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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 2882

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2152 Session of 2001


        INTRODUCED BY HASAY, CALTAGIRONE, PERZEL, MUNDY, M. BAKER, BARD,
           BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, CAPPELLI, CREIGHTON, CURRY, DALLY,
           DeLUCA, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FREEMAN, GANNON, GEIST, GEORGE,
           HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, KELLER, KENNEY, PHILLIPS,
           ROBERTS, RUBLEY, SATHER, SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SHANER,
           B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, R. STEVENSON, T. STEVENSON, STURLA, SURRA,
           TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRICH, WATSON, WILT, G. WRIGHT AND
           YOUNGBLOOD, NOVEMBER 15, 2001

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
           NOVEMBER 15, 2001

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 17 (Credit Unions) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting investments in
     3     corporations doing business in countries which sponsor
     4     terrorism; and prohibiting deposits from and loans to such
     5     countries and corporations.

     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8     Section 1.  Title 17 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     9  Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
    10  § 518.  Prohibition of investments in, loans to and deposits
    11             from countries identified as sponsors of terrorism
    12             and corporations doing business in such countries.
    13     (a)  Investments.--No funds shall be invested under this act
    14  in any stock or obligation of any corporation doing business,
    15  either by itself or through any subsidiary or affiliate, in any
    16  country identified by the United States Department of State as a

     1  sponsor of foreign terrorist organizations.
     2     (b)  Loans and deposits.--No deposits shall be accepted from
     3  or loans made to any country identified by the United States
     4  Department of State as a sponsor of foreign terrorist
     5  organizations or to any partnership, association, corporation or
     6  other organization, group or subgroup identified by the
     7  President of the United States or any agency of the United
     8  States as a foreign terrorist organization, or to any person
     9  identified as belonging to such an organization.
    10     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.














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