I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 387 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2009 Mr. LaTourette (for himself and Mr. Al Green of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require each insured depository institution which receives an investment or other assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to include in the quarterly call report the amount of any increase in new lending that is attributable to such investment or assistance, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the TARP Accountability Act of 2009.

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New lending that is attributable to TARP investments and assistance

Section 7(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12)

Lending increases attributable to investment or other assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program

(A)

In general

Each report of condition filed pursuant to this subsection by an insured depository institution which received an investment or other assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program established by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 shall report the amount of any increase in new lending in the period covered by such report (or the amount of any reduction in any decrease in new lending) that is attributable to such investment or assistance, to the extent possible. (B)

Alternative measure

If an insured depository institution that is subject to subparagraph (A) cannot accurately quantify the effect that an investment or other assistance under such Troubled Assets Relief Program has had on new lending by the institution, the insured depository institution shall report the total amount of the increase in new lending, if any, in the period covered by such report. .