A bill to reduce financing cost to cities, counties, and States by amending section 5136 of the Revised Statutes to permit national banks to underwrite and deal in revenue bonds issued by State and local governments, and for other purposes.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Excludes from the Federal law limiting and restricting the corporate powers of national banking associations to deal in, and underwrite, investment securities specified dealings in, and underwriting of, all other nongeneral obligations issued or guaranteed by or on behalf of a State or any political subdivision thereof (except special assessment obligations and industrial revenue bonds) which are at the time eligible for purchase by a national bank for its own account, subject to specified limitations. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit an annual report to the Congress showing the extent to which the business of underwriting and dealing in State and local obligations is being carried on by commercial banks as compared with other banking institutions with a view to determining the effect of the provisions of this Act on the institutional distribution of such business.…