Financial Transparency Act of 2021
This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to adopt specified data standards with respect to format, searchability, and transparency.
The bill also decreases, beginning September 30, 2031, the cap on the surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks. (Amounts exceeding this cap are deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.)
To amend securities and banking laws to make the information reported 
to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable, to further 
     enable the development of RegTech and Artificial Intelligence 
  applications, to put the United States on a path towards building a 
    comprehensive Standard Business Reporting program to ultimately 
harmonize and reduce the private sector's regulatory compliance burden, 
    while enhancing transparency and accountability, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Financial 
Transparency Act of 2021''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Sec. 101. Data standards.
Sec. 102. Open data publication by the Department of the Treasury.
Sec. 103. Rulemaking.
Sec. 104. No new disclosure requirements.
Sec. 105. Report.
              TITLE II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sec. 201. Data standards requirements for the Securities and Exchange 
                            Commission.
Sec. 202. Open data publication by the Securities and Exchange 
                            Commission.
Sec. 203. Data transparency at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking 
                            Board.
Sec. 204. Data transparency at national securities associations.
Sec. 205. Shorter-term burden reduction and disclosure simplification 
                            at the Securities and Exchange Commission; 
                            sunset.
Sec. 206. No new disclosure requirements.
            TITLE III--FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Sec. 301. Data standards requirements for the Federal Deposit Insurance 
                            Corporation.
Sec. 302. Open data publication by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
                            Corporation.
Sec. 303. Rulemaking.
Sec. 304. No new disclosure requirements.
          TITLE IV--OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY

Sec. 401. Data standards and open data publication requirements for the 
                            Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Sec. 402. Rulemaking.
Sec. 403. No new disclosure requirements.
            TITLE V--BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

Sec. 501. Data standards and open data publication requirements for the 
                            Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Sec. 502. Rulemaking.
Sec. 503. No new disclosure requirements.
                    TITLE VI--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Sec. 601. Data standards requirements for the Board of Governors of the 
                            Federal Reserve System.
Sec. 602. Open data publication by the Board of Governors of the 
                            Federal Reserve System.
Sec. 603. Rulemaking.
Sec. 604. No new disclosure requirements.
            TITLE VII--NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 701. Data standards.
Sec. 702. Open data publication by the National Credit Union 
                            Administration.
Sec. 703. Rulemaking.
Sec. 704. No new disclosure requirements.
               TITLE VIII--FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

Sec. 801. Data standards requirements for the Federal Housing Finance 
                            Agency.
Sec. 802. Open data publication by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Sec. 803. Rulemaking.
Sec. 804. No new disclosure requirements.
                        TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 901. Rules of construction.
Sec. 902. Classified and protected information.
Sec. 903. Discretionary surplus fund.
Sec. 904. Determination of budgetary effects.

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SEC. 101. DATA STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title I of the Financial Stability 
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 124. DATA STANDARDS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall, by rule, 
promulgate data standards, meaning a standard that specifies rules by 
which data is described and recorded, for the information reported to 
member agencies by financial entities under the jurisdiction of the 
member agency and the data collected from member agencies on behalf of 
the Council.
    ``(b) Standardization.--Member agencies, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall implement regulations promulgated by 
the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (a) to standardize data 
reported to member agencies or collected on behalf of the Council, as 
described under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Data Standards.--
            ``(1) Common identifiers.--The data standards promulgated 
        under subsection (a) shall include common identifiers for 
        information reported to member agencies or collected on behalf 
        of the Council. The common identifiers shall include a common 
        nonproprietary legal entity identifier that is available under 
        an open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
        United States Code) for all entities required to report to 
        member agencies.
            ``(2) Data standard.--The data standards promulgated under 
        subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license;
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Consultation.--In promulgating data standards under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult 
        with the member agencies and with other Federal departments and 
        agencies and multi-agency initiatives responsible for Federal 
        data standards.
            ``(4) Interoperability of data.--In promulgating data 
        standards under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury 
        shall seek to promote interoperability of financial regulatory 
        data across members of the Council.
    ``(d) Member Agencies Defined.--In this section, the term `member 
agencies' does not include the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents under section 1(b) 
of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 123 the 
following:

``Sec. 124. Data standards.''.

SEC. 102. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

    Section 124 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, as added by 
section 101, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Open Data Publication.--All public information published by 
the Secretary of the Treasury under this subtitle shall be made 
available as an open Government data asset (as defined under section 
3502 of title 44, United States Code), freely available for download in 
bulk, and rendered in a human-readable format and accessible via 
application programming interface where appropriate.''.

SEC. 103. RULEMAKING.

    Not later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue 
the regulations required under the amendments made by this title. The 
Secretary may delegate the functions required under the amendments made 
by this title to an appropriate office within the Department of the 
Treasury.

SEC. 104. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be 
construed to require the Secretary of the Treasury to collect or make 
publicly available additional information under the statutes amended by 
this title, beyond information that was collected or made publicly 
available under such statutes before the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 105. REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the end of the 2-year period described 
in section 103, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report on the feasibility, costs, and potential 
benefits of building upon the taxonomy established by this Act to 
arrive at a Federal Government-wide regulatory compliance 
standardization mechanism similar to Standard Business Reporting.

              TITLE II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SEC. 201. DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) Data Standards for Investment Advisers' Reports Under the 
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.--Section 204 of the Investment 
Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-4) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second subsection (d) (relating to 
        Records of Persons With Custody of Use) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Data Standards for Reports Filed Under This Section.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt 
        data standards for all reports filed by investment advisers 
        with the Commission under this section.
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall 
        incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (b) Data Standards for Registration Statements and Reports Under 
the Investment Company Act of 1940.--The Investment Company Act of 1940 
(15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 8, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Data Standards for Registration Statements.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt 
        data standards for all registration statements required to be 
        filed with the Commission under this section, except that the 
        Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications 
        from such data standards.
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall 
        incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.''; and
            (2) in section 30, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Data Standards for Reports.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt 
        data standards for all reports required to be filed with the 
        Commission under this section, except that the Commission may 
        exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from such data 
        standards.
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall 
        incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (c) Data Standards for Information Required To Be Submitted or 
Published by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations.--
Section 15E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-7) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(w) Data Standards for Information Required To Be Submitted or 
Published Under This Section.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt 
        data standards for all information required to be submitted or 
        published by a nationally recognized statistical rating 
        organization under this section.
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall 
        incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (d) Data Standards for Asset-Backed Securities Disclosures.--
Section 7(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77g(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Data standards for asset-backed securities 
        disclosures.--
                    ``(A) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, 
                adopt data standards for all disclosures required under 
                this subsection.
                    ``(B) Characteristics.--The data standards required 
                by subparagraph (A) shall, to the extent practicable--
                            ``(i) render data fully searchable and 
                        machine-readable (as defined under section 3502 
                        of title 44, United States Code);
                            ``(ii) enable high quality data through 
                        schemas, with accompanying metadata (as defined 
                        under section 3502 of title 44, United States 
                        Code) documented in machine-readable taxonomy 
                        or ontology models, which clearly define the 
                        data's semantic meaning as defined by the 
                        underlying regulatory information collection 
                        requirements;
                            ``(iii) assure that a data element or data 
                        asset that exists to satisfy an underlying 
                        regulatory information collection requirement 
                        be consistently identified as such in 
                        associated machine-readable metadata;
                            ``(iv) be nonproprietary or made available 
                        under an open license (as defined under section 
                        3502 of title 44, United States Code);
                            ``(v) incorporate standards developed and 
                        maintained by voluntary consensus standards 
                        bodies; and
                            ``(vi) use, be consistent with, and 
                        implement applicable accounting and reporting 
                        principles.
                    ``(C) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
                standards by rule under this paragraph, the Commission 
                shall incorporate all applicable data standards 
                promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (e) Data Standards for Corporate Disclosures Under the Securities 
Act of 1933.--Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77g) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Data Standards.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt 
        data standards for all registration statements and for all 
        prospectuses included in registration statements required to be 
        filed with the Commission under this title, except that the 
        Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications 
        from such data standards.
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall 
        incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (f) Data Standards for Periodic and Current Corporate Disclosures 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Section 13 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(s) Data Standards.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt 
        data standards for all information contained in periodic and 
        current reports required to be filed or furnished under this 
        section or under section 15(d), except that the Commission may 
        exempt exhibits, signatures, and certifications from such data 
        standards.
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall 
        incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (g) Data Standards for Corporate Proxy and Consent Solicitation 
Materials Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Section 14 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(k) Data Standards for Proxy and Consent Solicitation 
Materials.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt 
        data standards for all information contained in any proxy or 
        consent solicitation material prepared by an issuer for an 
        annual meeting of the shareholders of the issuer, except that 
        the Commission may exempt exhibits, signatures, and 
        certifications from such data standards.
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall 
        incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (h) Data Standards for Security-Based Swap Reporting.--Section 15F 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-10) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Data Standards for Security-Based Swap Reporting.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Commission shall, by rule, adopt 
        data standards for all reports related to security-based swaps 
        that are required under this Act.
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards by rule under this subsection, the Commission shall 
        incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (i) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the end of the 2-year 
        period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated 
        pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 
        2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall issue the 
        regulations required under the amendments made by this section.
            (2) Scaling of regulatory requirements.--In issuing the 
        regulations required under the amendments made by this section, 
        the Securities and Exchange Commission may scale data reporting 
        requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on 
        emerging growth companies, lending institutions, accelerated 
        filers, smaller reporting companies, and other smaller issuers, 
        as determined by the study required under section 205(c), while 
        still providing searchable information to investors.
            (3) Minimizing disruption.--In issuing the regulations 
        required under the amendments made by this section, the 
        Securities and Exchange Commission shall seek to minimize 
        disruptive changes to the persons affected by such regulations.

SEC. 202. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
              COMMISSION.

    Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Open Data Publication.--All public information published by 
the Commission under the securities laws and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act shall be made available as an open 
Government data asset (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
United States Code), freely available for download in bulk and rendered 
in a human-readable format and accessible via application programming 
interface where appropriate.''.

SEC. 203. DATA TRANSPARENCY AT THE MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING 
              BOARD.

    (a) In General.--Section 15B(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-4(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(8) Data Standards.--
            ``(A) Requirement.--If the Board establishes information 
        systems under paragraph (3), the Board shall adopt data 
        standards for information submitted via such systems.
            ``(B) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        subparagraph (A) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(i) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(ii) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(iii) assure that a data element or data asset 
                that exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory 
                information collection requirement be consistently 
                identified as such in associated machine-readable 
                metadata;
                    ``(iv) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(v) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(vi) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(C) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards under this paragraph, the Board shall incorporate all 
        applicable data standards promulgated by the Secretary of the 
        Treasury.''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the end of the 2-year 
        period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated 
        pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 
        2010, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board shall issue the 
        regulations required under the amendments made by this section.
            (2) Scaling of regulatory requirements.--In issuing the 
        regulations required under the amendments made by this section, 
        the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board may scale data 
        reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified 
        burden on smaller regulated entities.
            (3) Minimizing disruption.--In issuing the regulations 
        required under the amendments made by this section, the 
        Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board shall seek to minimize 
        disruptive changes to the persons affected by such regulations.

SEC. 204. DATA TRANSPARENCY AT NATIONAL SECURITIES ASSOCIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78o-3) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) Data Standards.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--A national securities association 
        registered pursuant to subsection (a) shall adopt data 
        standards for all information that is regularly filed with or 
        submitted to the association.
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards under this subsection, the association shall 
        incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the end of the 2-year 
        period beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated 
        pursuant to section 124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 
        2010, a national securities association shall adopt the 
        standards required under the amendments made by this section.
            (2) Scaling of regulatory requirements.--In adopting the 
        standards required under the amendments made by this section, a 
        national securities association may scale data reporting 
        requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on 
        smaller regulated entities.
            (3) Minimizing disruption.--In adopting the standards 
        required under the amendments made by this section, a national 
        securities association shall seek to minimize disruptive 
        changes to the persons affected by such standards.

SEC. 205. SHORTER-TERM BURDEN REDUCTION AND DISCLOSURE SIMPLIFICATION 
              AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION; SUNSET.

    (a) Better Enforcement of the Quality of Corporate Financial Data 
Submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.--
            (1) Data quality improvement program.--Within six months 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 
        shall establish a program to improve the quality of corporate 
        financial data filed or furnished by issuers under the 
        Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
        and the Investment Company Act of 1940. The program shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) The designation of an official in the Office of 
                the Chairman responsible for the improvement of the 
                quality of data filed with or furnished to the 
                Commission by issuers.
                    (B) The issuance by the Division of Corporation 
                Finance of comment letters requiring correction of 
                errors in data filings and submissions, where 
                necessary.
            (2) Goals.--In establishing the program under this section, 
        the Commission shall seek to--
                    (A) improve the quality of data filed with or 
                furnished to the Commission to a commercially 
                acceptable level; and
                    (B) make data filed with or furnished to the 
                Commission useful to investors.
    (b) Report on the Use of Machine-Readable Data for Corporate 
Disclosures.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than six months after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter, 
        the Commission shall issue a report to the Committee on 
        Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
        on the public and internal use of machine-readable data for 
        corporate disclosures.
            (2) Content.--Each report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    (A) an identification of which corporate 
                disclosures required under section 7 of the Securities 
                Act of 1933, section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act 
                of 1934, or section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act 
                of 1934 are expressed as machine-readable data and 
                which are not;
                    (B) an analysis of the costs and benefits of the 
                use of machine-readable data in corporate disclosure to 
                investors, markets, the Commission, and issuers;
                    (C) a summary of enforcement actions that result 
                from the use or analysis of machine-readable data 
                collected under section 7 of the Securities Act of 
                1933, section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
                1934, or section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
                1934; and
                    (D) an analysis of how the Commission is itself 
                using the machine-readable data collected by the 
                Commission.
    (c) Sunset.--On and after the end of the 7-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, this section shall have no force 
or effect.

SEC. 206. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be 
construed to require the Securities and Exchange Commission, the 
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, or a national securities 
association to collect or make publicly available additional 
information under the statutes amended by this title, beyond 
information that was collected or made publicly available under such 
statutes before the date of the enactment of this Act.

            TITLE III--FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

SEC. 301. DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 
              CORPORATION.

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 52. DATA STANDARDS.

    ``(a) Requirement.--The Corporation shall, by rule, adopt data 
standards for all information that the Corporation receives from any 
depository institution or financial company under this Act or under 
title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act.
    ``(b) Characteristics.--The data standards required by subsection 
(a) shall, to the extent practicable--
            ``(1) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as 
        defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
            ``(2) enable high quality data through schemas, with 
        accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title 
        44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable taxonomy 
        or ontology models, which clearly define the data's semantic 
        meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory information 
        collection requirements;
            ``(3) assure that a data element or data asset that exists 
        to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection 
        requirement be consistently identified as such in associated 
        machine-readable metadata;
            ``(4) be nonproprietary or made available under an open 
        license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United 
        States Code);
            ``(5) incorporate standards developed and maintained by 
        voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
            ``(6) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable 
        accounting and reporting principles.
    ``(c) Incorporation of Standards.--In adopting data standards by 
rule under this section, the Corporation shall incorporate all 
applicable data standards promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.
    ``(d) Financial Company Defined.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `financial company' has the meaning given that term under section 
201(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(12 U.S.C. 5381(a)).''.

SEC. 302. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 
              CORPORATION.

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.), as 
amended by section 301, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 53. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.

    ``All public information published by the Corporation under this 
Act or under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act shall be made available as an open Government data asset (as 
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code), freely 
available for download in bulk and rendered in a human-readable format 
and accessible via application programming interface where 
appropriate.''.

SEC. 303. RULEMAKING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year period 
beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated pursuant to section 
124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation shall issue the regulations required under the 
amendments made by this title.
    (b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements.--In issuing the regulations 
required under the amendments made by this title, the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation may scale data reporting requirements in order to 
reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities.
    (c) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations required 
under the amendments made by this title, the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons 
affected by such regulations.

SEC. 304. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be 
construed to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to 
collect or make publicly available additional information under the 
statutes amended by this title, beyond information that was collected 
or made publicly available under such statutes before the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

          TITLE IV--OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY

SEC. 401. DATA STANDARDS AND OPEN DATA PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
              OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.

    The Revised Statutes of the United States is amended by inserting 
after section 332 (12 U.S.C. 14) the following:

``SEC. 333. DATA STANDARDS; OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.

    ``(a) Data Standards.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Comptroller of the Currency shall, 
        by rule, adopt data standards for all information that is 
        regularly filed with or submitted to the Comptroller of the 
        Currency by any entity with respect to which the Office of the 
        Comptroller of the Currency is the appropriate Federal banking 
        agency (as defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
        Insurance Act).
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by 
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards by rule under this subsection, the Comptroller of the 
        Currency shall incorporate all applicable data standards 
        promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.
    ``(b) Open Data Publication.--All public information published by 
the Comptroller of the Currency under title LXII or the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act shall be made available as an 
open Government data asset (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
United States Code), freely available for download in bulk and rendered 
in a human-readable format and accessible via application programming 
interface where appropriate.''.

SEC. 402. RULEMAKING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year period 
beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated pursuant to section 
124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, the Comptroller of the 
Currency shall issue the regulations required under the amendments made 
by this title.
    (b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements.--In issuing the regulations 
required under the amendments made by this title, the Comptroller of 
the Currency may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce 
any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities.
    (c) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations required 
under the amendments made by this title, the Comptroller of the 
Currency shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons 
affected by such regulations.

SEC. 403. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be 
construed to require the Comptroller of the Currency to collect or make 
publicly available additional information under the statutes amended by 
this title, beyond information that was collected or made publicly 
available under such statutes before the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

            TITLE V--BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

SEC. 501. DATA STANDARDS AND OPEN DATA PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
              BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 
U.S.C. 5481 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1018 the 
following:

``SEC. 1019. DATA STANDARDS.

    ``(a) Requirement.--The Bureau shall, by rule, adopt data standards 
for all information that is regularly filed with or submitted to the 
Bureau.
    ``(b) Characteristics.--The data standards required by subsection 
(a) shall, to the extent practicable--
            ``(1) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as 
        defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
            ``(2) enable high quality data through schemas, with 
        accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title 
        44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable taxonomy 
        or ontology models, which clearly define the data's semantic 
        meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory information 
        collection requirements;
            ``(3) assure that a data element or data asset that exists 
        to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection 
        requirement be consistently identified as such in associated 
        machine-readable metadata;
            ``(4) be nonproprietary or made available under an open 
        license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United 
        States Code);
            ``(5) incorporate standards developed and maintained by 
        voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
            ``(6) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable 
        accounting and reporting principles.
    ``(c) Incorporation of Standards.--In adopting data standards by 
rule under this section, the Bureau shall incorporate all applicable 
data standards promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.

``SEC. 1020. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.

    ``All public information published by the Bureau shall be made 
available as an open Government data asset (as defined under section 
3502 of title 44, United States Code), freely available for download in 
bulk and rendered in a human-readable format and accessible via 
application programming interface where appropriate.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents under section 1(b) 
of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1018 the 
following:

``Sec. 1019. Data standards.
``Sec. 1020. Open data publication.''.

SEC. 502. RULEMAKING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year period 
beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated pursuant to section 
124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection shall issue the regulations required under the 
amendments made by this title.
    (b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements.--In issuing the regulations 
required under the amendments made by this title, the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection may scale data reporting requirements in 
order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities.
    (c) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations required 
under the amendments made by this title, the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the 
persons affected by such regulations.

SEC. 503. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be 
construed to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to 
collect or make publicly available additional information under the 
statutes amended by this title, beyond information that was collected 
or made publicly available under such statutes before the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

                    TITLE VI--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

SEC. 601. DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE 
              FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.

    (a) Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by Nonbank 
Financial Companies.--Section 161(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5361(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Data standards for reports under this subsection.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Board of Governors shall 
                adopt data standards for all financial data that is 
                regularly filed with or submitted to the Board of 
                Governors by any nonbank financial company supervised 
                by the Board of Governors pursuant to this subsection.
                    ``(B) Characteristics.--The data standards required 
                by this section shall, to the extent practicable--
                            ``(i) render data fully searchable and 
                        machine-readable (as defined under section 3502 
                        of title 44, United States Code);
                            ``(ii) enable high quality data through 
                        schemas, with accompanying metadata (as defined 
                        under section 3502 of title 44, United States 
                        Code) documented in machine-readable taxonomy 
                        or ontology models, which clearly define the 
                        data's semantic meaning as defined by the 
                        underlying regulatory information collection 
                        requirements;
                            ``(iii) assure that a data element or data 
                        asset that exists to satisfy an underlying 
                        regulatory information collection requirement 
                        be consistently identified as such in 
                        associated machine-readable metadata;
                            ``(iv) be nonproprietary or made available 
                        under an open license (as defined under section 
                        3502 of title 44, United States Code);
                            ``(v) incorporate standards developed and 
                        maintained by voluntary consensus standards 
                        bodies; and
                            ``(vi) use, be consistent with, and 
                        implement applicable accounting and reporting 
                        principles.
                    ``(C) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
                standards by rule under this paragraph, the Board of 
                Governors shall incorporate all applicable data 
                standards promulgated by the Secretary of the 
                Treasury.''.
    (b) Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by Savings 
and Loan Holding Companies.--Section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1467a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(u) Data Standards.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Board shall adopt data standards 
        for all information that is regularly filed with or submitted 
        to the Board by any savings and loan holding company, or 
        subsidiary of a savings and loan holding company, other than a 
        depository institution, under this section.
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by this 
        subsection shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards by rule under this section, the Board of Governors 
        shall incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by 
        the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (c) Data Standards for Information Filed or Submitted by Bank 
Holding Companies.--Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
(12 U.S.C. 1844) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Data Standards.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Board shall adopt data standards 
        for all information that is regularly filed with or submitted 
        to the Board by any bank holding company in a report under 
        subsection (c).
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by this 
        subsection shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards under this subsection, the Board shall incorporate 
        all applicable data standards promulgated by the Secretary of 
        the Treasury.''.
    (d) Data Standards for Information Submitted by Financial Market 
Utilities or Institutions Under the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement 
Supervision Act of 2010.--Section 809 of the Payment, Clearing, and 
Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5468) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Data Standards.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Board of Governors shall adopt data 
        standards for all information that is regularly filed with or 
        submitted to the Board by any financial market utility or 
        financial institution under subsection (a) or (b).
            ``(2) Characteristics.--The data standards required by this 
        subsection shall, to the extent practicable--
                    ``(A) render data fully searchable and machine-
                readable (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, 
                United States Code);
                    ``(B) enable high quality data through schemas, 
                with accompanying metadata (as defined under section 
                3502 of title 44, United States Code) documented in 
                machine-readable taxonomy or ontology models, which 
                clearly define the data's semantic meaning as defined 
                by the underlying regulatory information collection 
                requirements;
                    ``(C) assure that a data element or data asset that 
                exists to satisfy an underlying regulatory information 
                collection requirement be consistently identified as 
                such in associated machine-readable metadata;
                    ``(D) be nonproprietary or made available under an 
                open license (as defined under section 3502 of title 
                44, United States Code);
                    ``(E) incorporate standards developed and 
                maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
                    ``(F) use, be consistent with, and implement 
                applicable accounting and reporting principles.
            ``(3) Incorporation of standards.--In adopting data 
        standards under this subsection, the Board of Governors shall 
        incorporate all applicable data standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.''.

SEC. 602. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE 
              FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.

    The Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 226 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 32. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

    ``All public information published by the Board of Governors under 
this Act, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, the Financial Stability 
Act of 2010, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Payment, Clearing, and 
Settlement Supervision Act of 2010, or the Enhancing Financial 
Institution Safety and Soundness Act of 2010 shall be made available as 
an open Government data asset (as defined under section 3502 of title 
44, United States Code), freely available for download in bulk and 
rendered in a human-readable format and accessible via application 
programming interface where appropriate.''.

SEC. 603. RULEMAKING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year period 
beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated pursuant to section 
124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System shall issue the regulations required 
under the amendments made by this title.
    (b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements.--In issuing the regulations 
required under the amendments made by this title, the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System may scale data reporting 
requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller 
regulated entities.
    (c) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations required 
under the amendments made by this title, the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the 
persons affected by such regulations.

SEC. 604. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be 
construed to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System to collect or make publicly available additional information 
under the statutes amended by this title, beyond information that was 
collected or made publicly available under such statutes before the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

            TITLE VII--NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 701. DATA STANDARDS.

    Title I of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 132. DATA STANDARDS.

    ``(a) Requirement.--The Board shall, by rule, adopt data standards 
for all information and reports regularly filed with or submitted to 
the Administration under this Act.
    ``(b) Characteristics.--The data standards required by subsection 
(a) shall, to the extent practicable--
            ``(1) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as 
        defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
            ``(2) enable high quality data through schemas, with 
        accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title 
        44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable taxonomy 
        or ontology models, which clearly define the data's semantic 
        meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory information 
        collection requirements;
            ``(3) assure that a data element or data asset that exists 
        to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection 
        requirement be consistently identified as such in associated 
        machine-readable metadata;
            ``(4) be nonproprietary or made available under an open 
        license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United 
        States Code);
            ``(5) incorporate standards developed and maintained by 
        voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
            ``(6) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable 
        accounting and reporting principles.
    ``(c) Incorporation of Standards.--In adopting data standards by 
rule under this section, the Board shall incorporate all applicable 
data standards promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.

SEC. 702. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    Title I of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752 et seq.), 
as amended by section 801, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 133. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.

    ``All public information published by the Administration under this 
title shall be made available as an open Government data asset (as 
defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code), freely 
available for download in bulk and rendered in a human-readable format 
and accessible via application programming interface where 
appropriate.''.

SEC. 703. RULEMAKING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year period 
beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated pursuant to section 
124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, the National Credit 
Union Administration Board shall issue the regulations required under 
the amendments made by this title.
    (b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements.--In issuing the regulations 
required under the amendments made by this title, the National Credit 
Union Administration Board may scale data reporting requirements in 
order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities.
    (c) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations required 
under the amendments made by this title, the National Credit Union 
Administration Board shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the 
persons affected by such regulations.

SEC. 704. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be 
construed to require the National Credit Union Administration Board to 
collect or make publicly available additional information under the 
statutes amended by this title, beyond information that was collected 
or made publicly available under such statutes before the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

               TITLE VIII--FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

SEC. 801. DATA STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE 
              AGENCY.

    Part 1 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial 
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1319H. DATA STANDARDS.

    ``(a) Requirement.--The Agency shall, by rule, adopt data standards 
for all information that is regularly filed with or submitted to the 
Agency under this Act.
    ``(b) Characteristics.--The data standards required by subsection 
(a) shall, to the extent practicable--
            ``(1) render data fully searchable and machine-readable (as 
        defined under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code);
            ``(2) enable high quality data through schemas, with 
        accompanying metadata (as defined under section 3502 of title 
        44, United States Code) documented in machine-readable taxonomy 
        or ontology models, which clearly define the data's semantic 
        meaning as defined by the underlying regulatory information 
        collection requirements;
            ``(3) assure that a data element or data asset that exists 
        to satisfy an underlying regulatory information collection 
        requirement be consistently identified as such in associated 
        machine-readable metadata;
            ``(4) be nonproprietary or made available under an open 
        license (as defined under section 3502 of title 44, United 
        States Code);
            ``(5) incorporate standards developed and maintained by 
        voluntary consensus standards bodies; and
            ``(6) use, be consistent with, and implement applicable 
        accounting and reporting principles.
    ``(c) Incorporation of Standards.--In adopting data standards by 
rule under this section, the Agency shall incorporate all applicable 
data standards promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.

SEC. 802. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION BY THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY.

    Part 1 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial 
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), as amended 
by section 901, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1319I. OPEN DATA PUBLICATION.

    ``All public information published by the Agency under this Act 
shall be made available as an open Government data asset (as defined 
under section 3502 of title 44, United States Code), freely available 
for download in bulk and rendered in a human-readable format and 
accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.''.

SEC. 803. RULEMAKING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 2-year period 
beginning on the date the final rule is promulgated pursuant to section 
124(a) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010, the Federal Housing 
Finance Agency shall issue the regulations required under the 
amendments made by this title.
    (b) Minimizing Disruption.--In issuing the regulations required 
under the amendments made by this title, the Federal Housing Finance 
Agency shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons 
affected by such regulations.

SEC. 804. NO NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be 
construed to require the Federal Housing Finance Agency to collect or 
make publicly available additional information under the statutes 
amended by this title, beyond information that was collected or made 
publicly available under such statutes before the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

                        TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 901. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) No Effect on Intellectual Property.--Nothing in this Act or the 
amendments made by this Act may be construed to alter the existing 
legal protections of copyrighted material or other intellectual 
property rights of any non-Federal person.
    (b) No Effect on Monetary Policy.--Nothing in this Act or the 
amendments made by this Act may be construed to apply to activities 
conducted, or data standards used, exclusively in connection with a 
monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.
    (c) Preservation of Agency Authority to Tailor Regulations.--
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed 
to--
            (1) require Federal agencies to incorporate identical data 
        standards to those promulgated by the Secretary of the 
        Treasury; or
            (2) prohibit Federal agencies from tailoring such standards 
        when issuing rules under this Act and the amendments made by 
        this Act to adopt data standards.

SEC. 902. CLASSIFIED AND PROTECTED INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall require the disclosure to the public of--
            (1) information that would be exempt from disclosure under 
        section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
        the ``Freedom of Information Act''); or
            (2) information protected under section 552a of title 5, 
        United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy Act of 
        1974''), or section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (b) Existing Agency Regulations.--Nothing in this Act or the 
amendments made by this Act shall be construed to require the Secretary 
of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, the National Credit Union Administration Board, 
or the Federal Housing Finance Agency to amend existing regulations and 
procedures regarding the sharing and disclosure of nonpublic 
information, including confidential supervisory information.

SEC. 903. DISCRETIONARY SURPLUS FUND.

    (a) In General.--The dollar amount specified under section 
7(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 289(a)(3)(A)) is 
reduced by $100,000,000.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on September 30, 2031.

SEC. 904. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee,


              

 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on 
passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 25, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
Financial Transparency Act of 2021
To amend securities and banking laws to make the information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable, to further enable the development of RegTech and Artificial Intelligence applications, to put the United States on a path towards building a comprehensive Standard Business Reporting program to ultimately harmonize and reduce the private sector’s regulatory compliance burden, while enhancing transparency and accountability, and for other purposes.
To amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make the information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable, to further enable the development of RegTech and Artificial Intelligence applications, to put the United States on a path towards building a comprehensive Standard Business Reporting program to ultimately harmonize and reduce the private sector's regulatory compliance burden, while enhancing transparency and accountability, and for other purposes.
Financial Transparency Act of 2021
Financial Transparency Act of 2021
Financial Transparency Act of 2021
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B.