To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to continue to make available to the public on a weekly basis information on the measure of the M3 monetary aggregate, and its components, and for other purposes.
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To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to continue to make available to the public on a weekly basis information on the measure of the M3 monetary aggregate, and its components, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 15, 2007
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. GUTIERREZ, and Mr. JONES of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILL
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to continue to make available to the public on a weekly basis information on the measure of the M3 monetary aggregate, and its components, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. M3 MONETARY AGGREGATE REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
(a) In General- Notwithstanding the announcement by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on November 10, 2005, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall continue, after May 1, 2007, to compile and to publish on a weekly basis the measure of the M3 monetary aggregate and the components of the M3 that are not included in the measure of the M2 monetary aggregate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) M3 Monetary Aggregate Defined- For purposes of this section, the term `M3 monetary aggregate' means the inclusive measure of money compiled by adding the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) M1 COMPONENTS- Currency in circulation (plus traveler's checks), demand deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) accounts, and similar interest-earning checking account balances.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) THE NON-M1 COMPONENTS OF M2- Household holdings of savings deposits, small time deposits, and retail money market mutual fund balances (exclusive of balances held in IRA and Keogh accounts).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) THE NON-M2 COMPONENTS OF M3- Institutional money market mutual fund balances and managed liabilities of depositories consisting of large time deposits, repurchase agreements, and Eurodollars.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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