ATM Public Safety and Crime Control Act of 1996

Summary: ATM Public Safety and Crime Control Act of 1996 - Amends the Bank Protection Act of 1978 to direct each Federal banking supervisory agency to prescribe specified lighting and surveillance camera security measures at depository institutions based upon recommendations made by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
Amends the Judicial Code to instruct the Director to:  (1) periodically review crime prevention standards and procedures at financial institutions; (2) make technical recommendations to the Federal banking agencies; and (3) submit copies of such recommendations to congressional judiciary committees.  Requires consultation with the Attorney General to ascertain the extent to which inadequate security measures, or improperly maintained security equipment, at financial institutions have hindered effective prosecutions for bank robbery and incidental crimes. 
Sets a timetable for:  (1) promulgation of final Federal regulations pursuant to the Director's recommendations; and (2) depository institution compliance with such regulations.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``ATM Public Safety and Crime Control 
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES REQUIRED AT DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.

    Section 3 of the Bank Protection Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1882) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Enhanced Surveillance Requirements.--With respect to each 
surveillance camera which a depository institution is required to 
maintain under the regulations prescribed under subsection (a), each 
Federal supervisory agency shall prescribe, on the basis of 
recommendations made by the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation pursuant to section 540B(c) of title 28, United States 
Code, regulations which require the depository institution to--
            ``(1) provide lighting and a surveillance camera of 
        sufficient quality to produce surveillance pictures which can 
        be used effectively as evidence in a criminal prosecution of 
        illegal activities at the location monitored by the camera; and
            ``(2) operate such camera in a manner which does not 
        compromise the quality of the surveillance pictures.''.

SEC. 3. STUDY AND TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS BY FBI.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 540B. Technical recommendations on surveillance equipment
    ``(a) Review of Crime Prevention Standards and Procedures.--In 
order to reduce the incidence of crimes under section 2113 of title 18, 
other violations of such title, and other criminal activity on the 
property of or in the vicinity of financial institutions (as defined in 
section 20 of such title) and to facilitate more effective prosecutions 
of such crimes, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
shall periodically review the standards and procedures applicable with 
respect to security requirements established under section 3 of the 
Bank Protection Act of 1968.
    ``(b) Consultation With Attorney General.--In conducting any review 
under subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation shall consult with the Attorney General to ascertain the 
extent to which inadequate security measures, or improperly maintained 
security equipment, at financial institutions have hindered effective 
prosecutions under section 2113 of title 18, United States Code, or 
other criminal provisions.
    ``(c) Recommendations.--Before the end of the 6-month period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of the ATM Public Safety and 
Crime Control Act of 1996 and at such times after such date as the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may determine to be 
appropriate, the Director shall make technical recommendations to the 
Federal banking agencies (as defined in section 3 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act) on standards and procedures for meeting the 
purposes of section 3 of the Bank Protection Act of 1968.''.
    (b) Report to Judiciary Committees.--The Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation shall submit a copy of any recommendations made 
in accordance with section 540B(c) of title 28, United States Code, to 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate at the same time such 
recommendations are transmitted to the Federal banking agencies in 
accordance with such section.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 33 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 540A the following new item:

``540B. Technical recommendations on surveillance equipment.''.

SEC. 4. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS.

    (a) Timetable for Regulations.--The Federal banking agencies shall 
prescribe final regulations pursuant to section 3(c) of the Bank 
Protection Act of 1968 before the end of the 6-month period beginning 
on the date the technical recommendations by the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigations are received by such agencies in 
accordance with section 540B(c) of title 28, United States Code.
    (c) Effective Date of Regulations.--The regulations referred to in 
subsection (a) shall require depository institutions to come into 
compliance with such regulations by the end of the 6-month period 
beginning on the date the final regulations are published in the 
Federal Register.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2 of the Bank Protection Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1881) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    ``The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this Act:
            ``(1) Depository institution.--The term `depository 
        institution' has the meaning given to such term in section 3(c) 
        of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
            ``(2) Federal supervisory agency.--The term `Federal 
        supervisory agency' has the meaning given to the term 
        `appropriate Federal banking agency' in section 3 of the 
        Federal Deposit Insurance Act.''.