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124 STAT. 1818 PUBLIC LAW 111–203—JULY 21, 2010

(B) ENFORCEMENT.—The Board of Governors may exer- cise the authority described in paragraph (1)(B) only if the Board of Governors has— (i) reasonable cause to believe that a financial institution is not in compliance with this title or the rules or orders prescribed under this title with respect to a designated activity; Notification. (ii) notified, in writing, the appropriate financial regulator and the Council of its belief under clause (i) with supporting documentation included and with a recommendation that the appropriate financial regu- lator take 1 or more specific enforcement actions against the financial institution; (iii) either— Deadline. (I) not been notified, in writing, by the appro- priate financial regulator of the commencement of an enforcement action recommended by the Board of Governors against the financial institu- tion within 60 days from the date of the notifica- tion under clause (ii); or (II) reasonable cause to believe that the finan- cial institution’s noncompliance with this title or the rules or orders prescribed under this title poses significant liquidity, credit, operational, or other risks to the financial markets or to the financial stability of the United States, subject to the Board of Governors notifying the appropriate financial regulator of the Board’s enforcement action; and (iv) obtained the approval of the Council upon an affirmative vote by a majority of the Council. (3) ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.—For purposes of taking enforcement action under paragraph (1), the financial institu- tion shall be subject to, and the Board of Governors shall have authority under the provisions of subsections (b) through (n) of section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818) in the same manner and to the same extent as if the financial institution was an insured depository institution and the Board of Governors was the appropriate Federal banking agency for such insured depository institution.

12 USC 5468. SEC. 809. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, REPORTS, OR RECORDS.
(a) INFORMATION TO ASSESS SYSTEMIC IMPORTANCE.—
(1) FINANCIAL MARKET UTILITIES.—The Council is author-
ized to require any financial market utility to submit such
information as the Council may require for the sole purpose
of assessing whether that financial market utility is system-
ically important, but only if the Council has reasonable cause
to believe that the financial market utility meets the standards
for systemic importance set forth in section 804.
(2) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ENGAGED IN PAYMENT,
CLEARING, OR SETTLEMENT ACTIVITIES.—The Council is author-
ized to require any financial institution to submit such informa-
tion as the Council may require for the sole purpose of assessing

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