PUBLIC LAW 95-633, 92 STAT. 3768, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT OF 1978
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".
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-,
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;
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;
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
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:
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.
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.
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
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.
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--,
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
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:
" 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--,
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--,
benefits
of alternative courses of action consistent with
conserving
the species or its critical habitat, and such action is
in the
public interest; and
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:
" 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--,
Each determination under subparagraph (B) shall be made in accordance
with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b).".
(4) by amending subsection (f)--,
inserting
in lieu thereof " Except as provided in subparagraph
(B),
in";
"(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--,
"(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.";
"(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)--,
" 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
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-,
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
Commission),
within thirty days after the date of publication of
the notice, to offer to develop the proposed consumer
product
safety standard; or
"(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:
" 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-,
section 2(p) (1) (E);
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--,
reports, maintain
records, and fulfill any of the information-gathering
requirements under such rule;
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
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
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".
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".
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-,
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
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
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
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
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.
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.".
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.
Sec. 501. Section 102 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C.
1752a) is amended to read as follows:
" 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:
" 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:
" 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.
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).".
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).".
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.".
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.".
Sec. 1001. This title may be cited as the " Federal Financial
Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978".
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.
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;
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)".
Sec. 1100. This title may be cited as the " Right to Financial
Privacy Act of 1978".
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--,
Corporation;
Transactions
Reporting Act (Public Law 91 - 508, title I and
II); or
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
delivering
them to the clerk of any one of the following United
States
district courts:
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.
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.
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.".
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:
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.
delivering
them to the clerk of the Court.
records
by mailing or delivering a copy of your motion and
statement
to
position
in further detail.
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.
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:
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.
delivering
them to the clerk of any one of the following United
States
District Courts:
records
by mailing or delivering a copy of your motion and
statement
to
position
in further detail.
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.
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--,
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).
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
" 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.".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
Securities.--Investments
in obligations of, or fully guaranteed as to principal
and interest by, the United States.
stock
or bonds of a Federal home loan bank or in the stock
of the
Federal National Mortgage Association.
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.
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.
which are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
obligations
of any State or any political subdivision thereof.
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.
improvement
of any residential real property, and loans made for the
purpose of mobile home financing.
benefit
of insurance under section 240 of the National
Housing Act,
or of a commitment or agreement therefor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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:
education.
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.
amortized
loans which are secured by first liens upon improved
real estate used to provide housing facilities for the
aging.
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.
for primarily
residential or farm purposes that do not comply with
the limitations of this section.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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--,
(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;
investment
includes an interest in such a loan or investment; and
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.
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:
" 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.
" Sec. 302. As used in this subchapter, the term--,
"(1) 'liquidity needs' means the needs of credit unions
primarily serving natural persons for--,
more
persistent outflows of funds pending an orderly
adjustment
of credit union assets and liabilities;
assist
in meeting seasonal needs for funds arising from a
combination
of expected patterns of movement in share and deposit
accounts and loans; and
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.
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.
" 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.
" 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.
" 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.
" 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--,
these
obligations shall not exceed twelve times the
subscribed capital
stock and surplus of the Facility; and
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.
" 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.
" 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.
" 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.
Sec. 1901. That this title may be cited as the " Export-Import Bank
Act Amendments of 1978".
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.".
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".
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".
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".
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".
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.".
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.
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:
" 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--,
consumer's
account:
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;
Securities
and Exchange Commission;
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
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--,
encumbrance
restricting such transfer;
complete
the transaction; or
"(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--,
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.".
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
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,
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--,
// 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;
District of Columbia Council;" and by inserting in
lieu
thereof " The Chairman, Council of the District of
Columbia";
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.";
// 40 USC 873. //
and by
inserting in lieu thereof "subchapter III of
Chapter 53";
// 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.";
// 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.".
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--,
Concepcion de
Acuna;
Antonio
River;
Antonio
River; and
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.
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.".
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
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--,
"(2) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LATE ELECTIONS.-- If--
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:
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--
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"),
preceding
the election year and which, but for this subsection,
would not be effective, and
regulations--,
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--,
(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.--,
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.
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.
investment
credit carryback, work incentive program credit
carryback,
and new employee credit carryback."
(2) Subsection (d) of section 6511
// 26 USC 6511. //
is amended--,
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--,
(1) AMENDMENTS OF SECTION 6501.--,
// 26 USC 6501. //
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. //
place it
appears and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (h)
or (j)".
// 26 USC 6501. //