I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1694 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2017 Mr. Chaffetz (for himself, Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Russell , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Massie , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Comer , Mr. Blum , and Mr. Issa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require additional entities to be subject to the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017 . 2. Applicability of FOIA (a) Amendment to definition of agency Section 552(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), is amended by striking or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency and inserting the following: any other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President), any independent regulatory agency, and the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation during any period such enterprise is under conservatorship or receivership pursuant to section 1367 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4617 ) . (b) Effective date; applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to any request filed under section 552(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, on or after such effective date, relating to any record created before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.