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Bureau Guidance Transparency Act

H.R. 4684 · 113th Congress · May 20, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

To provide for a notice and comment period before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issues guidance, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Bureau Guidance Transparency Act”.

Sec. 2 Standards for issuing guidance

Section 1022(b) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5512(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(5) Standards for issuing guidance—In issuing any guidance, the Bureau shall—

“(A) provide for a public notice and comment period before issuing the guidance in final form; and

“(B) when issuing guidance in final form, make available to the public, including on the website of the Bureau, all studies, data, and other analysis relied on by the Bureau in preparing and issuing such guidance.”