[Congressional Bills 113th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4684 Introduced in House (IH)] 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4684 To provide for a notice and comment period before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issues guidance, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2014 Mr. Stutzman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for a notice and comment period before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issues guidance, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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.''. <all>