[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 179 (Tuesday, December 17, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S8917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         SAFE ACT CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVILEGE ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee be discharged from further 
consideration of S. 947 and the Senate now proceed to its 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 947) to ensure access to certain information for 
     financial services industry regulators, and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 947) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 947

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``SAFE Act Confidentiality and 
     Privilege Enhancement Act''.

     SEC. 2. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SHARED BETWEEN STATE 
                   AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORS.

       Section 1512(a) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 
     2008 (12 U.S.C. 5111(a)) is amended by inserting ``or 
     financial services'' before ``industry''.

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