Statute · United States Code
12 U.S.C. § 4809 — “Plain language” requirement for Federal banking agency rules
12 U.S.C. § 4809
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-10-22
(a) In general Each Federal banking agency shall use plain language in all proposed and final rulemakings published by the agency in the Federal Register after January 1, 2000. (b) Report Not later than March 1, 2001, each Federal banking agency shall submit to the Congress a report that describes how the agency has complied with subsection (a). (c) Definition For purposes of this section, the term “Federal banking agency” has the meaning given that term in section 1813 of this title.
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12 U.S.C. § 4809 — “Plain language” requirement for Federal banking agency rules is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) In general Each Federal banking agency shall use plain language in all proposed and final rulemakings published by the agency in the Federal Register after January 1, 2000. (b) Report Not later than March 1, 2001, each Federal banking agency shall submit to the Congress a report that describes how the agency has complied with subsection (a). (c) Definition For purposes of this section, the term “Federal banking agency” has the meaning given that term in section 1813 of this title.