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 124 STAT. 1613 PUBLIC LAW 111–203—JULY 21, 2010 a cease and desist order (or other formal enforcement order) issued by, or a memorandum of understanding entered into with, a State bank supervisor or the appropriate Federal banking agency with respect to a significant supervisory matter or a final enforcement action by a State Attorney General.’’. (c) CONVERSION OF A FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.—Section 5(i) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1464(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(6) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN CONVERSIONS BY FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS.—A Federal savings association may not convert to a State bank or State savings association during any period in which the Federal savings association is subject to a cease and desist order (or other formal enforcement order) issued by, or a memorandum of understanding entered into with, the Office of Thrift Supervision or the Comptroller of the Currency with respect to a significant supervisory matter.’’. (d) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition on the approval of conversions under the amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall not apply, if— (1) the Federal banking agency that would be the appro- priate Federal banking agency after the proposed conversion gives the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor that issued the cease and desist order (or other formal enforcement order) or memorandum of understanding, as appropriate, written notice of the proposed conversion including a plan to address the significant supervisory matter in a manner that is consistent with the safe and sound oper- ation of the institution; (2) within 30 days of receipt of the written notice required under paragraph (1), the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor that issued the cease and desist order (or other formal enforcement order) or memorandum of under- standing, as appropriate, does not object to the conversion or the plan to address the significant supervisory matter; (3) after conversion of the insured depository institution, the appropriate Federal banking agency after the conversion implements such plan; and (4) in the case of a final enforcement action by a State Attorney General, approval of the conversion is conditioned on compliance by the insured depository institution with the terms of such final enforcement action. (e) NOTIFICATION OF PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.— (1) COPY OF CONVERSION APPLICATION.—At the time an insured depository institution files a conversion application, the insured depository institution shall transmit a copy of the conversion application to— (A) the appropriate Federal banking agency for the insured depository institution; and (B) the Federal banking agency that would be the appropriate Federal banking agency of the insured deposi- tory institution after the proposed conversion. (2) NOTIFICATION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—Upon receipt of a copy of the application described in paragraph (1), the appropriate Federal banking agency for the insured depository institution proposing the conversion shall— (A) notify the Federal banking agency that would be the appropriate Federal banking agency for the institution 12 USC 35 note. Deadline. Notice. 12 USC 35 note.