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12 U.S.C. 461: Reserve requirements
Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-597. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
23 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 12 U.S.C. 248a, 12 U.S.C. 1424, 12 U.S.C. 1759, 12 U.S.C. 1823, 12 U.S.C. 1831r–1.
3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Reserve System (3).
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2010
- Pub. L. 111–203 substituted "Comptroller of the Currency" for "Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b), (4)
2006
- Pub. L. 109–351, §202, substituted "a ratio of not greater than 3 percent (and which may be zero)" for "the ratio of 3 per centum" in cl. (i) and "(and which may be zero)," for "and not less than 8 per centum," in cl. (ii). (Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 109–351, §201(b)(1), redesignated subpars. (D) and (E) as (C) and (D), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (C) which read as follows: "The supplemental reserve authorized under subparagraph (A) shall be maintained by the Federal Reserve banks in an Earnings… (Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 109–351, §201(a), added par. (12). (Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 109–351, §201(b)(2), substituted "subsection (b)" for "subsection (b)(4)(C)". (Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 109–351, §603, struck out "which is not a member bank" after "balances maintained by a depository institution". (Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006) Law text · (c)
1989
- Pub. L. 101–73, §744(i)(2), amended cl. (vi) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (vi) read as follows: "any insured institution as defined in section 1724 of this title or any institution which is eligible to make application to become an insured institution under section 1726… · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–73, §744(i)(3), substituted "Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision" for "Federal Home Loan Bank Board". · (b), (4)
1982
- Pub. L. 97–320, §411(c), added subpar. (E) and redesignated former subpar. (E) as (F). · (b), (F)
- Pub. L. 97–320, §411(b), inserted "except as provided in paragraph (11)". · (b)
- Pub. L. 97–320, §708(1), substituted provisions relating to reserve requirements for banks which withdraw from the Federal Reserve System for provision that any bank which was a member bank on July 1, 1979, and which withdrew from membership in the Federal Reserve System durin… · (b)
- Pub. L. 97–320, §708(2), struck out "on or" after "Reserve System". · (b)
- Pub. L. 97–320, §411(a), added par. (11). · (b)
1981
- Pub. L. 97–35 substituted provisions relating to applicability to any depository institution that was on Aug. 1, 1978, engaged in such business in a State outside the continental limits and was not a member of the Federal Reserve System at any time on or after such date, for prov… · (b)
1980
- Pub. L. 96–221, §103, substituted provisions setting forth additional definitions applicable to reserve requirements and requirements respecting amounts of reserves maintained against transaction accounts, waiver of ratio limits in extraordinary circumstances, supplemental reserves, re… · (b)
- Pub. L. 96–221, §104(a), substituted provisions relating to the promulgation of rules and regulations respecting maintenance of balances, for provisions relating to form of reserves held by member banks. · (c)
1974
- Pub. L. 93–501 substituted "and, regardless of the use of the proceeds, shall be deemed a deposit" for "shall be deemed a deposit". · (a)
1969
- Pub. L. 91–151, §4(a), authorized Board to determine type of obligations that would be deemed deposits. · (a)
- Pub. L. 91–151, §5, authorized Board to prescribe ratio of indebtedness of member banks to foreign banks, up to a maximum of 22 percent. · (b)
1966
- Pub. L. 89–597 designated first par. provisions of section 19 of act Dec. 23, 1913, as subsec. (a), substituted a general provision authorizing Board to define terms used in sections 142, 371a, 371b, 374, 374a, and 463 to 466 of this title for former provisions defining terms "demand deposits", "gr…
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.