HR 5630 · 96th Congress · Transportation and Public Works
Chrysler Corporation Emergency Credit Assistance Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.(1979-10-18)
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Chrysler Corporation Emergency Credit Assistance Act - Establishes an Emergency Credit Assistance Board composed of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Transportation to guarantee and make loans for the benefit of Chrysler Corporation. Designates the Secretary of the Treasury as Chairman of the Board. Requires all decisions of the Board to be made by majority vote. Imposes the following conditions on any loan guaranteed by the Board: (1) the loan must be needed to enable Chrysler to continue operations which if curtailed would seriously and adversely affect the economic or employment situation in the United States or any of its regions; (2) Chrysler must be unable to obtain credit upon reasonable terms without such a guarantee; (3) Chrysler's prospective earning power, together with any security it pledges, must furnish reasonable assurance that the loan will be repaid; (4) the lender must certify that it would not make the loan without such a guarantee; (5) the loan must be payable in not more than five years and any renewal option must not exceed an additional five years; and (6) the loan must bear interest at a rate determined by the Board…
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Cosponsors (16)
13 Democrats3 Republicans