113 HR 1341 RH: Financial Competitive Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-06-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 96 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1341 [Report No. 113–134, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2013 Mr. Fincher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned June 28, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, and Mr. Graves of Georgia June 28, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with amendments Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic June 28, 2013 The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to conduct a study of the likely effects of the differences between the United States and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives credit valuation adjustment capital requirement.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Financial Competitive Act of 2013.

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Study of implementation of basel iii capital requirements related to derivatives exposures

(a)

Study

The Financial Stability Oversight Council shall conduct a study of the likely effects that differences between the United States and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives credit valuation adjustment (in this section referred to as CVA) capital requirement would have on— (1)United States financial institutions that conduct derivatives transactions and participate in derivatives markets; (2)end users of derivatives; and (3)international derivatives markets. (b)

Content

The study required by subsection (a) shall include— (1)an assessment of— (A)the extent to which there are differences in the approaches that the United States and other jurisdictions are taking regarding implementation of the CVA capital requirement, and the nature of the differences; (B)the impact that the differences would have on— (i)United States financial institutions that conduct derivatives transactions and participate in derivatives markets, including their ability to serve end users of derivatives; (ii)pricing and other costs of, and services available to, end users of derivatives in the United States and other jurisdictions; and (iii)the competitiveness of United States financial institutions and United States derivatives markets, including the extent to which differences in the CVA capital requirement could shift derivatives business among jurisdictions; and (C)the interaction between differing CVA capital requirements and margin rules; and (2)recommendations regarding steps that the Congress and the Federal financial regulatory agencies that comprise the Financial Stability Oversight Council should take to— (A)minimize any expected negative effects on United States financial institutions, derivatives markets, and end users; and; (B)encourage greater international consistency in implementation of internationally agreed capital, liquidity, and other prudential standards.; and (C)ensure that the Financial Stability Oversight Council fulfills its statutory mandate to identify risks and respond to emerging threats to financial stability. (c)

Report

No later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Financial Stability Oversight Council shall submit a written report containing the results of the study to the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committees on Agriculture and Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

June 28, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with amendments June 28, 2013 The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed