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 100 STAT. 3207-33

PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986

"(16) INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—


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"(A) INVESTIGATIONS.—The Corporation may exercise any authority vested in the Corporation under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (m) in the course of conducting any investigation under paragraph (2)(B) or any other investigation which the Corporation, in its discretion, determines is necessary to determine whether any person has filed inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading information under this subsection or otherwise is violating, has violated, or is about to violate any provision of this subsection or any regulation prescribed under this subsection. "(B) ENFORCEMENT.—Whenever it appears to the Corporation that any person is violating, has violated, or is about to violate any provision of this subsection or any regulation prescribed under this subsection, the agency may, in its discretion, apply to the appropriate district court of the United States or the United States court of any territory for— "(i) a temporary or permanent injunction or restraining order enjoining such person from violating this subsection .i fe or any regulation prescribed under this subsection; or "(ii) such other equitable relief as may be necessary to prevent any such violation (including divestiture). "(C) JURISDICTION.—

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"(i) The district courts of the United States and the United States courts in any territory shall have the same jurisdiction and power in connection with any exercise of any authority by the Corporation under subparagraph (A) as such courte have under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (m). "(ii) The district courts of the United States and the United States courts of any territory shall have jurisdiction and power to issue any injunction or restraining order or grant any equitable relief described in subparagraph (B). When appropriate, any injunction, order, or other equitable relief under this paragraph shall be granted without requiring the posting of any bond.".

SEC. 1362. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS. (a) UNITED STATES AGENCIES INCLUDES THE POSTAL SERVICE.—

Section 5312(a)(2)(U) of title 31, United States Code (defining financial institutions) (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ", including the United States Postal Service". (b) UNITED STATES INCLUDES CERTAIN TERRITORIES AND POSSES-

SIONS.—Section 5312(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting "the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands," after "Puerto Rico". 31 USC 5315 note. Banks and

banking.

SEC. 1363. INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM; STUDY OF FOREIGN BRANCHES OF DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONS. (a)

DiSCUSSIONS

ON INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE

SYSTEM.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, shall initiate discussions with the central banks or other appropriate governmental authorities of other countries and propose that an information exchange system be established to assist the efforts of each

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