USDA Spending Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2244
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-07-11
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>USDA Spending Accountability Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill requires specific congressional authorization in order for the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to use its general powers and funds. (The CCC serves as a mandatory funding mechanism for agricultural programs.)</p><p>Beginning on the date of the bill's enactment, any unobligated CCC funds held by the CCC or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for operations not specifically authorized or provided for by Congress must be (1) transferred to the Treasury, and (2) permanently rescinded.</p><p>The bill also specifies that the CCC may not borrow money to reimburse the CCC for, or carry out, any operations not specifically authorized or provided for by Congress.</p><p>(The CCC Charter Act enables the CCC to act for authorized purposes and programs; the act also provides USDA with discretionary authority to use the CCC. Congress previously restricted this discretionary authority in annual appropriations acts.)&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2244 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 11, 2023 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to require specific congressional authorization for use of the Commodity Credit Corporation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the USDA Spending Accountability Act of 2023 . 2. Specific authorization required for use of Commodity Credit Corporation Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 15 U.S.C. 714c ) is amended to read as follows: 5. Specific authorization required for use of general powers (a) 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 91 of title 31, United States Code, 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 for. (b) Reimbursement required If on or after the date of enactment of the USDA Spending Accountability Act of 2023 , the Corporation, the Department of Agriculture, or the Secretary holds or transfers any unobligated funds of the Corporation that are designated for carrying out, or committed to carry out, operations that Congress has not specifically authorized or provided for— (1) the Corporation or the Secretary shall transfer those unobligated funds to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury; and (2) those amounts shall be permanently rescinded. . 3. Exception to borrowing authority Section 4(i) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 15 U.S.C. 714b(i) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Corporation may not borrow money pursuant to this subsection to reimburse the Corporation for, or carry out, any operations that Congress has not specifically authorized or provided for. .