,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bdjc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjag,ms4 ,moore 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,emmer1 ,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,messer1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,huizenga1 ,mr4 ,hill1 and ,mr4 ,lucas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,keeping ,capital ,local for ,underserved ,communities ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,limited exception for reciprocal deposits 7a7 ,in general ,section #bi of the ,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ahca;f7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7i7 ,limited exception for reciprocal deposits 7#a7 ,in general ,reciprocal deposits of an agent institution shall not be considered to be funds obtained1 directly or indirectly1 by or through a deposit broker to the extent that the total amount of such reciprocal deposits does not exceed the lesser of-- 7,a7 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 or 7,b7 an amount equal to #bj percent of the total liabilities of the agent institution4 7#b7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,agent institution ,the term agent institution means an insured depository institution that places a covered deposit through a deposit placement network at other insured depository institutions in amounts that are less than or equal to the standard maximum deposit insurance amount1 specifying the interest rate to be paid for such amounts1 if the agent institution-- 7i7 7,i7 when most recently examined under section #aj7;d7 was found to have a composite condition of outstanding or good2 and 7,,ii7 is well capitalized 7as defined in section #ch7;b77#a77;,a772 7ii7 has obtained a waiver pursuant to subsection 7c7 of this section2 or 7iii7 does not receive an amount of reciprocal deposits that causes the total amount of reciprocal deposits held by the agent institution to be greater than the average of the total amount of reciprocal deposits held by the agent institution on the last day of each of the #d calendar quarters preceding the calendar quarter in which the agent institution was found not to have a composite condition of outstanding or good or was determined to be not well capitalized4 7,b7 ,covered deposit ,the term covered deposit means a deposit that-- 7i7 is submitted for placement through a deposit placement network by an agent institution2 and 7ii7 does not consist of funds that were obtained for the agent institution1 directly or indirectly1 by or through a deposit broker before submission for placement through a deposit placement network4 7,c7 ,deposit placement network ,the term deposit placement network means a network in which an insured depository institution participates1 together with other insured depository institutions1 for the processing and receipt of reciprocal deposits4 7,d7 ,network member bank ,the term network member bank means an insured depository institution that is a member of a deposit placement network4 7,e7 ,reciprocal deposits ,the term reciprocal deposits means deposits received by an agent institution through a deposit placement network with the same maturity 7if any7 and in the same aggregate amount as covered deposits placed by the agent institution in other network member banks4 4 7b7 ,interest rate restriction ,subsection 7e7 of section #bi of the ,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ahca;f7e77 is amended to read as follows3 7e7 ,restriction on interest rate paid 7#a7 ,in general ,an insured depository institution that-- 7,a7 under subsection 7c7 or 7d71 accepts funds obtained1 directly or indirectly1 by or through a deposit broker1 or 7,b7 while acting as an agent institution under subsection 7i71 accepts reciprocal deposits 7as defined in such subsection7 while not well capitalized 7as defined in section #ch7;b77#a77;,a771 may not pay a rate of interest on such funds or reciprocal deposits which1 at the time that such funds or reciprocal deposits are accepted1 significantly exceeds the limit set forth in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,limit on interest rates ,the limit on the rate of interest referred to in paragraph 7#a7 shall be-- 7,a7 the rate paid on deposits of similar maturity in such institution's normal market area for deposits accepted in the institution's normal market area2 or 7,b7 the national rate paid on deposits of comparable maturity1 as established by the ,corporation1 for deposits accepted outside the institution's normal market area4 4