H.R. 3709

119 HR 3709 EH: Advancing the Mentor-Protégé Program for Small Financial Institutions Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 3709
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to establish a Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program within the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Advancing the Mentor-Protégé Program for Small Financial Institutions Act  .
2.
Establishment of Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program
(a)
In general
Section 308 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 ( 12 U.S.C. 1463  note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(d)
Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program
(1)
In general
The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a program to be known as the  Financial Agent Mentor-Protégé Program  (in this subsection referred to as the  Program ) under which a financial agent designated by the Secretary or a large financial institution may serve as a mentor, under guidance or regulations prescribed by the Secretary, to a small financial institution to allow such small financial institution—
(A)
to be prepared to perform as a financial agent; or
(B)
to improve capacity to provide services to the customers of the small financial institution.
(2)
Outreach
The Secretary shall hold outreach events to promote the participation of financial agents, large financial institutions, and small financial institutions in the Program at least once a year.
(3)
Exclusion
The Secretary shall issue guidance or regulations to establish a process under which a financial agent, large financial institution, or small financial institution may be excluded from participation in the Program.
(4)
Report
The Secretary shall report to Congress information pertaining to the Program, including—
(A)
the number of financial agents, large financial institutions, and small financial institutions participating in such Program; and
(B)
the number of outreach events described in paragraph (2) held during the year covered by such report.
(5)
Definitions
In this subsection:
(A)
Financial agent
The term  financial agent  means any national banking association designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to be employed as a financial agent of the Government.
(B)
Large financial institution
The term  large financial institution  means any entity regulated by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the National Credit Union Administration that has total consolidated assets greater than or equal to $50,000,000,000.
(C)
Rural depository institution
The term  rural depository institution  means a depository institution (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act)—
(i)
with total consolidated assets of less than $10,000,000,000; and
(ii)
located in a rural area, as defined under section 1026.35(b)(2)(iv)(A) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations.
(D)
Small financial institution
The term  small financial institution  means—
(i)
any entity regulated by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the National Credit Union Administration that has total consolidated assets lesser than or equal to $2,000,000,000;
(ii)
a minority depository institution; or
(iii)
a rural depository institution.
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(b)
Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
      Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.