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78th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1699 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4,1943 Mx^Steagall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com:' mittee on Banking and Currency A BILL To amend section 12B and section 19 of the Federal Reserve Act during the continuance of the war and for six months after the cessation of hostilities. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That the second sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection (h) 4 of section 12B of the Federal Reserve Act (TL S. 0., title 12, 5 sec. 264 (h) ( 1 ) ) , as amended, is hereby further amended 6 by substituting a colon for the period at the end thereof and 7 adding the following: "And provided further, That during 8 the continuance of the present war and for six months after 9 cessation of hostilities any balance payable to the United 10 States by any insured bank, whether represented by a deposit 2 1 account or otherwise, arising solely as a result of subscriptions 2 made by or through such insured bank for United States Gov3 eminent securities issued under authority of the Second Lib4 erty Bond Act, as amended, shall be excluded from the 5 definition of 'deposit' for the purpose of determining the assess6 ment base." 7 Seo. 2. That the last sentence of seption 19 of the Fed- 8 erdl Keserve Act (U. S. C t i t l e 12, sec. 462a-l) be 9 amended by substituting a colon for the period at the end 10 thereof and by adding the following: "Provided, That during 11 the continuance of the present war and for six months after 12 its termination no deposit payable to the United States by 13 any member bank arising solely as the result of subscriptions 14 made by or through such member bank for United States 15 Government securities issued under authority of the Second 16 Liberty Bond Act, as amended, shall be subject to the reserve 17 requirements of this section/' 78TH CONGRESS 1ST Session I T f j IVi 1 / J A Q l O t / t / A BILL To amend section 12B and section 19 of the Federal Reserve Act during the continuance of the war and for six months after the cessation of hostilities. By Mr. Steagall FBBRUABY 4,1943 Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency