IIB
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1195
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 23, 2015
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
AN ACT
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish advisory boards, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act
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Establishment of advisory boards within the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
In general
The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is amended by inserting after section 1014 (12 U.S.C. 5494) the following new section:
Advisory Boards
Small Business Advisory Board
Establishment
The Director shall establish a Small Business Advisory Board—
to advise and consult with the Bureau in the exercise of the Bureau’s functions under the Federal consumer financial laws applicable to eligible financial products or services; and
to provide information on emerging practices of small business concerns that provide eligible financial products or services, including regional trends, concerns, and other relevant information.
Membership
Number
The Director shall appoint no fewer than 15 and no more than 20 members to the Small Business Advisory Board.
Qualification
Members appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be representatives of small business concerns that—
provide eligible financial products or services;
are service providers to covered persons; and
use consumer financial products or services in financing the business activities of such concern.
Additional considerations
In appointing members pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Director shall include members representing minority-, women-, and veteran-owned small business concerns and their interests, without regard to party affiliation.
Meetings
The Small Business Advisory Board—
shall meet from time to time at the call of the Director; and
shall meet at least twice each year.
Credit Union Advisory Council
Establishment
The Director shall establish a Credit Union Advisory Council to advise and consult with the Bureau on consumer financial products or services that impact credit unions.
Membership
The Director shall appoint no fewer than 15 and no more than 20 members to the Credit Union Advisory Council. In appointing such members, the Director shall include members representing credit unions predominantly serving traditionally underserved communities and populations and their interests, without regard to party affiliation.
Meetings
The Credit Union Advisory Council—
shall meet from time to time at the call of the Director; and
shall meet at least twice each year.
Community Bank Advisory Council
Establishment
The Director shall establish a Community Bank Advisory Council to advise and consult with the Bureau on consumer financial products or services that impact community banks.
Membership
The Director shall appoint no fewer than 15 and no more than 20 members to the Community Bank Advisory Council. In appointing such members, the Director shall include members representing community banks predominantly serving traditionally underserved communities and populations and their interests, without regard to party affiliation.
Meetings
The Community Bank Advisory Council—
shall meet from time to time at the call of the Director; and
shall meet at least twice each year.
Compensation and travel expenses
Members of the Small Business Advisory Board, the Credit Union Advisory Council, or the Community Bank Advisory Council who are not full-time employees of the United States shall—
be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Director while attending meetings of the Small Business Advisory Board, the Credit Union Advisory Council, or the Community Bank Advisory Council, including travel time; and
be allowed travel expenses, including transportation and subsistence, while away from their homes or regular places of business.
Definitions
In this section—
the term eligible financial product or service means a financial product or service that is offered or provided for use by consumers primarily for personal, family, or household purposes as described in clause (i), (iii), (v), (vi), or (ix) of section 1002(15)(A); and
the term small business concern has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
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Table of contents amendment
The table of contents in section 1 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1014 the following new item:
Sec.1014A. Advisory Boards.
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Bureau funding authority
The Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, under section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, may not request—
during fiscal year 2020, an amount that would result in the total amount requested by the Director during that fiscal year to exceed $655,000,000; and
during fiscal year 2025, an amount that would result in the total amount requested by the Director during that fiscal year to exceed $720,000,000.
Passed the House of Representatives April 22, 2015.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk