113 HR 4539 IH: Bureau Research Transparency Act U.S. House of Representatives 2014-05-01 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. 4539 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2014 Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, when issuing a research paper, to include all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Bureau Research Transparency Act.

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Research paper transparency

Section 1013 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5493) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h)

Research paper transparency

Any time the Bureau, either through the research unit established by the Director under subsection (b)(1) or otherwise, issues a research paper that is available to the public, the Bureau shall accompany such paper with all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based..