Sec. 411. Study and strategic plan
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The Federal banking regulators shall jointly— conduct a study about the challenges faced by proposed depository institutions, including proposed minority depository institutions, seeking de novo depository institution charters; and submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and publish publically, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section— an analysis based on the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1); any findings from the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1); and any legislative recommendations that the Federal banking regulators developed based on the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Federal banking regulators shall jointly submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and publish publically a strategic plan based on the study conducted pursuant to subsection
(a)and designed to help proposed depository institutions (including proposed minority depository institutions) successfully apply for de novo depository institution charters in a manner that promotes increased availability of banking and financial services, safety and soundness, consumer protection, community reinvestment, financial stability, and a level playing field. The strategic plan described in paragraph
(1)shall— promote the chartering of de novo depository institutions, including— proposed minority depository institutions; and proposed depository institutions that could be certified as community development financial institutions; and describe actions the Federal banking regulators may take that would increase the number of depository institutions located in geographic areas where consumers lack access to a branch of a depository institution. When conducting the study and developing the strategic plan required by this section, the Federal banking regulators shall invite comments and other feedback from the public to inform the study and strategic plan. In this section: The term depository institution has the meaning given in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and includes a Federal credit union and a State credit union as such terms are defined, respectively, under section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act. The term community development financial institution has the meaning given in section 103 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994. The term Federal banking regulators means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The term minority depository institution has the meaning given in section 308(b) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.