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 123STA T . 3 5 2 6CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS — A P R.2 9, 2 0 09 forth o sepu rposes , pro vid ed th a tsu c h l e g islatio nw ould not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal y ears 20 0 9 through 20 14 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019 .( c )FO O DSAFETY . —T he chair m an of the Senate C ommittee on the B udget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more b ills, j oint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would improve the safety of the food supply in the U nited States, by the amounts provided in such legislation for these purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. SEC.312 . D E FI CI T-N E U T RAL RESER V EFUNDF O RACO MP RE H ENSIVE INVESTI G ATION INTO THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS. The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide resources for a comprehensive investigation to deter - mine the cause of the current financial crisis, hold those responsible accountable, and provide recommendations to prevent another financial crisis of this magnitude from occurring again by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. SEC. 313. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INCREASED TRANS- PARENC Y AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE. The chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that increase transparency at the Federal R eserve System, including audits of the Board of G overnors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve ban k s, to include— (1) an evaluation of the appropriate number and the associ- ated costs of Federal reserve banks (2) publication on its website, with respect to all lending and financial assistance facilities created by the Board to address the financial crisis, of— ( A ) the nature and amounts of the collateral that the central bank is accepting on behalf of American ta x payers in the various lending programs, on no less than a monthly basis; (B) the extent to which changes in valuation of credit extensions to various special purpose vehicles, such as M aiden L ane I , Maiden Lane II, and Maiden Lane III, are a result of losses on collateral which will not be recov- ered; (C) the number of borrowers that participate in each of the lending programs and details of the credit extended, including the extent to which the credit is concentrated in one or more institutions; and