Fannie Mae (FNMA)

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https://www.congress.gov/114/plaws/publ113/PLAW-114publ113.pdf
pg 785

(b) LIMITATIONS ON SALE OF PREFERRED STOCK.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law or any provision of the Senior
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, until at least January 1,
2018, the Secretary may not sell, transfer, relinquish, liquidate,
divest, or otherwise dispose of any outstanding shares of senior
preferred stock acquired pursuant to the Senior Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement, unless Congress has passed and the President
has signed into law legislation that includes a specific instruction
to the Secretary regarding the sale, transfer, relinquishment, liquidation,
divestiture, or other disposition of the senior preferred
stock so acquired.

Looks like, "By the end of the year" should be viewed in this context.