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May 5, 2009, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 1030 proposed by Senator Thune to Amendment SA 1018.
May 5, 2009, 2:18 pm ET - Thune Amdt. No. 1030
Full Text of this Amendment
SA 1030. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1018 submitted by Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill S. 896, to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the amendment, add the following:
TITLE V--TARP REDUCTION PRIORITY ACT
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``TARP Reduction Priority Act''.
SEC. 502. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On October 7, 2008, Congress established the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (Public 110-343; 122 Stat. 3765) and allocated $700,000,000,000 for the purchase of toxic assets from banks with the goal of restoring liquidity to the financial sector and restarting the flow of credit in our markets.
(2) The Department of Treasury, without consultation with Congress, changed the purpose of TARP and began injecting capital into financial institutions through a program called the Capital Purchase Program (CPP) rather than purchasing toxic assets.
(3) Lending by financial institutions was not noticeably increased with the implementation of the CPP and the expenditure of $218,000,000,000 of TARP funds, despite the goal of the program.
(4) The recipients of amounts under the CPP are now faced with additional restrictions related to accepting those funds.
(5) A number of community banks and large financial institutions have expressed their desire to return their CPP funds to the Department of Treasury and the Department has begun the process of accepting receipt of such funds.
(6) The Department of the Treasury should not reuse returned funds for additional lending for financial assistance.
(7) The United States Constitution provided Congress with the power of the purse hence any future spending of TARP funds, or other financial assistance, should be determined by Congress.
SEC. 503. TARP AUTHORIZATION REDUCTION.
Section 115(a)(3) the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.) is amended by inserting ``minus any amounts received by the Secretary for repayment of the principal of financial assistance by an entity that has received financial assistance under the TARP or any program enacted by the Secretary under the authorities granted to the Secretary under this Act,'' before ``outstanding at any one time.''
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on May 1, 2009.)
At the end of the amendment, add the following:
TITLE V--TARP REDUCTION PRIORITY ACT
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``TARP Reduction Priority Act''.
SEC. 502. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On October 7, 2008, Congress established the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (Public 110-343; 122 Stat. 3765) and allocated $700,000,000,000 for the purchase of toxic assets from banks with the goal of restoring liquidity to the financial sector and restarting the flow of credit in our markets.
(2) The Department of Treasury, without consultation with Congress, changed the purpose of TARP and began injecting capital into financial institutions through a program called the Capital Purchase Program (CPP) rather than purchasing toxic assets.
(3) Lending by financial institutions was not noticeably increased with the implementation of the CPP and the expenditure of $218,000,000,000 of TARP funds, despite the goal of the program.
(4) The recipients of amounts under the CPP are now faced with additional restrictions related to accepting those funds.
(5) A number of community banks and large financial institutions have expressed their desire to return their CPP funds to the Department of Treasury and the Department has begun the process of accepting receipt of such funds.
(6) The Department of the Treasury should not reuse returned funds for additional lending for financial assistance.
(7) The United States Constitution provided Congress with the power of the purse hence any future spending of TARP funds, or other financial assistance, should be determined by Congress.
SEC. 503. TARP AUTHORIZATION REDUCTION.
Section 115(a)(3) the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.) is amended by inserting ``minus any amounts received by the Secretary for repayment of the principal of financial assistance by an entity that has received financial assistance under the TARP or any program enacted by the Secretary under the authorities granted to the Secretary under this Act,'' before ``outstanding at any one time.''
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on May 1, 2009.)
