II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 541 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2009 Mr. Dodd (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Brown, Mr. Corker, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Isakson) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the The Depositor Protection Act of 2009.

2.

Increased borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Section 14(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1824(a)) is amended— (1)by striking $30,000,000,000 and inserting $100,000,000,000; (2)by striking The Corporation is authorized and inserting the following: (1)

In general

The Corporation is authorized ; (3)by striking There are hereby and inserting the following: (2)

Funding

There are hereby ; and (4)by adding at the end the following: (3)

Temporary increases authorized

(A)

Recommendations for increase

During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph and ending on December 31, 2010, if, upon the written recommendation of the Board of Directors (upon a vote of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (upon a vote of not less than two-thirds of the members of such Board), the Secretary of the Treasury (in consultation with the President) determines that additional amounts above the $100,000,000,000 amount specified in paragraph (1) are necessary, such amount shall be increased to the amount so determined to be necessary, not to exceed $500,000,000,000. (B)

Report required

If the borrowing authority of the Corporation is increased above $100,000,000,000 pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall promptly submit a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives describing the reasons and need for the additional borrowing authority and its intended uses. .