Preserving independent funding

The Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 152— (A) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Budget (1) In general The Director shall have sole discretion to establish the annual budget of the Office. (2) Minimum funding level of the budget The annual budget of the Office in any given fiscal year shall not be less than $124,627,000. (3) Adjustment of minimum funding level The dollar amount referred to in paragraph (2) shall be adjusted annually by the Director, using the percent increase (if any) in the employment cost index for total compensation for State and local government workers published by the Federal Government, or the successor index thereto, for the 12-month period ending September 30 of the year preceding the annual budget.; (B) in subsection (d)— (i) by striking, in consultation with the Chairperson, each place such term appears; and (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking may fix the number of, and appoint and inserting shall ensure that the Office has not less than 231 full-time equivalent positions, and may appoint; (C) in subsection (h), by striking, in consultation with the Chairperson,; and (D) in subsection (i), by striking, in consultation with the Chairperson,; and (2) in section 155— (A) in subsection (d), by inserting before the period the following:, as determined in the sole discretion of the Director; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (e) Reviewability Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the funding pursuant to subsection (d) shall not be subject to review by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (f) Preservation of the Office of Financial Research’s independence Nothing in this section shall authorize the Secretary to influence the budget or the number or compensation of employees of the Office..