,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1    
#bjbj ,mr4 ,jones 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 and ,mr4        
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act to
 provide exceptions to the prohibition  
on participation by individuals         
convicted of certain offenses1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,fair ,hiring  
in ,banking ,act4  #b4 ,penalty for     
unauthorized participation by convicted 
individual ,section #ai7;a7 of the      
,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahbi7;a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,prior written consent not required     
7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,b71 the prior written    
consent of the ,corporation shall not be

 required under paragraph 7#a7 for any  
person who has been convicted of an     
offense referred to in paragraph        
7#a77;,a7 or has agreed to enter into a 
pretrial diversion or similar program   
with a prosecution for such an offense--
 7i7 after the #g-year period beginning 
on the date that the sentencing or      
program requirements in connection with 
the conviction or pretrial diversion or 
similar program have been completed2    
7ii7 after the #cj-month period         
beginning on the date that the          
sentencing or program requirements in   
connection with the conviction or       
pretrial diversion or similar program   
have been completed if the person who   
committed the offense was under #ba     
years of age2 or  7iii7 if the          
conviction or agreement for such offense
 has been pardoned1 sealed1 or expunged 
even if any record of the conviction or 
program entry remain accessible by      
courts1 law enforcement1 or in          
connection with the employment or       

application for employment of the person
 in a position where a criminal         
background check is required by law4    
7,b7 ,exceptions ,subparagraph 7,a7     
shall not apply to-- 7i7 any offense    
described in paragraph 7#b77;,a72  7ii7 
any person who intends to acquire       
control of any insured depository       
institution2 or  7iii7 any person who   
seeks to become a director or executive 
officer of any insured depository       
institution4  7,c7 ,definitions ,in this
 paragraph-- 7i7 the term control has   
the meaning given the term in section   
#g7;j77#h72 and  7ii7 the term executive
 officer has the meaning given the term 
in section #bb7;h7 of the ,federal      
,reserve ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #cge;b7h774
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