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The Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall establish minimum requirements for accounts providing basic transaction services for consumers at insured depository institutions in order for such accounts to qualify as lifeline accounts for purposes of this section and section 1817(b)(2)(E) of this title.
The term “Comptroller” means the Comptroller of the Currency.
The term “Corporation” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The term “insured depository institution” has the meaning given to such term in section 1813(c)(2) of this title.
The term “lifeline account” means any transaction account (as defined in section 461(b)(1)(C) of this title) which meets the minimum requirements established by the Corporation under this subsection.
The provisions of this section shall not take effect until appropriations are specifically provided in advance. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.