,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eghc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aa1 #bjah,mr4  
,hill 7for himself and ,mr4 ,foster7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
provide a safe harbor for financial     
institutions that maintain a customer   
account at the request of a ,federal or 
,state law enforcement agency4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,cooperate with ,law ,enforcement   
,agencies and ,watch ,act of #bjah4  #b4
 ,safe harbor with respect to keep open 
letters  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter    
,,ii of chapter #ec of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #eccc4
 ,safe harbor with respect to keep open 
letters ,with respect to a customer     
account of a financial institution1 if a
 ,federal or ,state law enforcement     
agency requests1 in writing1 the        
financial institution to keep such      

account open--  7#a7 the financial      
institution shall not be liable under   
this subchapter for maintaining such    
account consistent with the parameters  
of the request2 and  7#b7 no ,federal or
 ,state department or agency may take   
any adverse supervisory action with     
respect to the financial institution for
 maintaining such account consistent    
with the parameters of the request4  4  
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
contents for chapter #ec of title #ca1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #eccb the following3  #eccc4    
,safe harbor with respect to keep open  
letters4  4