{"identifier":"/us/usc/t31/s3130","title":31,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3130.","heading":"Annual public debt report","text":"\u00a7\u202f3130.\nAnnual public debt report\n(a)\nGeneral Rule.\u2014\nOn or before June 1 of each calendar year after 1993, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on\u2014\n(1) the Treasury\u2019s public debt activities, and\n(2) the operations of the Federal Financing Bank.\n(b)\nRequired Information on Public Debt Activities.\u2014\nEach report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following information:\n(1) A table showing the following information with respect to the total public debt:\n(A) The past levels of such debt and the projected levels of such debt as of the close of the current fiscal year and as of the close of the next 5 fiscal years under the most recent current services baseline projection of the executive branch.\n(B) The past debt to GDP ratios and the projected debt to GDP ratios as of the close of the current fiscal year and as of the close of the next 5 fiscal years under such most recent current services baseline projection.\n(2) A table showing the following information with respect to the net public debt:\n(A) The past levels of such debt and the projected levels of such debt as of the close of the current fiscal year and as of the close of the next 5 fiscal years under the most recent current services baseline projection of the executive branch.\n(B) The past debt to GDP ratios and the projected debt to GDP ratios as of the close of the current fiscal year and as of the close of the next 5 fiscal years under such most recent current services baseline projection.\n(C) The interest cost on such debt for prior fiscal years and the projected interest cost on such debt for the current fiscal year and for the next 5 fiscal years under such most recent current services baseline projection.\n(D) The interest cost to outlay ratios for prior fiscal years and the projected interest cost to outlay ratios for the current fiscal year and for the next 5 fiscal years under such most recent current services baseline projection.\n(3) A table showing the maturity distribution of the net public debt as of the time the report is submitted and for prior years, and an explanation of the overall financing strategy used in determining the distribution of maturities when issuing public debt obligations, including a discussion of the projections and assumptions with respect to the structure of interest rates for the current fiscal year and for the succeeding 5 fiscal years.\n(4) A table showing the following information as of the time the report is submitted and for prior years:\n(A) A description of the various categories of the holders of public debt obligations.\n(B) The portions of the total public debt held by each of such categories.\n(5) A table showing the relationship of federally assisted borrowing to total Federal borrowing as of the time the report is submitted and for prior years.\n(6) A table showing the annual principal and interest payments which would be required to amortize in equal annual payments the level (as of the time the report is submitted) of the net public debt over the longest remaining term to maturity of any obligation which is a part of such debt.\n(c)\nRequired Information on Federal Financing Bank.\u2014\nEach report submitted under subsection (a) shall include (but not be limited to) information on the financial operations of the Federal Financing Bank, including loan payments and prepayments, and on the levels and categories of the lending activities of the Federal Financing Bank, for the current fiscal year and for prior fiscal years.\n(d)\nRecommendations.\u2014\nThe Secretary of the Treasury may include in any report submitted under subsection (a) such recommendations to improve the issuance and sale of public debt obligations (and with respect to other matters) as he may deem advisable.\n(e)\nDefinitions.\u2014\nFor purposes of this section\u2014\n(1)\nCurrent fiscal year.\u2014\nThe term \u201ccurrent fiscal year\u201d means the fiscal year ending in the calendar year in which the report is submitted.\n(2)\nTotal public debt.\u2014\nThe term \u201ctotal public debt\u201d means the total amount of the obligations subject to the public debt limit established in\nsection 3101 of this title\n(3)\nNet public debt.\u2014\nThe term \u201cnet public debt\u201d means the portion of the total public debt which is held by the public.\n(4)\nDebt to gdp ratio.\u2014\nThe term \u201cdebt to GDP ratio\u201d means the percentage obtained by dividing the level of the total public debt or net public debt, as the case may be, by the gross domestic product.\n(5)\nInterest cost to outlay ratio.\u2014\nThe term \u201cinterest cost to outlay ratio\u201d means, with respect to any fiscal year, the percentage obtained by dividing the interest cost for such fiscal year on the net public debt by the total amount of Federal outlays for such fiscal year.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t31/s3130.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3130."},{"t":"heading","text":"Annual public debt report"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"General Rule.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"On or before June 1 of each calendar year after 1993, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Treasury\u2019s public debt activities, and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the operations of the Federal Financing Bank.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Required Information on Public Debt Activities.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following information:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" A table showing the following information with respect to the total public debt:"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" The past levels of such debt and the projected levels of such debt as of the close of the current fiscal year and as of the close of the next 5 fiscal years under the most recent current services baseline projection of the executive branch.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" The past debt to GDP ratios and the projected debt to GDP ratios as of the close of the current fiscal year and as of the close of the next 5 fiscal years under such most recent current services baseline projection.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" A table showing the following information with respect to the net public debt:"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" The past levels of such debt and the projected levels of such debt as of the close of the current fiscal year and as of the close of the next 5 fiscal years under the most recent current services baseline projection of the executive branch.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" The past debt to GDP ratios and the projected debt to GDP ratios as of the close of the current fiscal year and as of the close of the next 5 fiscal years under such most recent current services baseline projection.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/2/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" The interest cost on such debt for prior fiscal years and the projected interest cost on such debt for the current fiscal year and for the next 5 fiscal years under such most recent current services baseline projection.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/2/D","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(D)"},{"t":"content","text":" The interest cost to outlay ratios for prior fiscal years and the projected interest cost to outlay ratios for the current fiscal year and for the next 5 fiscal years under such most recent current services baseline projection.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" A table showing the maturity distribution of the net public debt as of the time the report is submitted and for prior years, and an explanation of the overall financing strategy used in determining the distribution of maturities when issuing public debt obligations, including a discussion of the projections and assumptions with respect to the structure of interest rates for the current fiscal year and for the succeeding 5 fiscal years.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" A table showing the following information as of the time the report is submitted and for prior years:"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/4/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" A description of the various categories of the holders of public debt obligations.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/4/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" The portions of the total public debt held by each of such categories.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" A table showing the relationship of federally assisted borrowing to total Federal borrowing as of the time the report is submitted and for prior years.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/b/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" A table showing the annual principal and interest payments which would be required to amortize in equal annual payments the level (as of the time the report is submitted) of the net public debt over the longest remaining term to maturity of any obligation which is a part of such debt.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Required Information on Federal Financing Bank.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include (but not be limited to) information on the financial operations of the Federal Financing Bank, including loan payments and prepayments, and on the levels and categories of the lending activities of the Federal Financing Bank, for the current fiscal year and for prior fiscal years.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Recommendations.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The Secretary of the Treasury may include in any report submitted under subsection (a) such recommendations to improve the issuance and sale of public debt obligations (and with respect to other matters) as he may deem advisable.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this section\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/e/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Current fiscal year.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The term \u201ccurrent fiscal year\u201d means the fiscal year ending in the calendar year in which the report is submitted.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t31/s3130/e/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Total public debt.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The term \u201ctotal public debt\u201d means the total amount of the obligations subject to the public debt limit established in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 3101 of this 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obtained by dividing the interest cost for such fiscal year on the net public debt by the total amount of Federal outlays for such fiscal year.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}