,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjai,mr4  
,fo/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,f9ancial ,/ability ,act ( #bjaj to     
pres]ve ! indep5d5t fund+ ( ! ,(fice (  
,f9ancial ,rese>*4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ !       
,indep5d5t ,fund+ ( ! ,(fice ( ,f9ancial
 ,rese>* ,act4  #b4 ,pres]v+ indep5d5t  
fund+ ,! ,f9ancial ,/ability ,act (     
#bjaj 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ecaa et seq47 is  
am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #aeb-- 7,a7 by  
am5d+ subsection 7c7 to read z foll[s3  
7c7 ,budget  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director 
%all h sole discretion to e/abli% !     
annual budget ( ! ,(fice4  7#b7 ,m9imum 
,fund+ ,level ( ! ,budget ,! annual     
budget ( ! ,(fice 9 any giv5 fiscal ye> 
%all n be less ?an a doll> am\nt equal  
to ! budget ( ! ,(fice 9 fiscal ye>     
#bjag4  7#c7 ,adju/m5t ( ,m9imum ,fund+ 
,level ,! doll> am\nt ref]r$ to 9       

p>agraph 7#b7 %all be adju/$ annually by
 ! ,director1 us+ ! p]c5t increase1 if  
any1 9 ! employm5t co/ index = total    
comp5sation = ,/ate & local gov]nm5t    
work]s publi%$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 or
 ! successor index !reto1 = ! #ab-mon?  
p]iod end+ ,septemb] #cj ( ! ye> prec$+ 
! annual budget4  2  7,b7 9 subsection  
7d71 by /rik+ 1 9 consultation ) !      
,*airp]son1 ea* place su* t]m appe>s2   
7,c7 9 subsection 7h71 by /rik+ 1 9     
consultation ) ! ,*airp]son12 &  7,d7 9 
subsection 7i71 by /rik+ 1 9            
consultation ) ! ,*airp]son12  7#b7 9   
section #aee--  7,a7 9 subsection 7d71  
by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod ! foll[+3 1 z    
det]m9$ 9 ! sole discretion ( !         
,director2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7e7 ,reviewability ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( ?is subtitle1 ! fund+  
pursuant to subsection 7d7 %all n be    
subject to review by ! ,committees on   
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate4  7f7        
,pres]vation ( ! ,(fice ( ,f9ancial     

,rese>*'s indep5d5ce ,no?+ 9 ?is section
 %all au?orize ! ,secret>y to influ5ce !
 budget or ! numb] or comp5sation (     
employees ( ! ,(fice4  4