Glass-Steagall Reintroduced (Basically) - HR.1489

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H. R. 1489
To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive theseparation between commercial banking and the securities business, inthe manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called ‘‘Glass-Steagall Act’’, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A
PRIL
12, 2011Ms. K
APTUR
(for herself, Mr. M
ORAN
, and Mr. J
ONES
) introduced thefollowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Actand revive the separation between commercial bankingand the securities business, in the manner provided inthe Banking Act of 1933, the so-called ‘‘Glass-Steagall Act’’, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Return to Prudent
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Banking Act of 2011’’.
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SEC. 2. GLASS-STEAGALL REVIVED.
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(a) W
ALL
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ETWEEN
C
OMMERCIAL
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ANKS AND
S
E
-
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CURITIES
A
CTIVITIES
R
EESTABLISHED
.—Section 18 of
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the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828), as
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amended by section 615(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
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Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended by add-
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ing at the end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(aa) L
IMITATIONS ON
S
ECURITY
A
FFILIATIONS

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‘‘(1) P
ROHIBITION ON AFFILIATION BETWEEN

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INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND INVEST
-
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MENT BANKS OR SECURITIES FIRMS
.—An insured
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depository institution may not be or become an affil-
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iate of any broker or dealer, any investment adviser,
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any investment company, or any other person en-
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gaged principally in the issue, flotation, under-
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writing, public sale, or distribution at wholesale or
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retail or through syndicate participation of stocks,
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bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities.
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‘‘(2) P
ROHIBITION ON OFFICERS
,
DIRECTORS

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AND EMPLOYEES OF SECURITIES FIRMS SERVICE ON

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BOARDS OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS

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‘‘(A) I
N GENERAL
.—An individual who is
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an officer, director, partner, or employee of any
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broker or dealer, any investment adviser, any
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investment company, or any other person en-
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gaged principally in the issue, flotation, under-
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writing, public sale, or distribution at wholesale
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or retail or through syndicate participation of
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stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other secu-
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rities may not serve at the same time as an of-
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ficer, director, employee, or other institution-af-
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filiated party of any insured depository institu-
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tion.
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‘‘(B) E
XCEPTION
.—Subparagraph (A)
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shall not apply with respect to service by any
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individual which is otherwise prohibited under
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such subparagraph if the appropriate Federal
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banking agency determines, by regulation with
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respect to a limited number of cases, that serv-
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ice by such individual as an officer, director,
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employee, or other institution-affiliated party of
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any insured depository institution would not un-
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duly influence the investment policies of the de-
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pository institution or the advice the institution
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provides to customers.
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‘‘(C) T
ERMINATION OF SERVICE
.—Subject
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to a determination under subparagraph (B),
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any individual described in subparagraph (A)
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who, as of the date of the enactment of the Re-
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turn to Prudent Banking Act of 2011, is serv-
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ing as an officer, director, employee, or other
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Nice. Too bad it's DOA. The libs and RINOs who love big govt/corporatist agendas will never let it pass. It would destroy them.
 

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