,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,marshall1 and ,mr4 ,braun7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,commodity     
,credit ,corporation ,charter ,act to   
require specific congressional          
authorization for use of the ,commodity 
,credit ,corporation1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,usda ,spending    
,accountability ,act of #bjbc4  #b4     
,specific authorization required for use
 of ,commodity ,credit ,corporation     
,section #e of the ,commodity ,credit   
,corporation ,charter ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #gad;c7 is amended to read as 
follows3  #e4 ,specific authorization   
required for use of general powers  7a7 
,in general ,in the fulfillment of the  
purposes of the ,corporation and in     

carrying out the annual budget programs 
of the ,corporation submitted to and    
approved by ,congress pursuant to       
chapter #ia of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code1 the ,corporation may use 
the general powers and funds of the     
,corporation only to carry out such     
operations as ,congress may specifically
 authorize or provide for4  7b7         
,reimbursement required ,if on or after 
the date of enactment of the ,,usda     
,spending ,accountability ,act of #bjbc1
 the ,corporation1 the ,department of   
,agriculture1 or the ,secretary holds or
 transfers any unobligated funds of the 
,corporation that are designated for    
carrying out1 or committed to carry out1
 operations that ,congress has not      
specifically authorized or provided     
for-- 7#a7 the ,corporation or the      
,secretary shall transfer those         
unobligated funds to the ,secretary of  
the ,treasury for deposit in the general
 fund of the ,treasury2 and  7#b7 those 
amounts shall be permanently rescinded4 

4  #c4 ,exception to borrowing authority
 ,section #d7;i7 of the ,commodity      
,credit ,corporation ,charter ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #gad;b7i77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3 ,the   
,corporation may not borrow money       
pursuant to this subsection to reimburse
 the ,corporation for1 or carry out1 any
 operations that ,congress has not      
specifically authorized or provided     
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