113 HR 5037 IH: The Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives 2014-07-09 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.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2014 Mr. Royce (for himself and Mr. Murphy of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to improve the transparency, accountability, governance, and operations of the Office of Financial Research, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the The Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2014.

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Additional duties of the Office of Financial Research

Section 153 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5343) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g)

Additional duties

(1)

Annual work plan

(A)

In general

The Director shall, after a period of 60 days for public notice and comment, annually publish a detailed work plan concerning the priorities of the Office for the upcoming fiscal year. (B)

Requirements

The work plan shall include the following: (i)A unique alphanumeric identifier and detailed description of any report, study, working paper, grant, guidance, data collection, or request for information that is expected to be in progress during, or scheduled to begin in, the upcoming fiscal year. (ii)For each item listed under clause (i), a target date for any significant actions related to such item, including the target date— (I)for the release of a report, study, or working paper; (II)for, and topics of, a meeting of a working paper group and each solicitation of applications for grants; and (III)for the issuance of guidance, data collections, or requests for information. (iii)A list of all technical and professional advisory committees that is expected to be convened in the upcoming fiscal year pursuant to section 152(h). (iv)The name and professional affiliations of each individual who served during the previous fiscal year as an academic or professional fellow pursuant to section 152(i). (2)

Public reports

(A)

Consultation

In preparing any public report with respect to a specified entity, class of entities, or financial product or service, the Director shall consult with any Federal department or agency with expertise in regulating the entity, class of entities, or financial product or service. (B)

Report requirements

A public report described in subparagraph (A) shall include— (i)an explanation of any changes made as a result of a consultation under this subparagraph and, with respect to any changes suggested in such consultation that were not made, the reasons that the Director did not incorporate such changes; and (ii)information on the date, time, and nature of such consultation. (C)

Notice and comment

Before issuing any public report described in subparagraph (A), the Director shall provide a period of 90 days for public notice and comment on the report. (3)

Cybersecurity plan

(A)

In general

The Office shall develop and implement a cybersecurity plan that uses appropriate safeguards that are adequate to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the data in the possession of the Office. (B)

GAO review

The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually audit the cybersecurity plan and its implementation described in subparagraph (A). .