II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 513 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 3, 2009 Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Reserve Transparency Act.

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Publication of Board actions

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (in this Act referred to as the Board) shall publish on its website, with respect to all loans and other financial assistance it has provided since March 24, 2008, under the third undesignated section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 343) or any other authority of the Board, including the Discount Window and the Term Auction Facility— (1)the identity of each business, individual, or entity to which the Board has provided such assistance; (2)the type of financial assistance provided to that business, individual, or entity; (3)the value or amount of that financial assistance; (4)the date on which the financial assistance was provided; (5)the specific terms of any repayment expected, including the repayment time period, interest charges, collateral, limitations on executive compensation or dividends, and other material terms; and (6)the specific rationale for providing assistance in each instance.

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Timing

The Board shall publish information required by this section— (1)not later than 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2)in updated form, not less frequently than once every 30 days.