Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘ATM Public Safety 
and Crime Control Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES REQUIRED AT DE-
POSITORY INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) BANKS AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS.—Section 3 
of the Bank Protection Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1882) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS.—
With respect to each surveillance camera which a deposi-
tory institution is required to maintain under the regula-
tions prescribed under subsection (a), each Federal super-
visory agency shall prescribe, on the basis of recommenda-
tions made by the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation pursuant to section 540E(c) of title 28, United 
States Code, regulations which require the depository in-
stitution to—
‘‘(1) provide lighting and a surveillance camera 
of sufficient quality to produce surveillance pictures 
which can be used effectively as evidence in a crimi-
nal 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.’’. 
(b) CREDIT UNIONS.—Section 205(e) of the Federal 
Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1785(e)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2), the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) 
ENHANCED
SURVEILLANCE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—With respect to each surveillance camera 
which an insured credit union is required to main-
tain under the regulations prescribed under para-
graph (1), the Board shall prescribe, on the basis of 
recommendations made by the Director of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation pursuant to section 
540E(c) of title 28, United States Code, regulations 
which require the credit union to—
‘‘(A) provide lighting and a surveillance 
camera of sufficient quality to produce surveil-
lance pictures which can be used effectively as 
evidence in a criminal prosecution of illegal ac-
tivities at the location monitored by the camera; 
and
‘‘(B) 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 540E. 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 secu-
rity requirements established under section 3 of the Bank 
Protection Act of 1968 and section 205(e) of the Federal 
Credit Union Act. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL.—
In conducting any review under subsection (a), the Direc-
tor 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 has 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 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) and the National Credit 
Union Administration Board on standards and procedures 
for meeting the purposes of section 3 of the Bank Protec-
tion Act of 1968 and section 205(e) of the Federal Credit 
Union Act.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEES.—The Di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit 
a copy of any recommendations made in accordance with 
section 540E(c) of title 28, United States Code, to the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
at the same time such recommendations are transmitted 
to the Federal banking agencies and the National Credit
Union Administration Board in accordance with such sec-
tion. 
(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 the 2d of the 2 sec-
tions designated as section 540C the following new item:
‘‘540E. Technical recommendations on surveillance equipment.’’.
SEC. 4. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS. 
(a) TIMETABLE FOR REGULATIONS.—The Federal 
banking agencies and the National Credit Union Adminis-
tration Board shall prescribe final regulations pursuant to 
section 3(c) of the Bank Protection Act of 1968 and sec-
tion 205(c)(3) of the Federal Credit Union Act, respec-
tively, before the end of the 6-month period beginning on 
the date the technical recommendations of the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are received by 
such agencies in accordance with section 540E(c) of title 
28, United States Code. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGULATIONS.—The regu-
lations referred to in subsection (a) shall require deposi-
tory institutions and credit unions to achieve 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 ‘de-
pository institution’ has the meaning given to such 
term in section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance 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 Insur-
ance Act.’’.
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