,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecae ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #e1 #bjai,mrs4 ,beatty 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,cleaver7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,financial ,institutions ,reform1 ,recovery1 and ,enforcement ,act of #aihi to establish a ,financial ,agent ,mentor-,protg ,program within the ,department of the ,treasury1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,expanding ,opportunity for ,minority ,depository ,institutions 7,m,d,is7 ,act4 #b4 ,establishment of ,financial ,agent ,mentor-,protg ,program 7a7 ,in general ,section #cjh of the ,financial ,institutions ,reform1 ,recovery1 and ,enforcement ,act of #aihi 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #adfc note7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7d7 ,financial ,agent ,mentor-,protg ,program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall establish a program to be known as the ,financial ,agent ,mentor-,protg ,program 7in this subsection referred to as the ,program7 under which a financial agent shall serve as a mentor to a minority depository institution so that such minority depository institution may become a financial agent4 7#b7 ,outreach ,the ,secretary shall hold outreach events to promote the participation of financial agents and minority depository institutions in the ,program at least once a year4 7#c7 ,exclusion ,the ,secretary may exclude financial agents and minority depository institutions from participation in the ,program4 7#d7 ,report ,the ,office of ,minority and ,women ,inclusion of the ,department of the ,treasury shall include in the report submitted to ,congress under section #cdb7;e7 of the ,dodd-,frank ,wall ,street ,reform and ,consumer ,protection ,act information pertaining to the ,program1 including-- 7,a7 the number of financial agents participating in such ,program2 and 7,b7 the number of outreach events described in paragraph 7#b7 held during the year covered by such report4 7#e7 ,financial agent defined ,in this subsection1 the term financial agent means any national banking association selected by the ,secretary of the ,treasury to be employed as a financial agent of the ,government in accordance with section #eaec of the ,revised ,statutes of the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,community ,reinvestment ,act credit ,section #hjd of the ,community ,reinvestment ,act of #aigg 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #bijc7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,financial ,agent ,mentor-,protg ,program participation ,in assessing and taking into account1 under subsection 7a71 the record of a financial institution1 the appropriate ,federal financial supervisory agency shall consider as a factor the financial institution's participation as a mentor financial agent in the ,financial ,agent ,mentor-,protg ,program of the ,department of the ,treasury 7established under section #cjh7;d7 of the ,financial ,institutions ,reform1 ,recovery1 and ,enforcement ,act of #aihi74 4 7c7 ,effective date ,this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4