,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hajb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #be1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,foster introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,expedited     
,funds ,availability ,act to require    
funds deposited by check from the       
,federal ,government to be made         
available immediately4  #a4             
,availability of funds in connection    
with ,federal ,government checks  7a7   
,in general ,section #fjc7;a7 of the    
,expedited ,funds ,availability ,act    
7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #djjb7;a77 is amended--  
7#a7 in the heading1 by striking ,next  
,business ,day2  7#b7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72  7#c7 
by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the   
following3  7#b7 ,government checks     
,funds deposited in an account at a     
depository institution by check shall be
 available for withdrawal immediately in
 the case of a check which-- 7,a7 is    

drawn on the ,treasury of the ,united   
,states2 and  7,b7 is endorsed only by  
the person to whom it was issued4  2 and
  7#d7 in paragraph 7#c71 as so         
redesignated-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by  
striking ,government checks2 certain and
 inserting ,certain2  7,b7 by striking  
subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,c7 by         
redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 through
 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through     
7,e71 respectively4  7b7 ,conforming    
amendments ,the ,expedited ,funds       
,availability ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #djja 
et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking  
subsections 7a77#b7 each place such term
 appears and inserting subsections      
7a77#b71 7a77#c72  7#b7 by striking in  
subsection 7a77#b7 each place such term 
appears and inserting in paragraph 7#b7 
or 7#c7 of subsection 7a72  7#c7 in     
section #fjc-- 7,a7 in subsection       
7b77#c77;,c71 by striking subsection    
7a77#b77;,d7 and inserting subsection   
7a77#c77;,c72 and  7,b7 in subsection   
7c77#a77;,b77iii71 by striking          

subsection 7a77#b77;,d7 and inserting   
subsection 7a77#c77;,c72 and  7#d7 in   
section #fjd-- 7,a7 in subsection       
7a77#a77;,d71 by striking subparagraph  
7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of section          
#fjc7;a77#b7 and inserting section      
#fjc7;a77#b7 or subparagraph 7,a7 or    
7,b7 of section #fjc7;a77#c72 and  7,b7 
in subsection 7b71 by striking          
subsection 7a77#b7 and inserting        
subsection 7a77#b71 7a77#c74