Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 3, 2014)
Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (FCRA) (title V of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) to revise the budgetary treatment of federal direct loans and loan guarantees to account for them on a fair value basis.
Requires the President's budget to reflect the costs of direct loan and loan guarantee programs by including the planned level of new direct loan obligations or loan guarantee commitments associated with each appropriations request. Requires agency estimates with and without a risk component that reflects the impact of using a fair value estimate to account for market risk.
Requires new budget authority and funding limitations for the cost of new direct loan obligations or loan guarantee commitments to be provided in advance. Prohibits modifications that increase costs unless budget authority has been provided in advance. Defines "cost" to include the risk component. Includes exemptions.
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to permit adjustment of discretionary spending limits for this Act.
Changes the budgetary treatment of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
What just happenedJun 3, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 3, 2014
- Jun 3, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
- Jun 3, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate