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On the recordMay 11, 2010
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To address availability of information concerning the meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes) At the end of title XI, add the following: SEC. 1159. AUDITS AND OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE. Section 714 of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision.'' and inserting ``and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.''; (2) in subsection (b), by striking all after ``has consented in writing.'' and inserting the following: ``Audits of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal reserve banks shall not include unreleased transcripts or minutes of meetings of the Board of Governors or of the Federal Open Market Committee.…
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David Vitter
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