To establish a scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit.

SA 593. Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Warner, Mr. Corker, Ms. Warren, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Brown, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Tester, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Heller, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Klobuchar) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. PROHIBITING THE USE OF GUARANTEE FEES AS AN OFFSET.

(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that increases in guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit.

(b) Budgetary Rule.--In the Senate, for purposes of determining budgetary impacts to evaluate points of order under this resolution and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this resolution, any previous resolution, and any subsequent budget resolution, provisions contained in any bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that increases any guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be scored with respect to the level of budget authority, outlays, or revenues contained in such legislation.