Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board to conduct a comprehensive review of its discount window lending programs. The review will assess the discount window’s effectiveness, technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, and interactions with other liquidity providers. Based on the review, the Board must develop and implement a plan to address any identified deficiencies and submit regular reports to Congress on the progress of the plan.
Key provisions
- Requires the Federal Reserve Board to conduct a review of the discount window within 240 days of enactment.
- The review must consider the effectiveness of the discount window in providing liquidity, technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, and interactions with other liquidity providers.
- The Board must develop and implement a remediation plan to address identified deficiencies.
- The remediation plan must include timelines, milestones, and measures to maintain improvements.
- The Board must provide a public opportunity to comment on the discount window’s operations.
- The Board must submit an annual report to Congress reviewing the effectiveness of the discount window.
- The Inspector General must also submit an annual report on the implementation of the remediation plan.
- Allows for a confidential annex in reports detailing cybersecurity issues.
Who is affected
- Federal Reserve System
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