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The Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 () is a re-introduced bill in the U.S. House of Representatives of the 114th United States Congress by Congressman Thomas Massie (KY-4). It proposes a reformed audit of the Federal Reserve System (the "Fed") within 12 months of enactment. The Senate version was introduced by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). (). '' The original version of the bill, (), was created by now retired Congressman Ron Paul in response to the 2008 financial crisis during the 111th United States Congress. The Senate version was introduced by Bernie Sanders (I-VT). (). Ron Paul was disappointed with the Senate's version of the bill, stating it "guts the spirit of a truly meaningful audit of the most crucial transactions of the Fed". The bill was subsequently brought up again in the 112th United States Congress as () /〔O'Keefe, Ed (July 25, 2012) ("‘Audit the Fed’ bill passes in the House with bipartisan support" ), ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved July 25, 2012.〕〔(FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 513 ) Retrieved July 26, 2012.〕 and in the 113th United States Congress as ()/. All three previous attempts passed in United States House of Representatives but died in the US Senate. ==Purpose== According to its short title, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 () amends Title 31 of the United States Code "to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported". It strikes exceptions to the audit protocol in for the Federal Reserve System, the central bank of the United States, and replaces an indefinite deadline with a deadline of December 2010. It also ensures the audit results are available to Congress.〔 The audit would include the Fed's "discount window", its funding facilities, its open market operations, and its agreements with foreign bankers. The Federal Reserve states that "the financial statements of the Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors are audited annually by an independent outside auditor." The bill's sponsor, Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), countered by stating that the present audit process exempts the Fed's "most crucial activities". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Federal Reserve Transparency Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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