H.R. 6570

To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to consolidate certain CBO reporting requirements.

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One Hundred Twelfth Congress of the United States of America

At the Second Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twelve

H. R. 6570

AN ACT

To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to consolidate certain CBO reporting requirements.

1.

Consolidation of certain CBO reporting requirements relating to ARRA and TARP

(a)

ARRA-Related reports

(1)

In general

Section 1512(e) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 288) is amended by amending the second sentence to read as follows: Such comments on all reports for calendar quarters in a year shall be due 45 days after the report for the last calendar quarter of the year is submitted..

(2)

Effective date

The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to comments on reports submitted on or after October 1, 2012.

(3)

Repealer

Effective on January 1, 2016, section 1512(e) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is repealed.

(b)

TARP-Related reports

(1)

In general

Section 202 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5252) is amended—

(A)

in subsection (a), by striking semiannually and inserting annually; and

(B)

by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(e)

Sunset

Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this section, the reporting and comment requirements under this section shall terminate with the annual period on the last day of which all troubled assets acquired by the Secretary under section 101 have been sold or transferred out of the ownership or control of the Federal Government.

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(2)

Effective date

The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect the first day after the date of enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.