116 S603 IS: Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 U.S. Senate 2019-02-28 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.

II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 603IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 28, 2019Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019.

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Financial Stability Oversight Council

Section 113 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5323) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking The Council and inserting Subject to paragraph (3), the Council; and (B)by adding at the end the following: (3)

Initial determination

The Council may not vote on a proposed determination with respect to a U.S. nonbank financial company under paragraph (1) unless the Council first determines, in consultation with the company and the primary financial regulatory agency with respect to the company, that a different action by the Council or the agency (including the application of new or heightened standards and safeguards under section 120), or by the company under a written plan that is submitted promptly to the Council, is impracticable or insufficient to mitigate the threat that the company could pose to the financial stability of the United States.; and (2)in subsection (f)(1), by striking subsection (e) and inserting subsections (a)(3) and (e).