[112th Congress Public Law 231] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] [[Page 126 STAT. 1619]] Public Law 112-231 112th Congress An Act To strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 28, 2012 - [S. 2367]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: 21st Century Language Act of 2012.>> SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 1 USC 1 note.>> SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Language Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF LANGUAGE REFERRING TO PERSONS WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL. (a) Words Denoting Number, Gender, and So Forth.--Section 1 of title 1, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``and `lunatic' ''; and (2) by striking ``lunatic,''. (b) Banking Law Provisions.-- (1) Trust powers.--The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to place authority over the trust powers of national banks in the Comptroller of the Currency'', approved September 28, 1962 (12 U.S.C. 92a), is amended-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``committee of estates of lunatics,''; and (B) in subsection (j), by striking ``committee of estates of lunatics''. (2) Consolidation and mergers of banks.--The National Bank Consolidation and Merger Act (12 U.S.C. 215 et seq.) is amended-- (A) in section 2 (12 U.S.C. 215)-- (i) in subsection (e), by striking ``receiver, and committee of estates of lunatics'' and inserting ``and receiver''; and (ii) in subsection (f), by striking ``receiver, or committee of estates of lunatics'' and inserting ``or receiver''; and (B) in section 3 (12 U.S.C. 215a)-- (i) in subsection (e), by striking ``receiver, and committee of estates of lunatics'' and inserting ``and receiver''; and [[Page 126 STAT. 1620]] (ii) in subsection (f), by striking ``receiver, or committee of estates of lunatics'' and inserting ``or receiver''. Approved December 28, 2012. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2367: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012): May 23, considered and passed Senate. Dec. 5, considered and passed House. <all>