Sec. 110801. Emergency relief for State, territorial, Tribal, and local governments
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Section 14(b) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 355 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Under unusual and exigent circumstances, to buy any bills, notes, revenue bonds, and warrants issued by any State, county, district, political subdivision, municipality, or entity that is a combination of any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or any of the territories and possessions of the United States. In this paragraph, the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each territory and possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. .
Within 7 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall modify the Municipal Liquidity Facility (established on April 9, 2020, pursuant to section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 343(3) )) to— ensure such facility is operational until December 31, 2021; allow for the purchase of bills, notes, bonds, and warrants with maximum maturity of 10 years from the date of such purchase; ensure that any purchases made are at an interest rate equal to the discount window primary credit interest rate most recently published on the Federal Reserve Statistical Release on selected interest rates (daily or weekly), commonly referred to as the H.15 release or the Federal funds rate ; ensure that an eligible issuer does not need to attest to an inability to secure credit elsewhere; and include in the list of eligible issuers for such purchases— any of the territories and possessions of the United States; a political subdivision of a State with a population of more than 50,000 residents; and an entity that is a combination of any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or any of the territories and possessions of the United States.
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U.S. Code
- Purchase and sale of obligations of National, State, and municipal governments; open market operations; purchases and sales from or to United States; maximum aggregate amount of obligations acquired directly from or loaned directly to United States§ 355
- Discount of obligations arising out of actual commercial transactions§ 343
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Sec. 110801
Emergency relief for State, territorial, Tribal, and local governments
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