,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hafj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #d1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,green of ,texas 7for himself 
and ,ms4 ,waters7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,dodd-,frank   
,wall ,street ,reform and ,consumer     
,protection ,act to require ,federal    
banking regulators to include a         
diversity and inclusion component in the
 ,uniform ,financial ,institutions      
,rating ,system1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,promoting ,diversity and  
,inclusion in ,banking ,act of #bjbj4   
#b4 ,diversity and inclusion ratings    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,dodd-,frank ,wall 
,street ,reform and ,consumer           
,protection ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et
 seq47 is amended by inserting after    
section #cdb the following3  #cdb;,a4   
,diversity and inclusion ratings  7a7   
,in general ,the ,board of ,governors1  

the ,comptroller of the ,currency1 the  
,corporation1 and the ,national ,credit 
,union ,administration ,board1 in       
assigning a rating to a depository      
institution under the ,uniform          
,financial ,institutions ,rating ,system
 7or an equivalent rating by any such   
agency under a comparable rating system7
 shall include a diversity and inclusion
 component that examines-- 7#a7 whether 
the depository institution has policies 
in place to encourage diversity and     
inclusion in the hiring practices of the
 institution2  7#b7 whether the         
depository institution provides training
 to the employees of the institution on 
diversity and inclusion2 and  7#c7 7,a7 
with respect to a depository institution
 with total consolidated assets of      
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj or less1 whether such    
depository institution has designated an
 individual to serve as a ,diversity and
 ,inclusion ,officer who reports to the 
,chief ,executive ,officer of the       
institution on all diversity and        

inclusion matters2 or  7,b7 with respect
 to a depository institution with total 
consolidated assets of more than        
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1 whether such depository 
institution-- 7i7 has designated an     
individual to serve as a ,diversity and 
,inclusion ,officer2 and  7ii7 has      
established a committee for diversity   
and inclusion that holds meetings       
quarterly and that includes in its      
membership the ,diversity and ,inclusion
 ,officer designated under clause 7i7   
and the ,chief ,executive ,officer of   
the institution4  7b7 ,application to   
minority depository institutions ,in    
carrying out subsection 7a7 with respect
 to a minority depository institution   
7as defined under section #cjh7;b7 of   
the ,financial ,institutions ,reform1   
,recovery1 and ,enforcement ,act of     
#aihi71 the ,board of ,governors1 the   
,comptroller of the ,currency1 the      
,corporation1 and the ,national ,credit 
,union ,administration ,board shall--   
7#a7 assign such institution the highest

 rating with respect to the diversity   
and inclusion component described under 
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 exempt such   
institution from any examination        
procedures related to the diversity and 
inclusion component described under     
subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,clerical       
amendment ,the table of contents for the
 ,dodd-,frank ,wall ,street ,reform and 
,consumer ,protection ,act is amended by
 inserting after the item relating to   
section #cdb the following3  ,sec4      
#cdb;,a4 ,diversity and inclusion       
ratings4  4