I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6337 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2010 Mr. Hensarling (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Posey, Mr. Pence, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Olson, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Akin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require each institution with outstanding assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to disclose such fact to the institution’s customers.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Truth in Bailouts Act.

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Disclosure requirement

Section 120 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c)

Disclosure requirement

(1)

In general

After the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Truth in Bailouts Act, each TARP recipient shall— (A)display at each place of business maintained by such recipient a sign or signs disclosing, in a clear and conspicuous manner, the following: This institution has received financial assistance from the Federal Government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and has not yet repaid the taxpayers.; and (B)display such disclosure in a clear and conspicuous manner on the main page of such recipient’s internet website. (2)

TARP recipient defined

For purposes of this subsection, the term TARP recipient means any financial institution in which the Treasury holds an equity or debt position acquired under TARP. .