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS FOR CREDIT OR REFUND WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN CARRYBACKS.

(a) Net Operating Loss or Capital Loss Carrybacks.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6511(d)(2) // 26 USC 6511. // (relating to special period of limitation with respect to net operating loss or capital loss carrybacks) is amended by striking out "with the expiration of the 15th day of the 40th month (or the 39th month, in the case of a corporation) following the end of" and inserting in lieu thereof "3 years after the time prescribed by law for filing the return (including extensions thereof) for".

(b) Investment Credit and Other Credit Carrybacks.--,

(1) Paragraph (4) of section 6511 (d) (relating to special period of limitation with respect to investment credit carrybacks) is amended to read as follows:

"(4) Special PERIOD OF LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN CREDIT CARRYBACKS.--,

"(A) PERIOD OF LIMITATION.-- If the claim for credit or refund relates to an overpayment attributable to a

credit

caryback, in lieu of the 3-year period of limitation

prescribed

in subsection (a), the period shall be that period

which ends

3 years after the time prescribed by law for filing the

return

(including extensions thereof) for the taxable year of

the

unused credit which results in such carryback (or, with

respect to any portion of a credit caryback from a

taxable

year attributable to a net operating loss carryback,

capital

loss carryback, or other credit carryback from a

subsequent

taxable year, the period shall be that period which ends

3 years after the time prescribed by law for filing the

return,

including extensions thereof, for such subsequent

taxable

year) or the period prescribed in subsection (c) in

respect

of such taxable year, whichever expires later. In the

case of

such a claim, the amount of the credit or refund may

exceed

the portion of the tax paid within the period provided

in

subsection (b)(2) or (c), whichever is applicable, to

the

extent of the amount of the overpayment attributable to

such

carryback.

"(B) APPLICABLE RULES.-- If the allowance of a credit or refund of an overpayment of tax attributable to a credit carryback is otherwise prevented by the operation of

any law

or rule of law other than section 7122,

// 26 USC 7122. //

relating to compromises,

such credit or refund may be allowed or made, if claim

therefor

is filed within the period provided in subparagraph (A)

of this paragraph. In the case of any such claim for

credit

or refund, the determination by any court, including the

Tax Court, in any proceeding in which the decision of

the

court has become final, shall not be conclusive with

respect

to any credit, and the effect of such credit, to the

extent that

such credit is affected by a credit carryback which was

not in

issue in such proceeding.

"(C) CREDIT CARRYBACK DEFINED.-- For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'credit carryback' means any

investment

credit carryback, work incentive program credit

carryback,

and new employee credit carryback."

(2) Subsection (d) of section 6511

// 26 USC 6511. //

is amended--,

(A) by striking out paragraphs (7) and (9), and (B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7).

(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--,

(1) AMENDMENTS OF SECTION 6501.--,

// 26 USC 6501. //

(A) Subsection (j) of section 6501 (relating to

investment

credit carrybacks) is amended to read as follows:

"(j) CERTAIN CREDIT CARRYBACKS.--, // 26 USC 6501. //

"(1) IN GENERAL.-- In the case of a deficiency attributable to the application to the taxpayer of a credit carryback (including deficiencies which may be assessed pursuant to the provisions of section 6213(b)(3)),

// 26 USC 6213. //

such deficiency may be assessed at any time

before the expiration of the period within which a deficiency for

the taxable year of the unused credit which results in such carryback may be assessed, or with repect to any portion of a credit caryback from a taxable year attributable to a net operating loss carryback, capital loss carryback, or other credit carryback from a subsequent taxable year, at any time before the expiration of the period within which a deficiency for such subsequent taxable year may be assessed.

"(2) CREDIT CARRYBACK DEFINED.-- For purposes of this subsection, the term 'credit caryback' has the meaning given such term by section 6511(d)(4)(C)."

// 26 USC 6511. //

(B) Subsection (m) of section 6501 (relating to tentative carryback adjustment assessment period) is amended by striking out "subsection (h), (j), (o), or (p)" each

place it

appears and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (h)

or (j)".

(C) Section 6501

// 26 USC 6501. //

is amended by striking out subse