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(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for 
subpart C of part 2 of subtitle A of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1992 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘Subpart C—Enforcement’’. 
SEC. 131. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Part 2 of subtitle A of title XIII of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4541 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place such 
term appears in such part and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(2) in the section heading for section 1323 (12 
U.S.C. 4543), by inserting ‘‘OF ENTERPRISES’’ be-
fore the period at the end; 
(3) by striking section 1327 (12 U.S.C. 4547); 
(4) by striking section 1328 (12 U.S.C. 4548); 
(5) in sections 1345(c)(1)(A) and 1346(b) (12 
U.S.C. 4585(c)(1)(A), 4586(b)), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’s’’ each place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘Director’s’’; and 
(6) by striking section 1349 (12 U.S.C. 4589).
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Subtitle C—Prompt Corrective 
Action 
SEC. 141. CAPITAL CLASSIFICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1364 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4614) 
is amended— 
(1) in the heading for subsection (a) by striking 
‘‘In General’’ and inserting ‘‘Enterprises’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘enterprises’’ and inserting 
‘‘regulated entities’’; and 
(C) by striking the last sentence; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) (as so 
amended by paragraph (2) of this subsection) and 
(d) as subsections (d) and (f), respectively; 
(4) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
CRITERIA.—For 
purposes of this subtitle, the Director shall, by regu-
lation—
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‘‘(A) establish the capital classifications 
specified under paragraph (2) for the Federal 
home loan banks; 
‘‘(B) establish criteria for each such cap-
ital classification based on the amount and 
types of capital held by a bank and the risk- 
based, minimum, and critical capital levels for 
the banks and taking due consideration of the 
capital classifications established under sub-
section (a) for the enterprises, with such modi-
fications as the Director determines to be ap-
propriate to reflect the difference in operations 
between the banks and the enterprises; and 
‘‘(C) shall classify the Federal home loan 
banks according to such capital classifications. 
‘‘(2) CLASSIFICATIONS.—The capital classifica-
tions specified under this paragraph are— 
‘‘(A) adequately capitalized; 
‘‘(B) undercapitalized; 
‘‘(C) significantly undercapitalized; and 
‘‘(D) critically undercapitalized. 
‘‘(c) DISCRETIONARY CLASSIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) GROUNDS
FOR
RECLASSIFICATION.—The 
Director may reclassify a regulated entity under 
paragraph (2) if—
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‘‘(A) at any time, the Director determines 
in writing that the regulated entity is engaging 
in conduct that could result in a rapid depletion 
of core or total capital or, in the case of an en-
terprise, that the value of the property subject 
to mortgages held or securitized by the enter-
prise has decreased significantly; 
‘‘(B) after notice and an opportunity for 
hearing, the Director determines that the regu-
lated entity is in an unsafe or unsound condi-
tion; or 
‘‘(C) pursuant to section 1371(b), the Di-
rector deems the regulated entity to be engag-
ing in an unsafe or unsound practice. 
‘‘(2) RECLASSIFICATION.—In addition to any 
other action authorized under this title, including 
the reclassification of a regulated entity for any rea-
son not specified in this subsection, if the Director 
takes any action described in paragraph (1) the Di-
rector may classify a regulated entity— 
‘‘(A) as undercapitalized, if the regulated 
entity is otherwise classified as adequately cap-
italized;