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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1646
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 18, 2013
Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New
York (for herself, Mr.
Grimm, and Mrs. McCarthy of New
York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial
Services
A BILL
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an
exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the
recovery from a disaster.
1.
Exception for disaster area
loans
(a)
In
general
Section 107A(b) of
the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1),
by striking or at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2),
by striking the period and inserting ; or; and
(3) by adding at the
end the following:
(3) a member business loan, the proceeds of
which will be used to aid in the recovery from a disaster, if—
(A) such disaster was the basis for the
declaration of a major disaster area under section 401 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170);
and
(B) the extension of
credit is being made before the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date
of such
declaration.
.
(b)
Rulemaking
Not later than the end of the 180-day
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Credit
Union Administration Board shall issue regulations to define when an extension
of credit aids in the recovery from a disaster for purposes of section
107A(b)(3) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a(b)(3)).