112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2367
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AN ACT
To strike the word lunatic
from Federal law, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
21st Century Language Act of
2012
.
Modernization of language referring to persons who are mentally ill
Words denoting number, gender, and so forth
Section 1 of title 1, United States Code, is amended—
by striking and
; andlunatic
by striking lunatic,
.
Banking law provisions
Trust powers
The first section of the Act entitled
An Act to place authority over the trust powers of national banks in the
Comptroller of the Currency
, approved September 28, 1962 (12 U.S.C.
92a), is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking
committee of estates of lunatics,
; and
in subsection (b), by striking
committee of estates of lunatics
.
Consolidation and mergers of banks
The National Bank Consolidation and Merger Act (12 U.S.C. 215 et seq.) is amended—
in section 2 (12 U.S.C. 215)—
in subsection (e), by striking
receiver, and committee of estates of lunatics
and inserting
and receiver
; and
in subsection (f), by striking
receiver, or committee of estates of lunatics
and inserting
or receiver
; and
in section 3 (12 U.S.C. 215a)—
in subsection (e), by striking
receiver, and committee of estates of lunatics
and inserting
and receiver
; and
in subsection (f), by striking
receiver, or committee of estates of lunatics
and inserting
or receiver
.
Passed the Senate May 23, 2012.
Secretary
