S.Amdt. 3850Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 3850
Sponsored by
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)
Submitted May 5, 2010
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SA 3850. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3739 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln)) to the bill S. 3217, to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 43, insert between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: (3) Applicability to fannie mae and freddie mac.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of subsections (b) and (f) shall apply with respect to the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation in the same manner and to the same extent as those provisions apply to nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of Governors and large, interconnected bank holding companies. At the end of title II, add the following new section and designate accordingly: Sec. __.: Applicability to fannie mae and freddie mac.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title shall apply with respect to the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation in the same manner and to the same extent as those provisions apply to nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board of Governors and large, interconnected bank holding companies. At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following: SEC. 122. ENHANCED TAXPAYER PROTECTION FROM FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC. (a) Reestablishing the Maximum Taxpayer Exposure to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.-- Section 1367(b)(2) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4617(b)(2)) is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: ``(L) Limitation on certain funding.--The Agency, as conservator, shall prohibit the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association from receiving more than $200,000,000,000 through the Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2008, amended May 6, 2009, and further amended December 24, 2009, between the United States Department of the Treasury and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National Mortgage Association.''. (b) Reestablishing Scheduled Reduction of Mortgage Assets Owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.--Section 1367(b)(2) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4617(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(M) Reduction of owned mortgage assets.-- ``(i) In general.--The Agency, as conservator, shall ensure that a regulated entity does not own, as of any applicable date, mortgage assets in excess of 90.0 percent of the aggregate amount of mortgage assets that the regulated entity owned on December 31 of each of the previous year, provided, that in no event shall the regulated entity be required under this subparagraph to own less than $250,000,000,000 in mortgage assets. ``(ii) Definition of mortgage assets.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `mortgage assets' means with respect to a regulated entity, assets of such entity consisting of mortgages, mortgage loans, mortgage-related securities, participation certificates, mortgage-backed commercial paper, obligations of real estate mortgage investment conduits and similar assets, in each case to the extent such assets would appear on the balance sheet of such entity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.''. (c) Affordable Housing Goals.-- Repeal.--The Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 is amended by striking sections 1331 through 1336 (12 U.S.C. 4561-6). (2) Conforming amendments.--Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 is amended-- (A) in section 1303(28) (12 U.S.C. 4502(28)), by striking ``and, for the purposes'' and all that follows through ``designated disaster areas''; (B) in section 1324(b)(1)(A) (12 U.S.C. 4544(b)(1)(A))-- (i) by striking clauses (i), (ii), and (iv); (ii) in clause (iii), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end; and (iii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (v) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (C) in section 1338(c)(10) (12 U.S.C. 4568(c)(10)), by striking subparagraph (E); (D) in section 1339(h) (12 U.S.C. 4569), by striking paragraph (7); (E) in section 1341 (12 U.S.C. 4581)-- (i) in subsection (a)-- (I) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end; (II) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and (III) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and (ii) in subsection (b)(2)-- (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end; (II) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and (III) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (B); (F) in section 1345(a) (12 U.S.C. 4585(a))-- (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end; (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and (iii) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and (G) in section 1371(a)(2) (12 U.S.C. 4631(a)(2))-- (i) by striking ``with any housing goal established under subpart B of part 2 of subtitle A of this title,''; and (ii) by striking ``section 1336 or''. ______