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Union Calendar No. 228
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 24
[Report No. 115–318]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2017
Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Buck, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Amash, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Yoho, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Jones, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Pearce, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Amodei, Ms. Beutler, Mrs. Black, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Brat, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Palmer, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Holding, Mr. Labrador, and Mr. Bishop of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
September 21, 2017
Additional sponsors: Mr. McClintock, Mr. Harris, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Williams, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Olson, Mrs. Love, Mr. Lewis of Minnesota, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Blum, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Turner, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Katko, Mr. Babin, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Soto, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Trott, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Allen, Mr. Messer, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. McSally, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Harper, Mr. Cole, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Ross, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Perry, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Polis, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Posey, Mr. Estes of Kansas, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas
September 21, 2017
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
.
Audit reform and transparency for the board of governors of the federal reserve system
In general
Notwithstanding section 714 of title 31, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks under subsection (b) of such section 714 within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Report
In general
Not later than 90 days after the audit required pursuant to subsection (a) is completed, the Comptroller General—
shall submit to Congress a report on such audit; and
shall make such report available to the Speaker of the House, the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the committee and each subcommittee of jurisdiction in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and any other Member of Congress who requests the report.
Contents
The report under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed description of the findings and conclusion of the Comptroller General with respect to the audit that is the subject of the report, together with such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller General may determine to be appropriate.
Repeal of certain limitations
Subsection (b) of section 714 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence.
Technical and conforming amendments
In general
Section 714 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (d)(3), by striking or (f)
each place such term appears;
in subsection (e), by striking the third undesignated paragraph of section 13
and inserting section 13(3)
; and
by striking subsection (f).
Federal reserve act
Subsection (s) (relating to Federal Reserve Transparency and Release of Information
) of section 11 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248) is amended—
in paragraph (4)(A), by striking has the same meaning as in section 714(f)(1)(A) of title 31, United States Code
and inserting means a program or facility, including any special purpose vehicle or other entity established by or on behalf of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or a Federal reserve bank, authorized by the Board of Governors under section 13(3), that is not subject to audit under section 714(e) of title 31, United States Code
;
in paragraph (6), by striking or in section 714(f)(3)(C) of title 31, United States Code, the information described in paragraph (1) and information concerning the transactions described in section 714(f) of such title,
and inserting the information described in paragraph (1)
; and
in paragraph (7), by striking and section 13(3)(C), section 714(f)(3)(C) of title 31, United States Code, and
and inserting , section 13(3)(C), and
.
September 21, 2017
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
