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107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5536
To amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 and the Federal Credit Union 
Act to require enhanced security measures at depository institutions 
and automated teller machines sufficient to provide surveillance pictures 
which can be used effectively as evidence in criminal prosecutions, to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation to make technical recommendations with regard to such 
security measures, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2002
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 and the Federal 
Credit Union Act to require enhanced security measures 
at depository institutions and automated teller machines 
sufficient to provide surveillance pictures which can be 
used effectively as evidence in criminal prosecutions, to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation to make technical rec-
ommendations with regard to such security measures, 
and for other purposes.
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 540C(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 
540C(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: 
‘‘§ 540C. 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
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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