SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Banking and Housing
Agency Accountability Preservation Act’’.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.
Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimi-
nation and Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note)
shall not apply to any report required to be submitted
under any of the following provisions of law:
(1) Section 3 of the Employment Act of 1946
(15 U.S.C. 1022).
(2) Section 309 of the Defense Production Act
of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2099).
(3) Section 603 of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3213).
(4) Section 7(o)(1) of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C.
3535(o)(1)).
(5) Section 540(c) of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1735f–18(c)).
(6) Paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 808(e) of
the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)).
(7) Section 1061 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4856).
(8) Section 24(l) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(l)).
(9) Section 203(v) of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1709(v)), as added by section 504 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
(Public Law 102–550; 106 Stat. 3780).
(10) Section 232(j) of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715w(j).
(11) Section 802 of the Housing Act of 1954
(12 U.S.C. 1701o) and section 8 of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C.
3536).
(12) Section 1320 of the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4027).
(13) Section 113(a) of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5313(a)).
(14) Section 626 of the National Manufactured
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5425).
(15) Section 4(e)(2) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C.
3533(e)(2).
(16) Section 205(g) of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1711(g)).
(17) Section 2546 of the Comprehensive Thrift
and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recov-
ery Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 522 note).
(18) Section 701(c)(1) of the International Fi-
nancial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262d(c)(1)).
(19) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 5302(c)
of title 31, United States Code.
(20) Section 18(f)(7) of the Federal Trade
Commission Act. (15 U.S.C. 57a(f)(7)).
(21) Section 333 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (12 U.S.C. 14).
(22) Section 3(g) of the Home Owners’ Loan
Act (12 U.S.C. 1462a(g)).
(23) Section 537(h)(2) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1988 (22 U.S.C. 262l(h)(2)).
(24) Section 304 of the Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 304).
(25) Sections 2(b)(1)(A), 8(a), 8(c), 10(g)(1),
and 11(c) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
(12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(A), 635g(a), 635g(c), 635i–
3(g), and 635i–5(c)).
(26) Section 17 of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act, other than subsection (h) (12 U.S.C.
1827).
(27) Section 13 of the Federal Financing Bank
Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. 2292).
(28) Section 202(b)(8) of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1708(b)(8)).
(29) Section 10(j)(12) of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430(j)(12)).
(30) Section 2B(d) of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1422b(d)).
(31) Section 1002(b) of Financial Institutions
Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
(12 U.S.C. 1811 note).
(32) Section 8 of the Fair Credit and Charge
Card Disclosure Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 1637 note).
(33) Section 136(b)(4)(B) of the Truth in
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1646(b)(4)(B)).
(34) Section 707 of the Equal Credit Oppor-
tunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691f).
(35) Section 114 of the Truth in Lending Act
(15 U.S.C. 1613).
(36) The seventh undesignated paragraph of
section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C.
247).
(37) The tenth undesignated paragraph of sec-
tion 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C.
247a).
(38) Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act (12
U.S.C. 225a).
(39) Section 815 of the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692m).
(40) Section 102(d) of the Federal Credit
Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752a(d)).
(41) Section 21B(i) of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441b(i)).
(42) Section 607(a) of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Amendments of 1978 (42
U.S.C. 8106(a)).
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.
(a) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—
(1) Section 2(b)(1)(D) of the Export-Import
Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(D)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(i)’’; and
(B) by striking clause (ii).
(2) Section 2(b)(8) of such Act (12 U.S.C.
635(b)(8)) is amended by striking the last sentence.
(3) Section 6(b) of such Act (12 U.S.C.
635e(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(4) Section 8 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 635g) is
amended by striking subsections (b) and (d) and re-
designating subsections (c) and (e) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively.
(b) FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.—
Section 17 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1827) is amended by striking subsection (h).
Passed the House of Representatives October 19,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.