United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

S 399 — Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2015

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

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Summary

Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2015 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise the budgetary treatment of federal loans and loan guarantees to account for them on a fair value basis. Under a fair value approach, costs are measured using market rates rather than the lower Treasury interest rates currently used. Estimates for loan guarantees and direct loans in the President's budget are required to include a risk component that reflects the impact of using a fair value estimate to account for market risk. The President's budget is also required to include agency-by-agency estimates without the risk component. A risk component must be included in estimates used for requirements under current law that appropriations be provided in advance for the costs of new direct loans, loan guarantees, or modifications that increase costs. The bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to permit adjustments to discretionary spending limits for this Act. The bill also changes the budgetary treatment of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Agency budget justification materials are required to be posted on the public website of the agency on the same day the materials are submitted to Congress.

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Action History

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

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Subjects

Accounting and auditing Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Housing finance and home ownership
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 399 do?
Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2015 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise the budgetary treatment of federal loans and loan guarantees to account for them on a fair value basis. Under a fair value approach, costs are measured using market rates rather than the lower Treasury interest rates currently used. Estimates for loan guarantees and direct loans in the President's budget are required to include a risk component that reflects the impact of using a fair value estimate to account for market risk. The President's budget is also required to include agency-by-agency estimates without the risk component. A risk component must be included in estimates used for requirements under current law that appropriations be provided in advance for the costs of new direct loans, loan guarantees, or modifications that increase costs. The bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to permit adjustments to discretionary spending limits for this Act. The bill also changes the budgetary treatment of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Agency budget justification materials are required to be posted on the public website of the agency on the same day the materials are submitted to Congress.
Who sponsors S 399?
S 399 is sponsored by Deb Fischer (R).
What is the current status of S 399?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 399?
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