S.Amdt. 2990Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2990
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Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Submitted January 27, 2016
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SA 2990. Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Cardin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end, add the following: TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 6001. SEC INDUSTRY GUIDES. (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Commission'' means the Securities and Exchange Commission. (b) Updates to Industry Guides.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall-- (1) update-- (A) the industry guides described in subsections (d) and (g) of section 229.801 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations and section 229.802(g) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations; and (B) subpart 229.1200 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations; and (2) in making the updates required under paragraph (1), consider and incorporate appropriate recommendations made in the report entitled ``Climate Strategies and Metrics: Exploring Options for Institutional Investors'', published in 2015 by the 2 Degrees Investing Initiative, the World Resources Institute, and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative. (c) Enforcement.--If the Commission fails to meet the deadline under subsection (b), the Chairman of the Commission shall provide a report to and testify before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives explaining why the Commission failed to meet the deadline. ______