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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 94 — Privacy

§ 6804. Rulemaking

Statutory text

(a)

Regulatory authority

(1)

Rulemaking

(A)

In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and the Securities and Exchange Commission shall have authority to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter with respect to financial institutions and other persons subject to their respective jurisdiction under section 6805 of this title (and notwithstanding subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [12 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.]), except that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall not have authority to prescribe regulations with respect to the standards under section 6801 of this title.

(B)

CFTC

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall have authority to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter with respect to financial institutions and other persons subject to the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under section 7b–2 of title 7.

(C)

Federal Trade Commission authority

Notwithstanding the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection under subparagraph (A), the Federal Trade Commission shall have authority to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter with respect to any financial institution that is a person described in section 1029(a) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 [12 U.S.C. 5519(a)].

(D)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter, affect, or otherwise limit the authority of a State insurance authority to adopt regulations to carry out this subchapter.

(2)

Coordination, consistency, and comparability

Each of the agencies authorized under paragraph (1) to prescribe regulations shall consult and coordinate with the other such agencies and, as appropriate, and with 1 representatives of State insurance authorities designated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, for the purpose of assuring, to the extent possible, that the regulations prescribed by each such agency are consistent and comparable with the regulations prescribed by the other such agencies.

(3)

Procedures and deadline

Such regulations shall be prescribed in accordance with applicable requirements of title 5.

(b)

Authority to grant exceptions

The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may include such additional exceptions to subsections (a) through (d) of section 6802 of this title as are deemed consistent with the purposes of this subchapter.

Footnotes

  1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “and, as appropriate, with”.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 106–102 title V § 504 · 113 Stat. 1338

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 6804

    Pub. L. 106–102, title V, § 504, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1439

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 106–102, title V, § 504, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1439

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 504. RULEMAKING. (a) Regulatory Authority.— (1) Rulemaking.— The Federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission shall each prescribe, after consultation as appropriate with representatives of State insurance authorities designated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle with respect to the financial institutions subject to their jurisdiction under section 505. (2) Coordination, consistency, and comparability.— Each of the agencies and authorities required under paragraph (1) to prescribe regulations shall consult and coordinate with the other such agencies and authorities for the purposes of assuring, to the extent possible, that the regulations prescribed by each such agency and authority are consistent and comparable with the regulations prescribed by the other such agencies and authorities. (3) Procedures and deadline.— Such regulations shall be prescribed in accordance with applicable requirements of title 5, United States Code, and shall be issued in final form not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Authority to Grant Exceptions.— The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may include such additional exceptions to subsections (a) through (d) of section 502 as are deemed consistent with the purposes of this subtitle.

  2. Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010

    Pub. L. 111–203 § 1093(3)(A) · 124 Stat. 1376

    1. Added · 15 U.S.C. § 6804(a)(1); 15 U.S.C. § 6804(a)(2)

      Pub. L. 111–203, § 1093(3)(A), added pars. (1) and (2)

    2. Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 6804(a)(1); 15 U.S.C. § 6804(a)(2)

      Pub. L. 111–203, § 1093(3)(A), struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which related, respectively, to rulemaking by the Federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission, and consultation and coordination among these agencies and authorities to assure consistency and comparability of regulations

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1), (2). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1093(3)(A), added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which related, respectively, to rulemaking by the Federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission, and consultation and coordination among these agencies and authorities to assure consistency and comparability of regulations.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: “(1) Rulemaking.— “(A) In general.— Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and the Securities and Exchange Commission shall have authority to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle with respect to financial institutions and other persons subject to their respective jurisdiction under section 505 (and notwithstanding subtitle B of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010), except that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall not have authority to prescribe regulations with respect to the standards under section 501. “(B) CFTC.— The Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall have authority to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle with respect to financial institutions and other persons subject to the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under section 5g of the Commodity Exchange Act. “(C) Federal trade commission authority.— Notwithstanding the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection under subparagraph (A), the Federal Trade Commission shall have authority to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle with respect to any financial institution that is a person described in section 1029(a) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. “(D) Rule of construction.— Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter, affect, or otherwise limit the authority of a State insurance authority to adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle. “(2) Coordination, consistency, and comparability.— Each Consultation. of the agencies authorized under paragraph (1) to prescribe regulations shall consult and coordinate with the other such agencies and, as appropriate, and with representatives of State insurance authorities designated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, for the purpose of assuring, to the extent possible, that the regulations prescribed by each such agency are consistent and comparable with the regulations prescribed by the other such agencies.” ; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

  3. Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010

    Pub. L. 111–203 § 1093(3)(B) · 124 Stat. 1376

    Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 6804(a)(3)

    Pub. L. 111–203, § 1093(3)(B), struck out “and shall be issued in final form not later than 6 months after November 12, 1999” after “title 5”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1093(3)(B), struck out “and shall be issued in final form not later than 6 months after November 12, 1999” after “title 5”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in Deadline. paragraph (3), by striking “, and shall be issued in final form not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act”;

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (b), was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 501–510) of title V of Pub. L. 106–102, , 113 Stat. 1436, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.

The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), is title X of Pub. L. 111–203, , 124 Stat. 1955. Subtitle B (§§ 1021–1029A) of the Act is classified generally to part B (§ 5511 et seq.) of subchapter V of chapter 53 of Title 12, Banks and Banking. For complete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (a)(1), (2). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1093(3)(A), added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which related, respectively, to rulemaking by the Federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission, and consultation and coordination among these agencies and authorities to assure consistency and comparability of regulations.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1093(3)(B), struck out “and shall be issued in final form not later than 6 months after ” after “title 5”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Credits

1999–2010 · 2 acts
  1. 1999Pub. L. 106–102, title V, § 504, , 113 Stat. 1439
  2. 2010Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1093(3), , 124 Stat. 2095.
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(Pub. L. 106–102, title V, § 504, , 113 Stat. 1439; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1093(3), , 124 Stat. 2095.)

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