[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 690 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 690

To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify that the Government in 
     the Sunshine Act applies to the Federal Open Market Committee.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 1997

Mr. Traficant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify that the Government in 
     the Sunshine Act applies to the Federal Open Market Committee.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine on the Federal Open Market 
Committee Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT TO THE FEDERAL 
              OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE.

    Section 552b(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``and, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 
includes the Federal Open Market Committee'' before the semicolon at 
the end.
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