I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4928 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2010 Mr. Gutierrez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to permanently extend the Transaction Amount Guarantee Program.

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Permanent extension of the Transaction Amount Guarantee Program

(a)

TAGP Extension

Section 11(a)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(1)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (B)— (A)by striking The net amount and inserting the following: (i)

In general

Subject to clause (ii), the net amount; and (B)by adding at the end the following new clauses: (ii)

Insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts

Notwithstanding clause (i), the Corporation shall fully insure the net amount that any depositor at an insured depository institution maintains in a noninterest-bearing transaction account. Such amount shall not be taken into account when computing the net amount due to such depositor under clause (i). (iii)

Noninterest-bearing transaction account defined

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term noninterest-bearing transaction account means a deposit or account maintained at an insured depository institution— (I)with respect to which interest is neither accrued nor paid; (II)on which the depositor or account holder is permitted to make withdrawals by negotiable or transferable instrument, payment orders of withdrawal, telephone or other electronic media transfers, or other similar items for the purpose of making payments or transfers to third parties or others; and (III)on which the insured depository institution does not reserve the right to require advance notice of an intended withdrawal.; and (2)in subparagraph (C), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting subparagraph (B)(i). (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2010.