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F a l s e entries, penalties.

S h a r e h o l der's liability, enforcement.

Conservators.

'State bank."

PUBLIC LAW 7 7 9 - S E P T. 3, 1954

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"The pay of officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps may be withheld under section 1766, Revised Statutes, on account of an indebtedness to the United States admitted or shown by the judgment of a court, but not otherwise unless upon a special order issued according to the discretion of the Secretary of the Department concerned.". SEC. 21. Paragraph (d) of section 5144 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (12 U.S.C. sec. 61 (d)), is amended by striking out the reference "5209 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U.S.C. title 12, sec. 592)", and in lieu thereof inserting "1005 of title 18, United States Code", so that such paragraph will read as follows: " (d) Every officer, director, agent, and employee of every such holding company affiliate shall be subject to the same penalties for false entries in any book, report, or statement of such holding company affiliate as are applicable to officers, directors, agents, and employees of member banks under section 1005 of Title 18, United States Code; and". SEC. 22. Section 2 of the Act approved June 30, 1876 (ch. 156, 19 Stat. 63; 12 U.S.C. sec. 65) is amended (1) by striking out, after "such association", the words ", by bill in equity, in the nature of a creditor's bill,", and in lieu thereof inserting "by a civil action"; and (2) by striking out, after "shareholders thereof,", the words "in any court of the United States having original jurisdiction in equity", and in lieu thereof inserting "in the United States district court", so that such section will read as follows: "SEC. 2. That when any national banking association shall have gone into liquidation under the provisions of section five thousand two hundred and twenty of said statutes, the individual liability of the shareholders provided for by section fifty-one hundred and fiftyone of said statutes may be enforced by any creditor of such association by a civil action brought by such creditor on behalf of himself and of all other creditors of the association, against the shareholders thereof, in the United States district court for the district in which such association may have been located or established.". SEC. 23. Section 209 of the Act approved March 9, 1933 (ch. 1, Title II, 48 Stat. 5; 12 U.S.C. sec. 209) is amended (1) by striking out the reference "section 5209 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C. Title 12, sec. 592)", and in lieu thereof inserting "sections 334, 656, and 1005 of Title 18, United States Code"; and (2) by striking out the reference "112, 113, 114, 115, 116 and 117 of the Criminal Code of the United States (U.S.C. Title 18, secs. 202. 203, 204, 205, 206 and 207)", and in lieu thereof inserting "202, 216, 281, 431, 432, and 433 of such Title 18" so that such section will read as follows: "SEC. 209. Conservators appointed pursuant to the provisions of this title shall be subject to the provisions of and to the penalties prescribed by sections 334, 656, and 1005 of Title 18, United States Code; and sections 202, 216, 281, 431, 432, and 433 of such Title 18, in so far as applicable, are extended to apply to contracts, agreements, proceedings, dealings, claims and controversies by or with any such conservator or the Comptroller of the Currencv under the provisions of this title.". SEC. 24. Section 1 of the Act approved August 17, 1950 (ch. 729, 64 Stat. 455; 12 U.S.C. sec. 214) is amended (1) by striking out, in subsection (a) of such section, the words "this Act", and in lieu thereof inserting "sections 1-4 and 8 of this Act (12 U.S.C. secs. 214-214c, 321)"; and (2) by striking out, in subsection (b) of such section, the words "this Act", and in lieu thereof inserting "sections 1-4 and 8 of this Act (12 U.S.C. secs. 214-214c, 321)", so that such section will read as follows:

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