[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1931]
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SA 805. Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Warren,
Mr. Tester, and Ms. Heitkamp) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 11, setting
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2017 through 2025; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PREVENT THE SALE OF
SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK OF FANNIE MAE AND
FREDDIE MAC BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--The Chairman of the Committee on the
Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a
committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint
resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses,
motions, or conference reports relating to Congress
determining the resolution of each enterprise, which may
include preventing the Secretary of the Treasury from
selling, transferring, or otherwise disposing of any
outstanding shares acquired pursuant to the Senior Preferred
Stock Purchase Agreement without the consent of Congress, by
the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes,
provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit
over the period of the total of fiscal years 2016 through
2025.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section--
(1) the term ``enterprise'' has the same meaning as in
section 1303 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992; and
(2) the term ``Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement''
means--
(A) the Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated September 26, 2008, as such
Agreement has been amended on May 6, 2009, December 24, 2009,
and August 17, 2012, respectively, and as such Agreement may
be further amended and restated, entered into between the
Department of the Treasury and each enterprise, as
applicable; and
(B) any provision of any certificate in connection with
such Agreement creating or designating the terms, powers,
preferences, privileges, limitations, or any other conditions
of the Variable Liquidation Preference Senior Preferred Stock
of an enterprise issued or sold pursuant to such Agreement.
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