91 HR 6775 IH: Public Banking Act of 2023
U.S. House of Representatives
2023-12-13
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Public Banking Act of 2023
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definitions.Title I—Federal Recognition of Public BanksSec. 101. Federal charter of public lending banks and public payment banks.Sec. 102. Federal recognition of non-federally chartered banks.Sec. 103. Federal Reserve System membership.Sec. 104. Public member bank services.Sec. 105. Specific requirements relating to covered banks.Sec. 106. Regulations.Sec. 107. Technical assistance.Title II—Federal Recognition of Public SecuritiesSec. 201. Regulation of public lending banks and non-federally chartered banks.Title III—Public Deposit InsuranceSec. 301. In general.Title IV—Postal BankingSec. 401. Partnerships with covered banks for postal banking services.Title V—Public Bank Development ProgramsSec. 501. Public bank grant program.Sec. 502. Public bank incubator program.Sec. 503. Community development grant program.Sec. 504. Treatment of funding.Title VI—Community Development Financial InstitutionsSec. 601. State and local instrumentalities eligible to be community development financial institutions.2.In this Act:(1)The term Board of Governors means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (2)The term Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission. (3)The term copyleft license means any copyright license with respect to technology that grants the licensee the authority to—(A)use the technology for any purpose;(B)study how the technology works, and change the technology as desired;(C)access any source code related to the technology; and(D)redistribute copies of the technology, including modified or extended copies, to others, for any purpose, if the authorities described under this paragraph are also granted to all modified, extended, or redistributed copies.(4)The term Corporation means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (5)The term covered bank means—(A)a public lending bank (as defined in section 101(b)); (B)a public payment bank (as defined in section 101(c)); and(C)a non-federally chartered bank (as defined in section 102(b)) that obtains a certificate of Federal recognition under section 102.(6)Environmental justice communityWith respect to a public lending bank, the term environmental justice community means—(A)a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or Tribal and Indigenous communities, that experience, or are at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects; or(B)notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a definition established by the State in which the public lending bank is located, if—(i)the definition was established by using a process established, by rule, jointly by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Council on Environmental Quality; and(ii)the State establishes a corresponding screening tool to identify which communities are an environmental justice community under such definition.(7)The term public member bank means a covered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System. (8)The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury.(9)The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.(10)Tribal and indigenous communityThe term Tribal and indigenous community means a population of people who are members of—(A)a federally recognized Indian Tribe;(B)a State-recognized Indian Tribe;(C)an Alaska Native community or organization;(D)a Native Hawaiian community or organization; or(E)any other Indigenous community located in a State.(11)The term Tribal covered bank means a covered bank that is wholly owned and controlled by—(A)a Tribal government, including a unit of local Tribal government, or Tribal government agency;(B)a Tribally chartered corporation;(C)a nonprofit instrumentality designated by a Tribal government as acting in the public interest of a community within such Tribe, including an unincorporated community; or(D)an association of 1 or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).<enum>I</enum><header>Federal Recognition of Public Banks</header><section id="HBBEA7A9EC2E340238759D7CDFA24EF62"><enum>101.</enum><header>Federal charter of public lending banks and public payment banks</header><subsection id="HBB16898F97B64EC5B369A7635FD78BE7" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors shall charter public lending banks and public payment banks. </text></subsection><subsection id="H03DEEC43541C4C9894EC1AAE0ECEB7CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public lending bank defined</header><text>In this Act, the term <term>public lending bank</term> means a person that—</text><paragraph id="HA89A13A39E3A426383617B4A70DE1983"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is wholly owned and controlled by—</text><subparagraph id="H2754D7142D544C788D5BAC08B29E0869"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State or Tribal government, including a unit of local government, or government agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB912D19E27E4E9D8E9D06E11D9F9FE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State or Tribally chartered corporation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26E6868A938E47488BE12B7DB83AA029"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a nonprofit instrumentality designated by a State or Tribal government as acting in the public interest of a community within such State or Tribe, including an unincorporated community; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0ECCC06B6C94C4885431C58D2776852"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an association of 1 or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H122E69A3B2A545AAA354F719AFD96F70"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that—</text><subparagraph id="H7E4C0EAC018D4BA6805E2880B899B051"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not owned or governed by, operated as a subsidiary of, or otherwise affiliated with any for-profit entity; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5B12FDA0D7D4CB686F27FC18B44342A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not own, govern, or operate a subsidiary that is any for-profit entity; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD183935147D4F0CADA63366A355753B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not compensate any employee, executive, or board member at a rate to exceed the salary of the President of the United States for that equivalent period; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B3A4E07D1124CDCB5C8C5F840AA06A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provides—</text><subparagraph id="H97AF893F4C434D39A1D9ED240748F89C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fiscal agent services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A2C7C3D9BB4481ABC6E1D24677BC29D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>money transmitter services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB9DAF261DC046B0B54444B89CB91924"><enum>(C)</enum><text>digital dollar services as a pass-through intermediary for the Federal Government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DB2A69A3D7A48D9893A0C9F0ED4F969"><enum>(D)</enum><text>depository services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H695CACED76AC419F800B17DF87484638" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">banking services in partnership with the United States Postal Service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EB6C48D2FD041F2A2460179F0B325D3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>municipal deposit services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H088E08F106CC458C99378B2AA8DDB18F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>securities-related services; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB94C51641814340A8BE0999B0CAB0F6"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any lending product approved by the Board of Governors, including participation loans and letters of credit. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C471CA7FDE14FB3B6FCC9A5C5771F47"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public payment bank defined</header><text>In this Act, the term <term>public payment bank</term> means a person that—</text><paragraph id="HCBF1B00CBA9542F8AC90625F2754B30F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is wholly owned and controlled by an entity described in subsection (b)(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D92F863237C48FD9DC8B4F53DB45E07" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides at least one of the services specified in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C4A91264CCA48BAAE880CBC662F9ABD" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not provide the services specified in subparagraph (G) or (H) of subsection (b)(3).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB73E6C84F4CD4CB0A1A7358950F27A7E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exception of certain public lending banks from consideration as bank holding company</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person or entity described in subsection (b)(1) shall not be considered a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1841">12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.</external-xref>) or any other law, solely due to the person or entity’s ownership or control of a public lending bank, public payment bank, or non-federally chartered bank.</text></subsection></section><section id="H9DE5C5E764CF4AC0B629C15C8D6083BE"><enum>102.</enum><header>Federal recognition of non-federally chartered banks</header><subsection id="H1A934C9B966D4A68BA1A59E4D0B59E13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certificates of recognition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors shall issue certificates of Federal recognition to non-federally chartered banks. </text></subsection><subsection id="H2B0D1CE1720743459DB48A2CE7FECAB1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Non-Federally chartered bank defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this Act, the term <term>non-federally chartered bank</term> means a person that is—</text><paragraph id="H78576BEB96C74C0DB4C9A23787D067BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>wholly owned and controlled by an entity described in section 101(b)(1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A7B16DE24B74B449E307AD017A5AC67"><enum>(2)</enum><text>either—</text><subparagraph id="H658DF2376C8F4F169452A7AE0B464723"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">chartered as a non-depository institution by an approved non-Federal financial regulator described in subsection (c); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H381327332DC049EFA113DE1F769A9995"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">insured as a depository institution by the Corporation, by an approved non-Federal financial regulator described in subsection (c), or under an alternate public deposit insurance scheme approved by the Corporation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEE8BC385EDAC411DA5AA0FFB4181BB49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>List of approved non-Federal financial regulators</header><text>The Board of Governors shall establish and maintain on a public website of the Board of Governors a list of approved non-Federal financial regulators for the purpose of determining eligibility for a certificate of Federal recognition under this section. </text></subsection><subsection id="HCC712A4A8B6F498AA152049A6BF75BAA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conversion</header><text>At the request of a non-federally chartered bank, the Board of Governors may convert such bank into a public payment bank or a public lending bank. </text></subsection><subsection id="HB5898D5750434C608913D3C18823D2D4" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Services</header><text>A non-federally chartered bank—</text><paragraph id="H0C731E918D0B46F8A1F01B18337B8F72" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not offer depository services before—</text><subparagraph id="H8C9FDEEA6B8B47779563F18E0B3A0D69" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>obtaining—</text><clause id="HAF62636FD1FF420188BF7A1680028EC0" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>deposit insurance or conditional deposit insurance from the Corporation; or</text></clause><clause id="H27864DD827184DB0B6F236320ABA24F4" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>deposit insurance from alternate public deposit insurance scheme approved by the Corporation; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEB16639D40A4583B85F228F5CD73BE9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>becoming a public member bank or a conditional public member in accordance with section 103(b); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AAA60791CD2441AA7A31FC765C556D7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may—</text><subparagraph id="HC920E0188BBB4B0AB3987D6CF86CAFD4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>invest any funds held on behalf of an entity described in section 101(b)(1) in a fiscal agent account;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16EF1DE5D17642EA8EEC0D2BEF83AB9B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide fiscal agent services, including sending and receiving money and effectuating payments to and from any entity whose funds are invested in a fiscal agent account; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A297EBC42A24E8794243BAA4EE25277" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>invest any funds held on behalf of an entity not described in section 101(b)(1) in a payments account or as digital dollar products; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EE3EC1D77E94DB182EB044B2985A26B" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide money transmitter and digital dollar services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB51DAA835B234AC39692A5C0931B7B31"><enum>103.</enum><header>Federal Reserve System membership</header><subsection id="H38DDE612808D49D6B1015C5A88259086"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered bank shall be eligible for membership in the Federal reserve system as a public member bank and, except as provided in subsection (c), shall be treated in the same manner as a member bank under section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/308">12 U.S.C. 308</external-xref>). </text></subsection><subsection id="H9C226EEDC67B4B859C00AAF0BACB9B0E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditional public member bank</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors shall establish a special category of public member bank, called a <quote>conditional public member bank</quote>, for persons that are in the process of applying for becoming a covered bank. Such conditional public member banks shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Board of Governors determines to be necessary and appropriate to promote public welfare, provided that such conditions and restrictions are not arbitrary, punitive, or unduly burdensome. </text></subsection><subsection id="HA7E38CB4F9004798BC3411D9C477A568"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Purchasing stock</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors may not require a covered bank to purchase stock in a Federal reserve bank or otherwise maintain paid-in capital in the Federal reserve system. </text></subsection></section><section id="HC717A84E40AF42A9A2CBB5F06B34DD9A" commented="no"><enum>104.</enum><header>Public member bank services</header><subsection id="H9FD11E88794C4CE4961804E33E18F297"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes of services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors shall offer the services described in subsection (b) to public member banks in order to—</text><paragraph id="H3F3ACFB17D1A4F1C93407E20E7C994D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote the safety, soundness, viability, and resiliency of publicly owned and operated financial institutions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF409F5442C124F99B1295A207F70CD62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitate the provision of payments, credit, and other financial services as a public good; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5145DE1015874661BD981C533D9B0176"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support the financial and budgetary health of State and Tribal governments, local government units, government agencies, State or tribally chartered corporations, nonprofit entities designated by a State or Tribal government to be acting in the public interest of a community within such State or Tribe, or an association of one or more of such entities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8B06C6A44AC546EE8A5350B32E4AC268" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Services</header><text>The Board of Governors shall offer the following services to public member banks:</text><paragraph id="HC84B1BCA3C5744F3874F7FEAA9A23ABE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Fiscal agent accounts—</text><subparagraph id="HA8989514296641F4AF7456570DAEC44E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in which public member banks may invest funds held on behalf of any entity described in section 101(b)(1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AAF4CCA1DC847789E00CD567E401F62" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under which—</text><clause id="H6CDDB9215D39451091FC15EBAAF4C82E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Board of Governors shall pay interest on all balances held overnight in such fiscal agent accounts at a rate that is greater than or equal to the greater of—</text><subclause id="H8671688FBB9D49EEA260809479D7A6FD" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the sum of the overnight policy target rate plus two percent; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HD9AA8C4F41D747A483E549B54E29F515" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the daily rate on 30-year marketable Treasury bonds; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H99BA6E97F1D148929C6D6929656E6299" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the interest described in clause (i) (minus a reasonable administrative fee imposed by the public member bank) shall be paid to the entity for which the public member bank invested such funds. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9893C0D02BE44D5080DECD8F1F1FFB29" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Payment accounts—</text><subparagraph id="H9AD4A3EAEC1145F9AC936EB2A6A9ACE3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in which public member banks may invest funds held on behalf of any entity other than an entity described in section 101(b)(1) for purposes of providing money transmitter services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H062D690E3C124A04A1FC428C689A72FB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under which the Board of Governors shall pay interest (minus a reasonable administrative fee) on all balances held overnight in such fiscal agent accounts at a rate that is greater than or equal to the greater of—</text><clause id="H2061CC5D7063449F9D6EF793D7E45A90" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the overnight rate paid on required reserves; or</text></clause><clause id="HD0F1B955DF4E40C08F56A2EB74BB891F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the overnight rate paid on excess reserves.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC19C4D64A47D40719E3E9AA4E5DB1659" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6F82A76224924395BD958952645D70BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Digital dollar services in which public member banks may operate as pass-through intermediaries for any digital dollar or other financial services offered by the Federal Government, including—</text><clause id="HA338F13A6D224B63BBE1060E407CF884" commented="no" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>digital dollar account wallets administered by the Board of Governors (commonly known as <quote>FedAccounts</quote>);</text></clause><clause id="H72A2BC57613D43FBB1638CAA1BBD8654" commented="no" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">digital dollar cash wallets administered by the Secretary (commonly known as <quote>eCash</quote>); and</text></clause><clause id="H79DCCFF912E647899B5F2BC5E363EFAA" commented="no" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>postal banking services provided by the United States Postal Service.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D7E1AD03BF74FC1A6C46E9ABB8804B4" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors may issue regulations as necessary to ensure effective harmonization and coordination between covered banks and any entities responsible for administering digital dollar services on behalf of the Federal Government.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA87BAFB2DFD4492DB3AF442FCC1753D4" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H47B0BAA69E494E219E30C55AC928E838"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A facility (to be known as the <quote>Public Bank Primary Liquidity Facility</quote>) to provide liquidity to public member banks by buying or lending (at a reasonable rate of interest that is not greater than the overnight policy target rate) against federally recognized public loans (as described in section 105) and federally-recognized public securities (as described in section 201(b)), under terms and conditions that the Board of Governors determines to be necessary and appropriate to promote public welfare. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38969E4CCD0E4AC994C27E2DC9378954" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The facility under subparagraph (A) shall purchase or accept loans or securities under such subparagraph at face value. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4346F2CEAB6249AE8F53A4E33651BBD5" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H40BAB3462BBF45FB892C7CB278E2A18C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A facility (to be known as the <quote>Public Bank Supplementary Liquidity Facility</quote>) to provide liquidity to public member banks by buying or lending (at a reasonable rate of interest that is not greater than the overnight policy target rate) against assets not otherwise eligible to be purchased or accepted as collateral under paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B7373150F9B4BEEA2E9DC1DC75C35A9" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The facility under subparagraph (A) may purchase or accept assets as collateral under such subparagraph at a reasonable discount. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68E61E152C614C35A5806AAB51238003" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A facility (to be known as the <quote>Public Bank Credit Facility</quote>) to provide credit to public member banks on an unsecured basis, in such amounts and such rates of interests as the Board of Governors determines to be necessary and appropriate to promote public welfare.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0A43EB90F0B46CE887D53175C0BB617" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A facility (to be known as the <quote>Federally Recognized Public Loan Facility</quote>) to, in consultation with the Corporation—</text><subparagraph id="HF0B6EC4FBC6A4FE7A02FCE5AFC568BFB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop rules, standards, and criteria for Federal recognition of loans, mortgages, credit cards, account overdrafts, and other direct lending products issued by public member banks; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5967E07DA5C6405E9A2579441227AF91" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide prepurchase agreements under which the facility will purchase loans and agree that such loans will be repurchased by the public member bank at such time as is agreed upon by such facility and member bank.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H340D9A7B640B4B6F9BFE65CF714576F4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administrative, operating, and maintenance costs</header><text>The Board of Governors shall pay all administrative, operating, and maintenance costs associated with the accounts, services, and facilities described in subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection id="H4F16F9D763384AFBB93EE19DD51DF7F4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The Board of Governors shall reimburse a public member bank for any expenses reasonably incurred in the process of operating as a pass-through intermediary described in subsection (b)(3). </text></subsection><subsection id="HC00D34DC08854CFDBC52AC6FC167F3E9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Expenses</header><paragraph id="H48778A4592864E46871759932E1EDE6E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Member services</header><text>Any expenses incurred by the Board of Governors under paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) and under subsections (c) and (d) shall be recorded—</text><subparagraph id="H6F98E8DD4A154633B61EBAE8EA883C03" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in an account to be known as the <quote>Special Public Member Bank Services Account</quote> established at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC0041910D0B4654BE8E4695896732B7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as a deferred asset (as described in section 11.96 of the Financial Accounting Manual for Federal Reserve Banks, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act) and maintained separately from the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve System, so as to not reduce or impact the calculation of total income or revenue generated by the Federal Reserve System, or otherwise reduce the total amount of net operating profits to be made available for remittance to the Treasury on an ongoing basis. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC7D21DC34744544926F8156EF6DA4B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Facilities</header><text>Any expenses incurred by the Board of Governors under paragraphs (4) through (7) of subsection (b) shall be recorded—</text><subparagraph id="HEE42ED007C114A6AA44895D7D9738C7F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in an account to be known as the <quote>Special Public Member Bank Liquidity and Credit Account</quote> established at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E9A45561961492EA1131250758FC994"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as a deferred asset (as described in section 11.96 of the Financial Accounting Manual for Federal Reserve Banks, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act) and maintained separately from the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve System, so as to not reduce or impact the calculation of total income or revenue generated by the Federal Reserve System, or otherwise reduce the total amount of net operating profits to be made available for remittance to the Treasury on an ongoing basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE1CBE36C88FF48EC9FC97E3954B1BFEE" commented="no"><enum>105.</enum><header>Specific requirements relating to covered banks</header><subsection id="H40F8D040D3024F9CAC7E0BD30F6FBC77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Public purpose bank requirement</header><paragraph id="H026442D1DB814C3394A1B7AE46923763"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A covered bank shall serve the public good and promote the general welfare.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5199E691EEDE4112BB6967ED1D25DB19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition in governing documents</header><text>A covered bank shall define the terms <term>public good</term> and <term>promote the general welfare</term> in the governing documents of the covered bank, after such definitions are approved by either—</text><subparagraph id="H1548D3A1FD7140C89B60E87177ED6104"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Governing Assembly of the covered bank; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2252F894ECD646E7B34FC02369292155"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the covered bank does not have a Governing Assembly, the Board of Directors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC01B086AA5A343A19E09AD4C69BE8106"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Democratic governance</header><paragraph id="H340DBF1DA4494898916460BEB00F5937"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Governance policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the end of the 2-year period beginning on the formation of a covered bank, the Board of Directors of the covered bank or the Governing Assembly of the covered bank shall establish a formal governance policy for the covered bank.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2C178A04645642B486C69F4559BFC24C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Institutionalization of a democratic governance structure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered bank shall institutionalize a democratic governance structure through the following:</text><subparagraph id="HDEECD647DBAF46B5AE84C57369DF7399"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Board of Directors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The establishment of a Board of Directors—</text><clause id="HC9E30CBBD29F4B4CA4F0923D2C4C0C8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>charged with ensuring that fiduciary duties of the covered bank are met;</text></clause><clause id="H0EEE7898BCA84EFE9D882C7DD19B1208"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">charged with ensuring the covered bank complies with policies and procedures required by statute, regulation, and principles of safety and soundness;</text></clause><clause id="H5B955F785C4B4976850ED16D52D9A12A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with no less than 5 members, of which—</text><subclause id="HEE9A6C0FEF9244B4B111954748A6A722"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least one-third of the members shall represent community-based, nonprofit organizations based primarily within the geographic area of (or, with respect to a corporation or nonprofit instrumentality, the geographic area served by) the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1);</text></subclause><subclause id="HFC1FE38FDC784F038CB3317B8A05C2D4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least one member shall have demonstrated experience with, and endorsement from, organizations representing historically excluded and marginalized groups based primarily within the geographic area of (or, with respect to a corporation or nonprofit instrumentality, the geographic area served by) the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1);</text></subclause><subclause id="HA03A991A85FD439CA0FA2D523E6B5370"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least one member shall have demonstrated experience with, and endorsement from, environmental justice or environmental organizations based primarily within the geographic area of (or, with respect to a corporation or nonprofit instrumentality, the geographic area served by) the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1);</text></subclause><subclause id="H0364497D95AB4CAFB6D128276D19FCBA"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least one member shall have demonstrated experience with, and endorsement from, community development organizations based primarily within the geographic area of (or, with respect to a corporation or nonprofit instrumentality, the geographic area served by) the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1);</text></subclause><subclause id="H45903C328ABB45598654B09453DBBB90"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least one member shall have demonstrated experience with, and endorsement from, labor organizations based primarily within the geographic area of (or, with respect to a corporation or nonprofit instrumentality, the geographic area served by) the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1); and</text></subclause><subclause id="HAD8F47D2B2ED45EF902D4906404B7C5C"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a Tribal covered bank, include a number of representatives of Indigenous communities on the board roughly proportionate to the percentage of the population of the geographic area of the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1) who are Indigenous;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HCC44266168884CF2B45B76EE4470235B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a covered bank with a Governing Assembly and a People’s Review Board, that is—</text><subclause id="H23AF39DFA861496A9D697B44F8DB186F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>responsible for the basic operations of the covered bank, including—</text><item id="H9E2160DFC1A142DF98539365FCEC4413"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hiring and firing senior management;</text></item><item id="H8C105B93D0D34D409D4DCE67EEF1BA32"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>monitoring and assessing the covered bank’s performance, operations, and investment decisions;</text></item><item id="HB6A0E3043E6D4BF5A6A9EF1DED37BB18"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">producing internal annual reports; and</text></item><item id="H8F105DF3A08E4EF6873CAC95A6FB6B8C"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interfacing with the People’s Review Board in the issuance of public-facing reports; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H15227E73F28F480095A01AE78365FE02"><enum>(II)</enum><text>responsible for ensuring that the mandates set by the Governing Assembly are successfully implemented; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H21AC93D5D14D49188AD00969D765F56E"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a covered bank without a Governing Assembly and People’s Review Board, responsible for the basic operations of the covered bank, including—</text><subclause id="HC85C348FBF7C4AD2B5509D8B8CBFAA28"><enum>(I)</enum><text>those responsibilities described under item (aa) through (cc) of clause (iv)(I);</text></subclause><subclause id="H8D2DEC2479234537898C31B2F03B79B7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">setting the core mandates and policies which guide the covered bank’s activities; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H80FD508CCF00451CA4FB9ABEE4227BA9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>issuing public-facing reports.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22A6EA07D3D647F68658D969B33CD6C4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement for larger public lending banks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a public lending bank with more than $500,000,000 in total assets—</text><clause id="H37B27B6DC0B3462AA3C2AE826917FAA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the establishment of a Governing Assembly, which—</text><subclause id="H52CB4C08E2054B819B01B71FC0E79A6F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall—</text><item id="H0256D61DA4D7489F9A4388901FA9097B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible for setting the broad priorities of the public lending bank’s financing and loan programs over a multi-year investment cycle;</text></item><item id="H44E90256E136430387D7BFC7CC9FFE6E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>generate the public lending bank’s core mandates;</text></item><item id="H5FB5EB6F4F0B45CC837B8625F3F02C36"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>make binding decisions on the policy of the public lending bank without exercising control over day-to-day decision making;</text></item><item id="H41CD2CA1BDB24D35B3F71621B10FE752"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be composed of members in a manner that ensures adequate representation of, or democratic accountability to, residents within the geographic area of (or, with respect to a corporation or nonprofit instrumentality, the geographic area served by) the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1); and</text></item><item id="H2628D1BA6F0941C9B0319AD4C6992172" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a Tribal covered bank, include a number of representatives of Indigenous communities on the Governing Assembly roughly proportionate to the percentage of the population of the geographic area of the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1) who are Indigenous; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H330B7AFF86194C20BB34AAA49185AB83"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may only have members selected by sortition if—</text><item id="HC70F7BDB5B504352B1C05A506FC0E0F2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a super-majority of the members are selected by a stratified sampling of residents based primarily within the geographic area of (or, with respect to a corporation or nonprofit instrumentality, the geographic area served by) the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1);</text></item><item id="HCA34E49AA0D94E3389041CAFDC762356"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Governing Assembly is professionally facilitated, deliberative in nature, and draw upon outside experts representing a range of divergent interests and viewpoints;</text></item><item id="HCAC8DA2E255F453989541EAA57299388"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the members selected through sortition are required to receive a comprehensive orientation and intensive training on banking regulation and finance prior to participating in decision making, and required to receive continuing educational programming throughout their term; and</text></item><item id="HCBB5F2EA36904FE9B138F9C8B355AF82"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no member serves for longer than 6 months, absent extenuating circumstances; and</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H304BCE12C5C04EEBBA389076041FE9B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of a People’s Review Board—</text><subclause id="H1CCD31F4566B42B6B2E4F95EB71D6127"><enum>(I)</enum><text>which shall act in an advisory and oversight capacity for the public lending bank, including—</text><item id="H2F4E96E7395449768546200611B7B01B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitoring and assessing the public lending bank’s performance, operations, and investment decisions to ensure they are consistent with the core mandates and policies established by the Governing Assembly;</text></item><item id="H37C4F2D41AD64194A3D71F011FB96F15"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing the priorities and mandates of the public lending bank;</text></item><item id="HA7629533D8864AA8A835D931E086DEDF"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring the viewpoints of affected groups are represented in the policy of the public lending bank; and</text></item><item id="H1997B0C5223B435DA6CD31B9AEDFCE9E"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing information and recommendations to the Governing Assembly and Board of Directors of the public lending bank;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HA765510015D84D57B2A19400CBE30B94"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which shall have access to all public lending bank information pertinent to the operations and performance of the People’s Review Board;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF136D93690B34E7993428E1760F77AE5"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the meetings of which shall be open to public observation;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE1E158AD87E94605AF12F310B78D89BA"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which shall issue an annual report of the findings and recommendations of the People’s Review Board, and make such report publicly available online;</text></subclause><subclause id="H875CD6A9D5A24BD58AD1D2ACA73C13B5"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the structure of which shall ensure adequate representation of, or democratic accountability to, residents within the geographic area of (or, with respect to a corporation or nonprofit instrumentality, the geographic area served by) the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1);</text></subclause><subclause id="H77CCA38D15BF47B6AA38067C351E2657"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the membership of which shall prioritize community members representing historically redlined and marginalized communities; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H502BAD19A9BC44E69F4BFFE0A87307E5" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which may only have members selected by sortition if—</text><item id="H418E1D21118643AD8825A2B75DEC0A15"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a super-majority of the members are selected by a stratified sampling of residents based primarily within the geographic area of (or, with respect to a corporation or nonprofit instrumentality, the geographic area served by) the relevant entity described in section 101(b)(1);</text></item><item id="HB48153764F544D51A62FD730132F11F5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the People’s Review Board is professionally facilitated, deliberative in nature, and draw upon outside experts representing a range of divergent interests and viewpoints; and</text></item><item id="H5DC9C546533849B9959A917BED42C664"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the members selected through sortition are required to receive a comprehensive orientation and intensive training on banking regulation and finance prior to participating in decision making, and required to receive continuing educational programming throughout their term.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAED31160974E48ABB28DC9053C8D5992"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Tribal covered bank lending priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Tribal covered bank shall prioritize loans to Indigenous communities.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2AB53C43F56348F8A82A33580F3C796F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Environmental policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the end of the 2-year period beginning on the formation of a covered bank, the Board of Directors of the covered bank or the Governing Assembly of the covered bank shall establish a formal environmental or environmental justice policy for the covered bank.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3EDD943295DD4075883E21D2B666DA21"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use and disclosure of financial information and technology</header><paragraph id="HF44359B95F7C43F1803D61AEC04DD1D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/6801">15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.</external-xref>) shall apply to a covered bank to the same extent such title applies to a financial institution.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H924AFB0EE4D141178B950C44C3D8193E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered bank shall—</text><subparagraph id="HBD12097F272B42ABB1A82E40838388D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wherever feasible, prefer, use, and promote open source technologies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H650A532F232843738E39D866E1017EA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wherever possible, license under a copyleft license any software, hardware, or other digital technologies that are developed, financed, or otherwise owned by the covered bank;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CE289863137450CB2E17A5F9B5CD5C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wherever possible, make any software acquired or developed by the covered bank available to other covered banks to study, copy, and use, at zero cost, upon request; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H626BF760A65940559E584191D9930A6D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>generally take all reasonable efforts to encourage and promote technology sharing and the development of technological best practices and common standards.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36DBFD2311BB4500A241AE00FE357D86"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expectation of privacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered bank shall—</text><subparagraph id="H5C56D8BA877546E0BD96328B39C8EF0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain an individual or entity’s legitimate expectation of privacy if that individual or entity is a customer of the covered bank; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B1D34DBD5404048B34AFE45F3E03821"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not be presumed to have given up such a legitimate expectation of privacy on the basis of the third-party doctrine articulated by the Supreme Court in United States v. Miller (1976).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB03631BCE79A48EDA0EDF30A4652D61B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Data privacy</header><text>Data obtained by a covered bank—</text><subparagraph id="H9C3C14AD0CA54D088D3B9B5DF10F8276"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not be sold to third parties, except consumer reporting agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD609DD678FF641AB92558E14E5AA3947"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is shared with a third party by the covered bank, shall maintain an assumed right of privacy;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE86A5DEFA90A413081643ABD0C2715A1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to lending data, may only be shared with—</text><clause id="HE835C7E6D2494B769CFF9105F81348E0" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal, State, or Tribal agencies; or</text></clause><clause id="HCBEAAD1AD37F4CFC93EFD5C9A47814F7" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a third party that is a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and is in compliance with such Act; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA03459C171BA4A15AAB3A5A121779AF6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to account data, may only be accessed by appropriate warrant or administrative search subpoena.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB50B1BC3B34048A3B80D72E3D361C7F6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Metadata</header><text>A covered bank—</text><subparagraph id="H4F6347AA33AD4D24BD5159E1CEA3442D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not share metadata with private or for-profit third parties; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBAA2C8D897347A2BEE659B7E48AFA20" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall hold metadata unused in a manner consistent with rights of privacy and duty of care.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H379633059A4B4C6D8ECD977E0B7A481E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Terms of lending</header><paragraph id="H10FF0B03ADD94AB8B9BA6B9A82056ACB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of policy on lending practices</header><subparagraph id="HD5C2A260D3E54077A697BAFD1DBC430F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the formation of a public lending bank, the public lending bank shall establish a policy on lending practices. With respect to a public lending bank in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the policy on lending practices shall be established before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H333DE13A7594492B92BAC220C1C11AA6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Update of policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A public lending bank shall update the policy on lending practices required under subparagraph (A) at least every 5 years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D52D731B5044234A22770A691FADAF2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public comment process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A public lending bank shall provide for a public comment period of at least 90 days before the establishment of, and any update of, the policy on lending practices required under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEC6353DC3504D0DA24BA4995C7014B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lending preferences</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of determining the projects with respect to which a public lending bank extends loans, the public lending bank shall give preference to projects that—</text><subparagraph id="H90F8BC49B9CB48A89C9D534628AFAEE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximize the creation of high-quality employment and apprenticeship opportunities for local workers, consistent with the public interest, especially workers from environmental justice communities and labor organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67F50B67F0ED4C7495248B4AAE68AFF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certify, for all contractors and subcontractors, that the rights of workers to organize and unionize are recognized;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC86EEA391F7541C3B30822A6F08A354E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agree to implement a project labor agreement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC89B51C8189840CB8503F9B0C814E3C5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that no less than 40 percent of the monetary value of such loans provide direct benefits, including economic and health benefits, to environmental justice communities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B8DD5B3578845EAACDE806EF3D76EE8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>meet unmet needs in the local banking market.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5DB6CCC032947E3B463BA48B0893B05"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements on who may receive loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The public lending bank shall require, for any project for which the public lending bank extends a loan, that—</text><subparagraph id="H907F2BD07099406D8C6C707436DDFAD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recipient does not oppose or resist unionization efforts involving projects utilizing public funds;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFDBEF90E8C54D6BA8EE853261196B7C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the loan is $500,000 or more, as a condition of receiving the loan, the recipient shall ensure that all laborers employed by a nongovernmental entity that enters into a contract for the performance of construction, alteration, or repair work that is facilitated, in whole or in part, by such loan, or a subcontract thereof, are paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction, alteration, or repair work in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/31">chapter 31</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote>Davis-Bacon Act</quote>) and with respect to such labor standards, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23ECD2D2C54545AEADD3509BD104CEDC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project with respect to which the loan is being extended has a budget of $35,000,000 or more, all contractors and subcontractors shall implement a project labor agreement that includes—</text><clause id="HF61D829A65B146A6B1B02E804B6BEA48"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">goals for hiring local community members, economically disadvantaged workers, or workers from other underrepresented communities;</text></clause><clause id="HDCFDE1906E9241D1A9682B1A5BD79783"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an equity plan, including—</text><subclause id="HE0D1F70F9CB4452090869A2D5CB5C659"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the impacts of the proposed project on underserved communities, including social and environmental impacts;</text></subclause><subclause id="H0624993080044595B530532A2A169837"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the overall benefits of the proposed project, if funded, to underserved communities; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HC5D794D980C84983B524465815449E8C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>how diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives will be incorporated into the project; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HC462B83B667A418094156B6DB8F33F2F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategic recruitment and retention policies for workers from underserved communities and people facing systemic barriers to employment; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7034485C0E5F4729A41DDF0E34EC0099"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the project is for the acquisition, construction, or renovation of, or addition to, a residential building which includes rental units, the recipient—</text><clause id="H6124103B1E3648A2AB2C5161FE2E5DDE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not discriminate when renting the units based on an applicant’s source of income, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, immigration status, conviction or arrest history, bankruptcy history, eviction history, or credit score;</text></clause><clause id="H35079AD269374A5FA895016C3F82FF80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall ensure the right of tenants to organize tenant unions, associations, or resident councils;</text></clause><clause id="HCC0E9A96CFDB4C2E87049E0B9963E9B7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall utilize minimum time-bound affordability requirements of at least 99 years for affordable housing;</text></clause><clause id="HC73D6E7425324E29BE7A8B6AF7314114"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except with respect to a building assisted under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">42 U.S.C. 1437g</external-xref>) or a building that has been issued a certificate of occupancy within the previous 5 years, may not increase rent on an annual basis in excess of the annual percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor for the closest metropolitan core based statistical area, rounded to one decimal place, as established the August preceding the calendar year in question or 3 percent, whatever is less; and</text></clause><clause id="H8E661C9C59A74F19827F3059B37205FD"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall practice avoidance and mitigation of displacement, including by establishing a right of return and temporary relocation for tenants displaced by renovations.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H569707FEFDF840D6A11ED4DE023EC154"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application of certain laws</header><text>The following Acts shall apply to a public lending bank to the same extent as such Acts apply to applicable persons subject to such Acts:</text><subparagraph id="H8CA742EA4A4C407FB2F928FA07B70411"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1601">15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD40D0DD2360401DB1690F0E50B3780F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Fair Credit Reporting Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1681">15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24E0DBEBEC764F28A39DECB95EB08E00"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1691">15 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DC98EBEB2274580B40A285BAE251F7A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1692">15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E917ACF00F54C8E92EAE93300D8DFCB" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Terms of retail account services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any covered bank that holds, administers, or manages funds on behalf of any unincorporated person in a payments account, or otherwise accepts funds on deposit or for the purpose of providing public depository accounts services— </text><paragraph id="H98DCEB7D3DF64B6BBF1EA0E6B5876382" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not—</text><subparagraph id="H1828CBEFCF634BACB23F1B925509AEAC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">impose any fees, minimum balances, or maximum balances on such payments accounts or public depository accounts; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18FA45A172F640C481ABC2A78D6267DD" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include on such payments accounts or public depository accounts overdraft fees or penalties;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE66333DE12164ACEA958AACF0331B00E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall—</text><subparagraph id="H45985905A7874CBAB2B16A2FAEDD7331"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prominently brand any such payments account or public depository account as a <quote>public bank account</quote> in all account statements, marketing materials, and other communications of the public bank; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55D3A760DFA3455C977C072DC59E36DF" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide such account holders with reasonable protection against losses caused by fraud or security breaches, as determined by the Corporation or the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, or both; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B2013EA79B04291B1CF27E2075D2758" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may only close or restrict access to such payments accounts or public depository accounts on the basis of the mandate of the covered bank.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7C664DC0061F4982BFEC5E8B8CCE64C4" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Terms of retail credit</header><paragraph id="HD4E97B49D87C4CBFAB5A108EE035818F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision of law, the annual percentage rate applicable to any extension of credit by a covered bank may not exceed the lesser of—</text><subparagraph id="HBA53BBFEE6B9459C89DBD5EDAC4D9066" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>15 percent on unpaid balances, inclusive of all finance charges; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FF1FCAAD0B244E7BCCFB30802926DF9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the State in which the consumer resides.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AA7DEAEA0824550A85F83C22B03C19A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any fees that are not considered finance charges under paragraph (1), including fees for ancillary products and services, may not—</text><subparagraph id="HD94DC840F4314F469E68AFA1FBA69924"><enum>(A)</enum><text>exceed the total amount of finance charges assessed; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57537C760E67444D907ACE4620EAE328"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be imposed in such a way as to evade or frustrate the purpose of limiting the total interest and related costs that may be charged in relation to any lending product issued by covered banks under this Act. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HED970E63BCAF450D953008ECD31D65CD" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalties for charging higher rates on retail credit</header><subparagraph id="H4E7402580C574A7BB4EEDECF7AF66775" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Violation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The taking, receiving, reserving, or charging of an annual percentage rate or fee greater than that permitted by paragraph (1), when knowingly done, shall be a violation of this subsection, and a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill, or other evidence of the obligation carries with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5A9FE780CC9468395CD64DADC61B56D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Refund of interest amounts</header><clause id="HC89D07A63A7C4F9890BE852F672020CA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a person charging interest, a finance charge, or a fee greater than that permitted by paragraph (1), the person paying such interest, finance charge, or fee may notify the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall take such enforcement actions as the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection determines appropriate.</text></clause><clause id="H03882C52A96F47E4B6B0CF8BD648CA08"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Lack of Bureau action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a person notifies the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection under clause (i), and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection takes no action with respect to such notice during the 60-day period following such notice, such person may bring an action in a Federal district court to recover the entire amount of interest, finance charges, or fees paid. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE79BBAB5913541F88B54673CB2B61E0B" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Civil liability</header><text>Any creditor who violates this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of section 130(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1640">15 U.S.C. 1640(a)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10B0EF24262644A090A8095BD950B8D9" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Bank Secrecy Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing and maintaining personal accounts, each covered bank shall comply with—</text><clause id="HD9FB3E4E2C054DC386B86360A6DF91B8" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1829b">12 U.S.C. 1829b</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H752F5E55BDE74A0B8AFEB4114787E175" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section 123 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/508">Public Law 91–508</external-xref>; and</text></clause><clause id="HA6747D9C5A0545B793CFA06288F7202F" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H68995192A10F4D559E0F4F392F73FE3F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual reporting requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each covered bank shall make publicly available an annual report on the activities of such covered bank, including recipients of financial services, sources of funding, financial reporting, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the covered bank’s services in achieving the public purposes for which it was chartered, as well as any other purposes, goals, and targets under this Act or other law or regulation, including the percentage of the monetary value of a public lending bank’s loans which provide direct benefits to environmental justice communities.</text></subsection><subsection id="HCAA7A80ECCE3413BADF1330159F1CE96"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Other excluded activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered bank may not provide loans to, make investments in, or otherwise engage in any activity that is financial in nature, or incidental to such financial activity, with—</text><paragraph id="HA001ACBBDE8046369EBCA9F5AB2AF3D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a company supporting—</text><subparagraph id="H41379361B71D4E41A0317DF56097FBC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>weapon or gun manufacturing;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3278C6606515441AAA096C6BCB6D75D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>private prisons;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H460B5C68E00E4B10B31E650E1BEA7D3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>immigration detention facilities; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H136A89C4C0264751965CA983E4C653A3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the tobacco industry; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E1E819F6C084E6BAAE7B155D8CF025A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a company that has—</text><subparagraph id="H78A17744FC314E8085B9A303B7B21B47"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a C.E.O. to median worker pay ratio in excess of 100:1, as determined by the National Labor Relations Board;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A5373F0858F43D68C8DE2FFAB55451A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a history of unfair labor practices, as determined by the Secretary of Labor;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82C636C9D5B44AD59D5A7ED6EB55999A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a history of violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as determined by the Secretary of Labor; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B133FA65AF4436C84F00302DFBA5FCC"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a history of offshore tax avoidance, as determined by the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3A6F97B3ECF34BAD914D716F321EC194"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Clarifying the eligibility of public lending banks and public payment banks for certain Federal programs</header><paragraph id="H115AE16A50884F4581A708A0C98AEB8A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Elective payment of applicable credits</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6417">Section 6417(d)(1)(A)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H0EE24F488B37494786FFAF4F99727C57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F75F439BECC46CFB2250D025C4C6C6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9F8169878014C4E8580B836B4C16416"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3A1048D586A44FA792C09B6BF68A6F20" display-inline="no-display-inline"><clause id="H30D67975B1324693AC4ECCFE2759914E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a public lending bank or a public payment bank (as such terms are defined, respectively, under section 101 of the Public Banking Act of 2023).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H37C8EC3EC929468CA44A51E5F05579C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incentives for innovative technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1701(7)(B) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16511">42 U.S.C. 16511(7)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>and an entity that is a public lending bank or a public payment bank (as such terms are defined, respectively, under section 101 of the Public Banking Act of 2023)</quote> before the period at the end.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H29CEA009E90A4007B28E565468E96DB8"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Exception for existing public banks</header><paragraph id="H2250434EA3154E8F88FBAB574FBA9577" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsections (b), (e), (f), (g), and (h) shall not apply to a covered bank in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H242D82BE9FA443828EEF6D6974B3360E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public bank grant program participants</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall cease to apply to a covered bank described under that paragraph after the end of the 24-month period beginning on the date the covered bank receives a public bank grant under section 501.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC13F3F29BF884536975D418FC2730E08" commented="no"><enum>106.</enum><header>Regulations</header><subsection id="H3FEDED0577434B3D86C31C3922CFFA63" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and the Corporation shall jointly—</text><paragraph id="HBC2FAA32C33547399AFF41D70D7FEF7D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish a separate regulatory scheme with respect to public lending banks, public payment banks, and non-federally chartered banks that receive or are in the process of receiving a certificate of Federal recognition under section 102; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HADDD8DBCE35B4CFF937927A9A93B822F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after a notice and comment period during which consumer advocacy organizations shall be invited to submit feedback and suggestions, issue such regulations as are necessary and appropriate to promote public welfare with respect to public lending banks, public payment banks, and non-federally chartered banks that receive or are in the process of receiving a certificate of Federal recognition under section 102.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD4B799F7D12B415896E3143731F56007" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations with respect to excluded and marginalized groups</header><paragraph id="H9231F7A0112545049F7C0D7E62835F84" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors shall issue regulations for public lending banks, public payment banks, and non-federally chartered banks to ensure that the services provided by such banks are universal and comprehensively include historically excluded and marginalized groups.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H55715B8B3636491BBB21A84D8886403B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A regulation issued under this subsection may not—</text><subparagraph id="HBD7A695EDB624AD1BCAB53097987BF4C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supersede or supplant any other stronger regulations or standards promulgated by other Federal or applicable State regulatory entities, including any such regulation issued by the Corporation or the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FC8461E6D23492F9909F6E3B4AD3C75" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>result in less robust or less stringent protections to consumers than protections that exist on the date of the enactment of this Act for consumers served by other existing categories of depository institutions, including protection under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/2901">12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B18965FF872489E9D7D07CE2A09DF41" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Data reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors and the Corporation shall jointly, in a manner that respects the privacy of covered bank customers to the greatest extent possible, develop an annual assessment for determining if covered banks have appropriately provided services to all customers within the jurisdiction of service, based on demographic information chosen by regulators, including race, gender, and area median income of such customers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H881CCD4EB05B4097A4FE0C6F790C5D24" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Ecological sustainability considerations and prohibitions on fossil fuel investment</header><paragraph id="HE91FAF7E799F4CD5879B9D31D0A14F31" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors, the Corporation, and the Commission shall jointly develop and promulgate rules and regulations to—</text><subparagraph id="H6A5D54E5156A4AC586234063BAA40155" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that any and all activities undertaken and services offered by a covered bank, or any person seeking or in the process of becoming a covered bank, are consistent with Federal and scientifically established standards, goals, and targets with respect to ecological sustainability, climate crisis-mitigation, and decarbonization; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49F482FDE98845379E834F8F46B0343D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require that any covered bank or person seeking or in the process of becoming a covered bank, may not facilitate fossil fuel production, processing, or infrastructure, including by— </text><clause id="HD27C8959FBD24038A8A726D528F335FF" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing loans to, making investments in, or otherwise engaging in any activity that is financial in nature, or incidental to such financial activity, with a fossil fuel company; </text></clause><clause id="HF511B73D9FC84AAA8A750A0BAD063D60" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing loans to, making investments in, or otherwise engaging in any activity that is financial in nature, or incidental to such financial activity, for a fossil fuel project; </text></clause><clause id="H29BECA771CF64AF7BEFC35DA7791836A" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>taking compensation to arrange or facilitate a transaction that provides funds for fossil fuel production or processing from existing or new sources; </text></clause><clause id="HE6EB418D99EB4B1A81FB55FD81C8244D" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">securitizing assets that provide funds for fossil fuel production or processing from existing or new sources;</text></clause><clause id="H600D41F8715C46A2B5BB3765260A6A51" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entering into a derivatives transaction designed to provide funding for, facilitate, or hedge risks from fossil fuel production or processing from existing or new sources; and</text></clause><clause id="H141FC24B1B8C4C2294134CB3EDD07DBC" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engaging in any activity that is complementary to a financial activity involving fossil fuel production or processing from existing or new sources, including financing the international trade thereof; or any other form of activity defined by regulators or supervisors of the covered bank.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H945BCE68A7084FC9BEE0FFD353F6EC05" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="H6DFB07144532422E9EBAB7502DE9F6E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Existing sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>existing sources</term> means—</text><clause id="H86CEB26C36FA4A17A3AF612FEA5F7900"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reserves of fossil fuels proven, developed, and producing as of the date of enactment of this section; or</text></clause><clause id="H5F07BB366CAB4C29897849BC89BFFC8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>fossil infrastructure that would facilitate the production described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED9813CF34F44CDEB64388097AA8B46C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fossil fuel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>fossil fuel</term> means coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural gas that is used for fuel.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DA07764EF274158BE410CBB40FAC8C2" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Fossil infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>fossil infrastructure</term> means fossil fuel-related projects, including wells, rail infrastructure, pipelines, terminals, refineries, and power plants.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A9199FFAE464823A358027A35A698D6" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>New sources</header><text>The term <term>new sources</term> means—</text><clause id="HFFC68A1E08F74912BE878F226E0B0D5F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any production in excess of proven developed producing reserves of fossil fuels as of the date of enactment of this section; or</text></clause><clause id="H6E6356D451E74E7394BE84B98D2B4C48" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>new or expanded fossil infrastructure that would facilitate the production described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56E4A05F3AAF446D96DB1C427270E712"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Processing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>processing</term> means the preparation of a chemical substance or mixture (including any chemical transformations of, or physical separations involving, such substance or mixture) after its production or extraction, for distribution in commerce—</text><clause id="HD3BAED3DF8EF47768A1DF617FF58FA49"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the same form or physical state as, or in a different form or physical state from, that in which it was received by the person so preparing such substance or mixture; or</text></clause><clause id="H8E49F2632AA3452DAB3C393EC141F3A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as part of an article of commerce containing the chemical substance or mixture.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BC9BC1D53CC42B88A9CBCD7F3B684A6" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Production</header><text>The term <term>production</term> means extractive or production activities that result in fossil fuels being made available for refining or use.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE991F520FF29454C8AC5C96C104FE46A" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State law</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt any provision of State law that provides greater protection to consumers, or establishes more stringent environmental or ecological regulations, than is provided in this section. </text></subsection></section><section id="H23FB12EBE8DB4D839A9FB38E98725DEC" commented="no"><enum>107.</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Board of Governors shall provide technical assistance to public member banks to develop, use, and share financial and infrastructure technologies, practices, and operational and business practice data that promote the public welfare, however such data may not include any customer data, including transactional and identifying information. </text></section><enum>II</enum><header>Federal Recognition of Public Securities</header><section id="H5329C5D0E20C4D4DABDF34BBBC58FDF0"><enum>201.</enum><header>Regulation of public lending banks and non-federally chartered banks</header><subsection id="HEEA8F07FD3CA411B928FF7316EBE52FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall establish a separate registration and regulatory scheme for licensing and regulating as public investment entities all public lending banks and non-federally chartered banks that engage or seek to engage in securities-related activities, including origination, investment brokering, dealing, and trading of federally-recognized public securities. </text></subsection><subsection id="HE903A9813E174A499E3E8B6B821FD616"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federally-Recognized public securities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors shall, in consultation with the Commission, develop rules, standards, and criteria for Federal recognition of securities issued by public member banks (to be known as <quote>federally-recognized public securities</quote>) as the Commission determines to be necessary and appropriate to promote public welfare. </text></subsection><subsection id="H4EB10180EF03426F9A73E902E0987D9C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conditional license</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall establish a special category of public investment entity license for entities that are in the process of applying for, but have not yet received, any license to issue federally-recognized public securities, which shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Commission determines to be necessary and appropriate to promote public welfare. </text></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Public Deposit Insurance</header><section id="H89165941A4BD470BB216BB6319B7D5B0"><enum>301.</enum><header>In general</header><subsection id="H9808749022F4441995E051D32E2A92C4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Public deposit insurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 6 months of the date of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall establish a separate registration and regulatory scheme for providing deposit insurance (to be known as <quote>public deposit insurance</quote>) to covered banks and make such deposit insurance available to covered banks without regard to the total deposit amount.</text></subsection><subsection id="H166ED619438A4C4D9ACFF3CDB6CFA42C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alternative public deposit insurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 6 months of the date of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall establish publicly available criteria for alternative public deposit insurance schemes established and provided by an approved non-Federal financial regulator, and subsequently approve, within 6 months of such submission, schemes that meet said criteria.</text></subsection><subsection id="H1E7127D98BC6482AB56AB18BA006EB70"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conditional insurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 6 months of the date of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall establish a separate registration and regulatory scheme for providing deposit insurance (to be known as <quote>conditional public deposit insurance</quote>) for entities that are in the process of applying for, but have not yet received, public deposit insurance, which shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Corporation determines to be necessary and appropriate to promote public welfare.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7575DD7E9F13407692FC238DE58058B2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Alternative risk profile</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall—</text><paragraph id="H16758BAF5F3845C6B1742000DDF995B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish and utilize an alternative risk profile methodology for covered banks at an advantage, in comparison to other depository institutions provided deposit insurance, which accounts for the benefits to the general welfare created by publicly owned and operated financial institutions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H64961B17CE804292AD304A3C8725EF7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">within 6 months following the establishment of the alternative risk profile methodology, the Corporation shall publish a publicly available report on the alternative risk profile methodology.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Postal Banking</header><section id="H879C13B3508649B0B5EFF560284BBFA7" commented="no"><enum>401.</enum><header>Partnerships with covered banks for postal banking services</header><subsection id="H1DD30E838FD348A2AADDB99A06212983" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Partnership with USPS</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 404(e)(2) of title 36, United States Code, the Postmaster General shall, to the maximum extent practicable, partner with covered banks to make available retail account and payment services provided by covered banks at post offices, and via any postal banking platforms established by the United States Postal Service. </text></subsection><subsection id="H8210997A9DFF4FA2B5224DEDB6FD471B" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors shall provide such funding to the United States Postal Service as the Postmaster General determines to be necessary to achieve carry out subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="H44CC65954A0C473C82AD903CAC06CC7C" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any expenses incurred by the Board of Governors under this section shall be recorded—</text><paragraph id="HABDD763826684901A4525A1AA421D65D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in an account to be known as the <quote>Special Public Member Bank Services Account</quote> established at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H11C927B7CBC4441F8987EBA3F22C6D11" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as a deferred asset (as described in section 11.96 of the Financial Accounting Manual for Federal Reserve Banks, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act) and maintained separately from the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve System, so as to not reduce or impact the calculation of total income or revenue generated by the Federal Reserve System, or otherwise reduce the total amount of net operating profits to be made available for remittance to the Treasury on an ongoing basis. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Public Bank Development Programs</header><section id="H67888C60ED9E4509BC7810C3D7B75D1B" commented="no"><enum>501.</enum><header>Public bank grant program</header><subsection id="HA56DA1776FE5429688AAB103F1EB6E26" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program established</header><paragraph id="H0667150B47D44FFCB2CA4404C271F1CC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors shall, jointly with the Secretary, carry out a grant program to make grants to covered banks, or persons seeking to become or in the process of becoming covered banks, to carry out the activities described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H30D32714CD534D5A811222FF300C1891" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations for eligibility</header><subparagraph id="H08AD8739094E4F7B801AD3BC5DDB99B3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Required considerations</header><text>When determining eligibility for grants under this section, the Board of Governors and the Secretary shall consider, among other factors, the extent to which a grant applicant has established an appropriate degree of community involvement and oversight, including dedicated community representation on the governing board, and evidence of support or commitment from community representative organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B0413D032EF41B28443124D1867429C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibited consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When determining eligibility for grants under this section, the Board of Governors and the Secretary may not consider the budgetary or financial health of the entity that wholly owns or controls a covered bank. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB5E738C216C342AB827A3F90E43B2643" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An entity that receives a grant under this section may use the grant funds—</text><paragraph id="H111A7E0A6ED84C90BF4E6E2D65100CA1" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to carry out activities related to bank formation, chartering, and regulatory compliance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H725C077BA777428C9B9613C309F1EF81" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for capitalization;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H566E99AC5E9E4243A21291B428AF3702" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to make payments and develop financial market infrastructure; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H51FA34FEF0064A49AFBDDC327D890AE4" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to carry out activities related to information and communications technology;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2ADCFCD7B16542A2A56764BAF6E6C671" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to support operations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25853B76DBF449E6A9D0934509A5611A" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to cover unexpected losses;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H53C7282F31514208913854B47FB52E3D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to run sortition processes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H737B4170671B4D4F9CAEA7F628A4FD03" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to carry out such other activities as the Board of Governors and the Secretary determine appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF14431990E224883ADFD394688CC1AF2" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><text>The Board of Governors and the Secretary may not require that an entity that receives a grant under this section provide matching funds with respect to such grant.</text></subsection></section><section id="H73EB9614F19F4C6A9C765110A5D186BE"><enum>502.</enum><header>Public bank incubator program</header><subsection id="H5A96557104044B9F87E1C465CBEDF0C8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors shall establish an incubator program to provide technical and technological assistance to persons seeking to be chartered by the Board of Governors under section 101 or to obtain a certificate of Federal recognition under section 102. </text></subsection><subsection id="HB5A3C16E0A7E489C93A10502F0FC7FF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The Board of Governors, in coordination with the Secretary, the Corporation, and the Commission, shall establish a single application and review process for persons seeking to—</text><paragraph id="H37EA3B562EE54BD8A0E92D6B5E772DB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be federally chartered under section 101;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9CBA9F7FE81414BB36FEF3164AD514D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>obtain a certificate of Federal recognition under section 102;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB74CD2B02ABE4A77ABD5AF9F11EC2037"><enum>(3)</enum><text>become a public member bank;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3220B70AAA6345619C807D0A5269551F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>obtain a license to issue federally-recognized public securities under section 201; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2238EE9F3AC847FBB6F86BF0DC4E180E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>obtain public deposit insurance pursuant to section 301 or from a Corporation-approved alternative provider; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BFCE0A382DD481CA98EB439A026DDAD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>apply for a grant under section 401.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF5C7E0FD053A485F8318A43CACBDB49C" commented="no"><enum>503.</enum><header>Community development grant program</header><subsection id="H8B642D5FC4824CF09419529B349F823B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reasonable efforts To coordinate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered banks shall, where and as appropriate, make reasonable efforts to coordinate activities with community development financial institutions, minority deposit institutions, and credit unions to promote community development and ensure community-oriented financial services are universal and comprehensively include historically excluded and marginalized groups.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0203AF8284C0460EA7C190594742EF90" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants for coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Governors shall, jointly with the Secretary, award grants to covered banks, community development financial institutions, minority deposit institutions, and credit unions to facilitate coordination of activities under subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="HB5B0178C7F51465BB58467A524100E48" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="H545B45F7B68549B2B354F962201C8C1A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Community development financial institution</header><text>The term <term>community development financial institution</term> has the meaning given the term in section 103(5) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4702">12 U.S.C. 4702(5)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B80438FBBE746129023E0EEA4710BBE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credit union</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>credit union</term> means a Federal credit union or a State credit union (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1752">12 U.S.C. 1752</external-xref>)). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFFF7532E8C649098BDE817686AD6D70" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Minority deposit institution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>minority deposit institution</term> has the meaning given the term in section 308(b)(1) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1463">12 U.S.C. 1463(b)(1)</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6DBB794E6162474BBC5F59C943AF66E8"><enum>504.</enum><header>Treatment of funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any expenses incurred by the Board of Governors under this title shall be recorded—</text><paragraph id="HEAD2E2C472CE4C88962BEE6EF3741363"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in an account to be known as the <quote>Special Public Bank Development Programs</quote> established at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H246DCF2579C242BC82E8F0D070C9648B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as a deferred asset (as described in section 11.96 of the Financial Accounting Manual for Federal Reserve Banks, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act) and maintained separately from the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve System, so as to not reduce or impact the calculation of total income or revenue generated by the Federal Reserve System, or otherwise reduce the total amount of net operating profits to be made available for remittance to the Treasury on an ongoing basis.</text></paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Community Development Financial Institutions</header><section id="H610B894511F949B49AF286963B38CF8C"><enum>601.</enum><header>State and local instrumentalities eligible to be community development financial institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(5)(A)(v) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4702">12 U.S.C. 4702(5)(A)(v)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, or of any State or political subdivision of a State</quote>.</text></section>