S.Amdt. 3542
What it does: Adds TITLE III--TERMINATION OF OPERATION CHOKE POINT at the end of the bill
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)What it changes
1 change to S. 2363 · shown in the bill's text
Adds TITLE III--TERMINATION OF OPERATION CHOKE POINT at the end of the bill
Adds a titleIn S. 2363 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(d) Limitation on Authority.--Section 11 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3710) is amended by inserting "exclusive" before "authority".
Inserted: TITLE III--TERMINATION OF OPERATION CHOKE POINT
Inserted: SECTION 301. TERMINATION OF OPERATION CHOKE POINT.
Inserted: (a) In General.--No agency of the Federal Government may initiate, undertake, or continue--
Inserted: (1) any investigation pursuant to section 951 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1833a) for the purpose of carrying out Operation Choke Point;
Inserted: (2) any industry-wide investigation of nondepository lenders, payment processors, or persons licensed pursuant to chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, that are regulated by the Federal Government or a State government to engage in lawful activities, as such investigations were described in a presentation made by the Department of Justice to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council on September 17, 2013; and
Inserted: (3) any enforcement action under section 8(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 (U.S.C. 1818(a)), any cease and desist order, or any bank examination for the purpose of terminating the relationship between a bank and any legally authorized business based on the products or services provided by that business.
Inserted: (b) Definition of State.--For purposes of this section, the term "State" means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands or any Indian tribe included on the list published by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a-1).
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SA 3542. Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
TITLE III--TERMINATION OF OPERATION CHOKE POINT
SECTION 301. TERMINATION OF OPERATION CHOKE POINT.
(a) In General.--No agency of the Federal Government may initiate, undertake, or continue--
(1) any investigation pursuant to section 951 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1833a) for the purpose of carrying out Operation Choke Point;
(2) any industry-wide investigation of nondepository lenders, payment processors, or persons licensed pursuant to chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, that are regulated by the Federal Government or a State government to engage in lawful activities, as such investigations were described in a presentation made by the Department of Justice to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council on September 17, 2013; and
(3) any enforcement action under section 8(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 (U.S.C. 1818(a)), any cease and desist order, or any bank examination for the purpose of terminating the relationship between a bank and any legally authorized business based on the products or services provided by that business.
(b) Definition of State.--For purposes of this section, the term “State” means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands or any Indian tribe included on the list published by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a-1).
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Senate amendment submitted
July 10, 2014