12 U.S.C. § 5202 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 12. Banks and Banking § 5202. Definitions

(1)Appropriate committees of Congress

The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means--

(2)Board

The term “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(3)Congressional support agencies

The term “congressional support agencies” means the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation.

(4)Corporation

The term “Corporation” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(5)Financial institution

The term “financial institution” means any institution, including, but not limited to, any bank, savings association, credit union, security broker or dealer, or insurance company, established and regulated under the laws of the United States or any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands, and having significant operations in the United States, but excluding any central bank of, or institution owned by, a foreign government.

(6)Fund

The term “Fund” means the Troubled Assets Insurance Financing Fund established under section 5212 of this title.

(7)Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Treasury.

(8)TARP

The term “TARP” means the Troubled Asset Relief Program established under section 5211 of this title.

(9)Troubled assets

The term “troubled assets” means--