,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ai1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,warren1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide greater transparency with   
respect to the financial regulatory     
agencies1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,financial ,regulators ,transparency
 ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,transparency of   
the ,federal reserve banks ,the ,federal
 ,reserve ,act is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating sections #cj and #ca as   
sections #ca and #cb1 respectively2 and 
7#b7 by inserting after section #bi 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ejd7 the following3  #cj4   
,transparency of ,federal reserve banks 
and ,board of ,governors  7a7           
,application of ,,foia and the ,federal 
,records ,act of #aiej to the ,federal  
reserve banks  7#a7 ,,foia ,each        

,federal reserve bank shall be          
considered an agency1 as defined in     
subsection 7f7 of section #eeb of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly     
known as the ,freedom of ,information   
,act71 for purposes of applying the     
requirements under that section4  7#b7  
,federal ,records ,act of #aiej ,each   
,federal reserve bank shall be          
considered a ,federal agency for        
purposes of applying the requirements   
under chapter #ca of title #dd1 ,united 
,states ,code 7commonly known as the    
,federal ,records ,act of #aiej74  7b7  
,congressional ,,foia requests for      
information from ,federal reserve banks 
7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection-- 
7,a7 the term committee confidential    
basis1 with respect to information1     
means not publicly disclosing the       
information1 in whole or in part or by  
way of summary1 unless the chair and    
ranking member of the relevant committee
 or subcommittee described in           
subparagraph 7,c7 agree to publicly     

disclose the information2  7,b7 the term
 confidential supervisory information   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #bfa4b7;b7 of title #ab1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations1 or any        
successor regulation2  7,c7 the term    
covered ,member of ,congress means-- 7i7
 the chair and ranking member of the    
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2  7ii7   
the chair and ranking member of the     
,subcommittee on ,economic ,policy of   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2     
7iii7 the chair and ranking member of   
the ,subcommittee on ,financial         
,institutions and ,consumer ,protection 
of the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1
 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2    
7iv7 the chair and ranking member of the
 ,committee on ,financial ,services of  
the ,house of ,representatives2  7v7 the
 chair and ranking member of the        
,subcommittee on ,consumer ,protection  
and ,financial ,institutions of the     

,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7vi7 the chair and ranking member of the
 ,subcommittee on ,national ,security1  
,international ,development and         
,monetary ,policy of the ,committee on  
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives2  7,d7 the term        
,inspector ,general means the ,inspector
 ,general of the ,board of ,governors of
 the ,federal ,reserve ,system and the  
,bureau of ,consumer ,financial         
,protection2 and  7,e7 the term         
personnel and medical files-- 7i7 means 
personnel and medical files and similar 
files that are exempt from disclosure   
under section #eeb7;b77#f7 of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code2 and  7ii7 does   
not include-- 7,i7 financial disclosure 
forms2 or  7,,ii7 performance1          
disciplinary1 or adverse action         
information4  7#b7 ,authority  7,a7 ,in 
general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71  
section #eeb of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is not authority for a   

,federal reserve bank to withhold       
information from ,congress or any       
,member of ,congress4  7,b7 ,rule of    
construction ,nothing in subparagraph   
7,a7 shall be construed to affect the   
authority of a ,federal reserve bank to 
withhold from an individual ,member of  
,congress requesting information under  
section #eeb of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code-- 7i7 information relating
 to monetary policy deliberations that  
is exempt from disclosure under section 
#eeb7;b77#e7 of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code2 and  7ii7 except as      
provided in paragraph 7#f7-- 7,i7       
confidential supervisory information1 as
 defined in section #bfa4b7;b7 of title 
#ab1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or 
any successor regulation1 that is exempt
 from disclosure under section          
#eeb7;b77#h7 of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code2 and  7,,ii7 personnel and
 medical files4  7#c7 ,priority of      
requests from ,members of ,congress ,any
 request for information from a ,federal

 reserve bank under section #eeb of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 made by
 a ,member of ,congress-- 7,a7 shall be 
prioritized ahead of requests for       
information made by persons other than  
,members of ,congress2 and  7,b7 shall  
be processed without charging any fee to
 the ,member of ,congress4  7#d7 ,common
 law privileges ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 a ,federal      
reserve bank may not withhold           
information requested by a ,member of   
,congress under section #eeb of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 on the basis 
that the information is privileged      
pursuant to a common law privilege1 such
 as the deliberative process privilege1 
attorney-client privilege1 or attorney  
work product privilege4  7#e7           
,maintenance and security of materials  
,with respect to any materials that are 
received by or in the possession of a   
,member of ,congress or any staff member
 of a ,member of ,congress in response  
to a request made by a ,member of       

,congress under section #eeb of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 from a       
,federal reserve bank1 the chief clerk  
of the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1
 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate1    
with respect to the ,senate1 and the    
chief clerk of the ,committee on        
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives1 with respect to the   
,house of ,representatives1 shall-- 7,a7
 have responsibility for the maintenance
 and security of those materials2 and   
7,b7 ensure that-- 7i7 the materials are
 stored in a safe with a combination    
lock by the chief clerk of the relevant 
committee in the offices of the relevant
 committee2  7ii7 the materials do not  
leave the relevant committee1 except for
 a ,member of ,congress or any staff    
member of a ,member of ,congress to     
review the materials in a congressional 
office or to return the materials to the
 ,federal reserve bank2  7iii7 a ,member
 of ,congress or any staff member of a  
,member of ,congress shall review the   

materials in a congressional office2 and
  7iv7 a ,member of ,congress or any    
staff member of a ,member of ,congress  
shall keep the materials in their       
physical custody when reviewing them and
 keep the materials in the safe of the  
chief clerk of the relevant committee   
when not reviewing the materials4  7#f7 
,confidential supervisory information   
and personnel and medical files  7,a7   
,prohibition ,notwithstanding subclauses
 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of paragraph           
7#b77;,b77ii7 or any other provision of 
law1 a ,federal reserve bank may not    
withhold information requested by a     
covered ,member of ,congress under      
section #eeb of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 on the basis that the    
information contains confidential       
supervisory information or personnel and
 medical files4  7,b7 ,access to        
information  7i7 ,in general ,any       
covered ,member of ,congress and any    
staff member of a covered ,member of    
,congress that receives information that

 contains confidential supervisory      
information or personnel and medical    
files pursuant to a request made under  
section #eeb of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 from a ,federal reserve  
bank shall handle that information on a 
committee confidential basis according  
to the procedures described in clause   
7ii74  7ii7 ,procedures  7,i7           
,maintenance and security of materials  
,with respect to any materials          
containing confidential supervisory     
information or personnel and medical    
files that is received by or in the     
possession of a covered ,member of      
,congress or any staff member of a      
covered ,member of ,congress under      
clause 7i71 the chief clerk of the      
relevant committee shall-- 7aa7 have    
responsibility for the maintenance and  
security of those materials2 and  7bb7  
ensure that-- 7,,aa7 the materials are  
stored in a safe with a combination lock
 by the chief clerk of the relevant     
committee in the offices of the relevant

 committee2 7,,bb7 the materials do not 
leave the relevant committee2 7,,cc7 a  
covered ,member of ,congress or any     
staff member of a covered ,member of    
,congress shall keep the materials in   
their physical custody when reviewing   
them and keep the materials in the safe 
of the chief clerk of the relevant      
committee when not reviewing the        
materials2 7,,dd7 photocopying1         
scanning1 or other reproduction of the  
materials is prohibited2 and 7,,ee7     
notes may be taken regarding the        
materials1 but any notes shall be stored
 in safe of the chief clerk of the      
relevant committee and such notes shall 
not be taken or transmitted outside of  
the offices of the relevant committee4  
7,,ii7 ,access ,access to materials     
containing confidential supervisory     
information or personnel and medical    
files supplied to a covered ,member of  
,congress shall be limited to those     
staff members of the relevant committee 
or subcommittee with a need-to-know1 as 

determined by the ,staff ,director and  
,minority ,staff ,director of the       
committee4  7,,iii7 ,unauthorized       
disclosure ,any disclosure of materials 
containing confidential supervisory     
information or personnel and medical    
files without the agreement of the chair
 and ranking member of the relevant     
committee or subcommittee of ,congress  
to publicly disclose the information1 or
 other violation of this subparagraph1  
shall constitute grounds for referral to
 the ,select ,committee on ,ethics of   
the ,senate or the ,committee on ,ethics
 of the ,house of ,representatives1 as  
applicable4  7#g7 ,standing ,any ,member
 of ,congress who makes a request for   
information from a ,federal reserve bank
 under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 has standing to file in 
the appropriate district court of the   
,united ,states an action to enjoin the 
,federal reserve bank from withholding  
records of the ,federal reserve bank and
 to order the production of any records 

of the ,federal reserve bank improperly 
withheld from the ,member of ,congress  
in the same manner as any other person  
under that section4  7c7 ,congressional 
,,foia requests for ethics-,related     
information from the ,board of          
,governors and the ,federal reserve     
banks  7#a7 ,ethics-,related information
 defined  7,a7 ,in general ,subject to  
subparagraph 7,b71 in this subsection1  
the term ethics-related information     
means any record documenting or relating
 to-- 7i7 the activities of the ethics  
program of the ,board or a ,federal     
reserve bank2  7ii7 financial disclosure
 reports and related records2  7iii7    
ethics agreements and related records2  
7iv7 outside employment and activity of 
officers and employees of the ,board or 
a ,federal reserve bank2  7v7 referrals 
of violations of criminal conflict of   
interest statutes2  7vi7 ethics-related 
disciplinary records or adverse actions2
  7vii7 ethics-related investigations1  
inquiries1 or reviews2  7viii7          

ethics-related materials1 including     
ethics determinations issued by1 ethics 
advice issued by1 ethics consultation   
engaged in1 and ethics training records 
of the ,board or a ,federal reserve     
bank2 and  7ix7 any other ethics-related
 policies1 procedures1 practices1 or    
program records of the ,board or a      
,federal reserve bank1 including-- 7,i7 
any record relating to-- 7aa7 ethics    
policies1 procedures1 practices1 or     
program implementation1 interpretation1 
counseling1 management1 development1    
review1 or complaints2  7bb7 employee   
training and education related to any   
ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program2  7cc7 ethics     
waivers1 authorizations1 and approvals2 
7dd7 non-,federally funded travel2  7ee7
 any ethics-related annual              
questionnaires relating to the ethics   
program of the ,board or a ,federal     
reserve bank2 and  7ff7 any other       
ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program of the ,board or a

 ,federal reserve bank2 and  7,,ii7 any 
other record described in the document  
entitled1 ,general ,records ,schedule   
#b4h3 ,employee ,ethics ,records        
published in ,september #bjaf by the    
,national ,archives and ,records        
,administration1 or any successor       
document4  7,b7 ,exclusion of certain   
ethics-related information              
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 a   
record of advice and counseling provided
 by an ethics official to an individual 
officer or employee1 except for a record
 that has operative legal effect such as
 a waiver1 an authorization1 an         
approval1 or a determination that alters
 the ethical obligations of such officer
 or employee1 shall not be included in  
the definition of the term              
ethics-related information for the      
purposes of this ,act4  7#b7 ,disclosure
 of ethics-related information to       
,members of ,congress  7,a7 ,in general 
,section #eeb of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is not authority for the 

,board or a ,federal reserve bank to    
withhold ethics-related information from
 a ,member of ,congress1 including any  
ethics-related information in a         
personnel file4  7,b7 ,rule of          
construction ,no provision of law1      
including title ,i of the ,ethics in    
,government ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471  
shall preclude or limit the disclosure  
of ethics-related information to a      
,member of ,congress under subparagraph 
7,a74  7#c7 ,priority of requests from  
,members of ,congress ,any request for  
ethics-related information from the     
,board or a ,federal reserve bank under 
section #eeb of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 made by a ,member of     
,congress-- 7,a7 shall be prioritized   
ahead of requests for information made  
by persons other than ,members of       
,congress2 and  7,b7 shall be processed 
without charging any fee to the ,member 
of ,congress4  7#d7 ,common law         
privileges ,notwithstanding any other   
provision of law1 the ,board or a       

,federal reserve bank may not withhold  
ethics-related information requested by 
a ,member of ,congress under section    
#eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 on the basis that the information is   
privileged pursuant to a common law     
privilege1 such as the deliberative     
process privilege1 attorney-client      
privilege1 or attorney work product     
privilege4  7#e7 ,maintenance and       
security of materials ,with respect to  
any materials related to ethics-related 
information that are received by or in  
the possession of a ,member of ,congress
 or any staff member of a ,member of    
,congress in response to a request made 
by a ,member of ,congress under section 
#eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 from the ,board or a ,federal reserve  
bank1 the chief clerk of the ,committee 
on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban       
,affairs of the ,senate1 with respect to
 the ,senate1 and the chief clerk of the
 ,committee on ,financial ,services of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 with    

respect to the ,house of                
,representatives1 shall-- 7,a7 have     
responsibility for the maintenance and  
security of those materials2 and  7,b7  
ensure that-- 7i7 the materials are     
stored in a safe with a combination lock
 by the chief clerk of the relevant     
committee in the offices of the relevant
 committee2  7ii7 the materials do not  
leave the relevant committee1 except for
 a ,member of ,congress or any staff    
member of a ,member of ,congress to     
review the materials in a congressional 
office or to return the materials to the
 ,board or the ,federal reserve bank1 as
 applicable2  7iii7 a ,member of        
,congress or any staff member of a      
,member of ,congress shall review the   
materials in a congressional office2 and
  7iv7 a ,member of ,congress or any    
staff member of a ,member of ,congress  
shall keep the materials in their       
physical custody when reviewing them and
 keep the materials in the safe of the  
chief clerk of the relevant committee   

when not reviewing the materials4  7#f7 
,standing ,any ,member of ,congress who 
makes a request for ethics-related      
information from the ,board or a        
,federal reserve bank under section #eeb
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 has
 standing to file in the appropriate    
district court of the ,united ,states an
 action to enjoin the ,board or the     
,federal reserve bank1 as applicable1   
from withholding records of the ,board  
or the ,federal reserve bank1 as        
applicable1 and to order the production 
of any records of the ,board or the     
,federal reserve bank1 as applicable1   
improperly withheld from the ,member of 
,congress in the same manner as any     
other person under that section4  4  #c4
 ,congressional ,,foia requests for     
ethics-related information from other   
financial regulatory agencies  7a7      
,bureau of ,consumer ,financial         
,protection ,subtitle ,a of title ,x of 
the ,consumer ,financial ,protection    
,act of #bjaj 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #edia et   

seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #ajaf;,b 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #edif;b7
 the following3  #ajaf;,c4              
,congressional ,,foia requests for      
ethics-related information from the     
,bureau  7a7 ,ethics-,related           
information defined  7#a7 ,in general   
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 in this     
section1 the term ethics-related        
information means any record documenting
 or relating to-- 7,a7 the activities of
 the ethics program of the ,bureau2     
7,b7 financial disclosure reports and   
related records2  7,c7 ethics agreements
 and related records2  7,d7 outside     
employment and activity of officers and 
employees of the ,bureau2  7,e7         
referrals of violations of criminal     
conflict of interest statutes2  7,f7    
ethics-related disciplinary records or  
adverse actions2  7,g7 ethics-related   
investigations1 inquiries1 or reviews2  
7,h7 ethics-related materials1 including
 ethics determinations issued by1 ethics
 advice issued by1 ethics consultation  

engaged in1 and ethics training records 
of the ,bureau2 and  7,i7 any other     
ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program records of the    
,bureau1 including-- 7i7 any record     
relating to-- 7,i7 ethics policies1     
procedures1 practices1 or program       
implementation1 interpretation1         
counseling1 management1 development1    
review1 or complaints2  7,,ii7 employee 
training and education related to any   
ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program2  7,,iii7 ethics  
waivers1 authorizations1 and approvals2 
7,,iv7 non-,federally funded travel2    
7,v7 any ethics-related annual          
questionnaires relating to the ethics   
program of the ,bureau2 and  7,,vi7 any 
other ethics-related policies1          
procedures1 practices1 or program of the
 ,bureau2 and  7ii7 any other record    
described in the document entitled1     
,general ,records ,schedule #b4h3       
,employee ,ethics ,records published in 
,september #bjaf by the ,national       

,archives and ,records ,administration1 
or any successor document4  7#b7        
,exclusion of certain ethics-related    
information ,notwithstanding paragraph  
7#a71 a record of advice and counseling 
provided by an ethics official to an    
individual officer or employee1 except  
for a record that has operative legal   
effect such as a waiver1 an             
authorization1 an approval1 or a        
determination that alters the ethical   
obligations of such officer or employee1
 shall not be included in the definition
 of the term ethics-related information 
for the purposes of this ,act4  7b7     
,disclosure of ethics-,related          
information to ,members of ,congress    
7#a7 ,in general ,section #eeb of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is not       
authority for the ,bureau to withhold   
ethics-related information from a       
,member of ,congress1 including any     
ethics-related information in a         
personnel file4  7#b7 ,rule of          
construction ,no provision of law1      

including title ,i of the ,ethics in    
,government ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471  
shall preclude or limit the disclosure  
of ethics-related information to a      
,member of ,congress under paragraph    
7#a74  7c7 ,priority of requests from   
,members of ,congress ,any request for  
ethics-related information from the     
,bureau under section #eeb of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 made by a ,member
 of ,congress-- 7#a7 shall be           
prioritized ahead of requests for       
information made by persons other than  
,members of ,congress2 and  7#b7 shall  
be processed without charging any fee to
 the ,member of ,congress4  7d7 ,common 
law privileges ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of law1 the ,bureau may 
not withhold ethics-related information 
requested by a ,member of ,congress     
under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 on the basis that the    
information is privileged pursuant to a 
common law privilege1 such as the       
deliberative process privilege1         

attorney-client privilege1 or attorney  
work product privilege4  7e7            
,maintenance and security of materials  
,with respect to any materials related  
to ethics-related information that are  
received by or in the possession of a   
,member of ,congress or any staff member
 of a ,member of ,congress in response  
to a request made by a ,member of       
,congress under section #eeb of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 from the     
,bureau1 the chief clerk of the         
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate1 with    
respect to the ,senate1 and the chief   
clerk of the ,committee on ,financial   
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives1 with respect to the   
,house of ,representatives1 shall-- 7#a7
 have responsibility for the maintenance
 and security of those materials2 and   
7#b7 ensure that-- 7,a7 the materials   
are stored in a safe with a combination 
lock by the chief clerk of the relevant 
committee in the offices of the relevant

 committee2  7,b7 the materials do not  
leave the relevant committee1 except for
 a ,member of ,congress or any staff    
member of a ,member of ,congress to     
review the materials in a congressional 
office or to return the materials to the
 ,bureau2  7,c7 a ,member of ,congress  
or any staff member of a ,member of     
,congress shall review the materials in 
a congressional office2 and  7,d7 a     
,member of ,congress or any staff member
 of a ,member of ,congress shall keep   
the materials in their physical custody 
when reviewing them and keep the        
materials in the safe of the chief clerk
 of the relevant committee when not     
reviewing the materials4  7f7 ,standing 
,any ,member of ,congress who makes a   
request for ethics-related information  
from the ,bureau under section #eeb of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 has    
standing to file in the appropriate     
district court of the ,united ,states an
 action to enjoin the ,bureau from      
withholding records of the ,bureau and  

to order the production of any records  
of the ,bureau improperly withheld from 
the ,member of ,congress in the same    
manner as any other person under that   
section4  4  7b7 ,federal ,deposit      
,insurance ,corporation ,the ,federal   
,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 
#ahaa et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #eb4            
,congressional ,,foia requests for      
ethics-related information from the     
,corporation  7a7 ,ethics-,related      
information defined  7#a7 ,in general   
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 in this     
section1 the term ethics-related        
information means any record documenting
 or relating to-- 7,a7 the activities of
 the ethics program of the ,corporation2
  7,b7 financial disclosure reports and 
related records2  7,c7 ethics agreements
 and related records2  7,d7 outside     
employment and activity of officers and 
employees of the ,corporation2  7,e7    
referrals of violations of criminal     
conflict of interest statutes2  7,f7    

ethics-related disciplinary records or  
adverse actions2  7,g7 ethics-related   
investigations1 inquiries1 or reviews2  
7,h7 ethics-related materials1 including
 ethics determinations issued by1 ethics
 advice issued by1 ethics consultation  
engaged in1 and ethics training records 
of the ,corporation2 and  7,i7 any other
 ethics-related policies1 procedures1   
practices1 or program records of the    
,corporation1 including-- 7i7 any record
 relating to-- 7,i7 ethics policies1    
procedures1 practices1 or program       
implementation1 interpretation1         
counseling1 management1 development1    
review1 or complaints2  7,,ii7 employee 
training and education related to any   
ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program2  7,,iii7 ethics  
waivers1 authorizations1 and approvals2 
7,,iv7 non-,federally funded travel2    
7,v7 any ethics-related annual          
questionnaires relating to the ethics   
program of the ,corporation2 and  7,,vi7
 any other ethics-related policies1     

procedures1 practices1 or program of the
 ,corporation2 and  7ii7 any other      
record described in the document        
entitled1 ,general ,records ,schedule   
#b4h3 ,employee ,ethics ,records        
published in ,september #bjaf by the    
,national ,archives and ,records        
,administration1 or any successor       
document4  7#b7 ,exclusion of certain   
ethics-related information              
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 a      
record of advice and counseling provided
 by an ethics official to an individual 
officer or employee1 except for a record
 that has operative legal effect such as
 a waiver1 an authorization1 an         
approval1 or a determination that alters
 the ethical obligations of such officer
 or employee1 shall not be included in  
the definition of the term              
ethics-related information for the      
purposes of this ,act4  7b7 ,disclosure 
of ethics-,related information to       
,members of ,congress  7#a7 ,in general 
,section #eeb of title #e1 ,united      

,states ,code1 is not authority for the 
,corporation to withhold ethics-related 
information from a ,member of ,congress1
 including any ethics-related           
information in a personnel file4  7#b7  
,rule of construction ,no provision of  
law1 including title ,i of the ,ethics  
in ,government ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4       
,app471 shall preclude or limit the     
disclosure of ethics-related information
 to a ,member of ,congress under        
paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,priority of       
requests from ,members of ,congress ,any
 request for ethics-related information 
from the ,corporation under section #eeb
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1    
made by a ,member of ,congress-- 7#a7   
shall be prioritized ahead of requests  
for information made by persons other   
than ,members of ,congress2 and  7#b7   
shall be processed without charging any 
fee to the ,member of ,congress4  7d7   
,common law privileges ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 the         
,corporation may not withhold           

ethics-related information requested by 
a ,member of ,congress under section    
#eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 on the basis that the information is   
privileged pursuant to a common law     
privilege1 such as the deliberative     
process privilege1 attorney-client      
privilege1 or attorney work product     
privilege4  7e7 ,maintenance and        
security of materials ,with respect to  
any materials related to ethics-related 
information that are received by or in  
the possession of a ,member of ,congress
 or any staff member of a ,member of    
,congress in response to a request made 
by a ,member of ,congress under section 
#eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 from the ,corporation1 the chief clerk 
of the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1
 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate1    
with respect to the ,senate1 and the    
chief clerk of the ,committee on        
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives1 with respect to the   
,house of ,representatives1 shall-- 7#a7

 have responsibility for the maintenance
 and security of those materials2 and   
7#b7 ensure that-- 7,a7 the materials   
are stored in a safe with a combination 
lock by the chief clerk of the relevant 
committee in the offices of the relevant
 committee2  7,b7 the materials do not  
leave the relevant committee1 except for
 a ,member of ,congress or any staff    
member of a ,member of ,congress to     
review the materials in a congressional 
office or to return the materials to the
 ,corporation2  7,c7 a ,member of       
,congress or any staff member of a      
,member of ,congress shall review the   
materials in a congressional office2 and
  7,d7 a ,member of ,congress or any    
staff member of a ,member of ,congress  
shall keep the materials in their       
physical custody when reviewing them and
 keep the materials in the safe of the  
chief clerk of the relevant committee   
when not reviewing the materials4  7f7  
,standing ,any ,member of ,congress who 
makes a request for ethics-related      

information from the ,corporation under 
section #eeb of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 has standing to file in  
the appropriate district court of the   
,united ,states an action to enjoin the 
,corporation from withholding records of
 the ,corporation and to order the      
production of any records of the        
,corporation improperly withheld from   
the ,member of ,congress in the same    
manner as any other person under that   
section4  4  7c7 ,securities and        
,exchange ,commission ,the ,securities  
,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4  
#gh;a et seq47 is amended by inserting  
after section #d;,e 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4      
#gh;d-#e7 the following3  #d;,f4        
,congressional ,,foia requests for      
ethics-related information from the     
,commission  7a7 ,ethics-,related       
information defined  7#a7 ,in general   
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 in this     
section1 the term ethics-related        
information means any record documenting
 or relating to-- 7,a7 the activities of

 the ethics program of the ,commission2 
7,b7 financial disclosure reports and   
related records2  7,c7 ethics agreements
 and related records2  7,d7 outside     
employment and activity of officers and 
employees of the ,commission2  7,e7     
referrals of violations of criminal     
conflict of interest statutes2  7,f7    
ethics-related disciplinary records or  
adverse actions2  7,g7 ethics-related   
investigations1 inquiries1 or reviews2  
7,h7 ethics-related materials1 including
 ethics determinations issued by1 ethics
 advice issued by1 ethics consultation  
engaged in1 and ethics training records 
of the ,commission2 and  7,i7 any other 
ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program records of the    
,commission1 including-- 7i7 any record 
relating to-- 7,i7 ethics policies1     
procedures1 practices1 or program       
implementation1 interpretation1         
counseling1 management1 development1    
review1 or complaints2  7,,ii7 employee 
training and education related to any   

ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program2  7,,iii7 ethics  
waivers1 authorizations1 and approvals2 
7,,iv7 non-,federally funded travel2    
7,v7 any ethics-related annual          
questionnaires relating to the ethics   
program of the ,commission2 and  7,,vi7 
any other ethics-related policies1      
procedures1 practices1 or program of the
 ,commission2 and  7ii7 any other record
 described in the document entitled1    
,general ,records ,schedule #b4h3       
,employee ,ethics ,records published in 
,september #bjaf by the ,national       
,archives and ,records ,administration1 
or any successor document4  7#b7        
,exclusion of certain ethics-related    
information ,notwithstanding paragraph  
7#a71 a record of advice and counseling 
provided by an ethics official to an    
individual officer or employee1 except  
for a record that has operative legal   
effect such as a waiver1 an             
authorization1 an approval1 or a        
determination that alters the ethical   

obligations of such officer or employee1
 shall not be included in the definition
 of the term ethics-related information 
for the purposes of this ,act4  7b7     
,disclosure of ethics-,related          
information to ,members of ,congress    
7#a7 ,in general ,section #eeb of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is not       
authority for the ,commission to        
withhold ethics-related information from
 a ,member of ,congress1 including any  
ethics-related information in a         
personnel file4  7#b7 ,rule of          
construction ,no provision of law1      
including title ,i of the ,ethics in    
,government ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471  
shall preclude or limit the disclosure  
of ethics-related information to a      
,member of ,congress under paragraph    
7#a74  7c7 ,priority of requests from   
,members of ,congress ,any request for  
ethics-related information from the     
,commission under section #eeb of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 made by a    
,member of ,congress-- 7#a7 shall be    

prioritized ahead of requests for       
information made by persons other than  
,members of ,congress2 and  7#b7 shall  
be processed without charging any fee to
 the ,member of ,congress4  7d7 ,common 
law privileges ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of law1 the ,commission 
may not withhold ethics-related         
information requested by a ,member of   
,congress under section #eeb of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 on the basis 
that the information is privileged      
pursuant to a common law privilege1 such
 as the deliberative process privilege1 
attorney-client privilege1 or attorney  
work product privilege4  7e7            
,maintenance and security of materials  
,with respect to any materials related  
to ethics-related information that are  
received by or in the possession of a   
,member of ,congress or any staff member
 of a ,member of ,congress in response  
to a request made by a ,member of       
,congress under section #eeb of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 from the     

,commission1 the chief clerk of the     
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate1 with    
respect to the ,senate1 and the chief   
clerk of the ,committee on ,financial   
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives1 with respect to the   
,house of ,representatives1 shall-- 7#a7
 have responsibility for the maintenance
 and security of those materials2 and   
7#b7 ensure that-- 7,a7 the materials   
are stored in a safe with a combination 
lock by the chief clerk of the relevant 
committee in the offices of the relevant
 committee2  7,b7 the materials do not  
leave the relevant committee1 except for
 a ,member of ,congress or any staff    
member of a ,member of ,congress to     
review the materials in a congressional 
office or to return the materials to the
 ,commission2  7,c7 a ,member of        
,congress or any staff member of a      
,member of ,congress shall review the   
materials in a congressional office2 and
  7,d7 a ,member of ,congress or any    

staff member of a ,member of ,congress  
shall keep the materials in their       
physical custody when reviewing them and
 keep the materials in the safe of the  
chief clerk of the relevant committee   
when not reviewing the materials4  7f7  
,standing ,any ,member of ,congress who 
makes a request for ethics-related      
information from the ,commission under  
section #eeb of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 has standing to file in  
the appropriate district court of the   
,united ,states an action to enjoin the 
,commission from withholding records of 
the ,commission and to order the        
production of any records of the        
,commission improperly withheld from the
 ,member of ,congress in the same manner
 as any other person under that section4
  4  7d7 ,national ,credit ,union       
,administration ,title ,i of the        
,federal ,credit ,union ,act 7#ab       
,u4,s4,c4 #ageb et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #acb4 
,congressional ,,foia requests for      

ethics-related information from the     
,administration  7a7 ,ethics-,related   
information defined  7#a7 ,in general   
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 in this     
section1 the term ethics-related        
information means any record documenting
 or relating to-- 7,a7 the activities of
 the ethics program of the              
,administration2  7,b7 financial        
disclosure reports and related records2 
7,c7 ethics agreements and related      
records2  7,d7 outside employment and   
activity of officers and employees of   
the ,administration2  7,e7 referrals of 
violations of criminal conflict of      
interest statutes2  7,f7 ethics-related 
disciplinary records or adverse actions2
  7,g7 ethics-related investigations1   
inquiries1 or reviews2  7,h7            
ethics-related materials1 including     
ethics determinations issued by1 ethics 
advice issued by1 ethics consultation   
engaged in1 and ethics training records 
of the ,administration2 and  7,i7 any   
other ethics-related policies1          

procedures1 practices1 or program       
records of the ,administration1         
including-- 7i7 any record relating to--
 7,i7 ethics policies1 procedures1      
practices1 or program implementation1   
interpretation1 counseling1 management1 
development1 review1 or complaints2     
7,,ii7 employee training and education  
related to any ethics-related policies1 
procedures1 practices1 or program2      
7,,iii7 ethics waivers1 authorizations1 
and approvals2  7,,iv7 non-,federally   
funded travel2  7,v7 any ethics-related 
annual questionnaires relating to the   
ethics program of the ,administration2  
and  7,,vi7 any other ethics-related    
policies1 procedures1 practices1 or     
program of the ,administration2 and     
7ii7 any other record described in the  
document entitled1 ,general ,records    
,schedule #b4h3 ,employee ,ethics       
,records published in ,september #bjaf  
by the ,national ,archives and ,records 
,administration1 or any successor       
document4  7#b7 ,exclusion of certain   

ethics-related information              
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 a      
record of advice and counseling provided
 by an ethics official to an individual 
officer or employee1 except for a record
 that has operative legal effect such as
 a waiver1 an authorization1 an         
approval1 or a determination that alters
 the ethical obligations of such officer
 or employee1 shall not be included in  
the definition of the term              
ethics-related information for the      
purposes of this ,act4  7b7 ,disclosure 
of ethics-,related information to       
,members of ,congress  7#a7 ,in general 
,section #eeb of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is not authority for the 
,administration to withhold             
ethics-related information from a       
,member of ,congress1 including any     
ethics-related information in a         
personnel file4  7#b7 ,rule of          
construction ,no provision of law1      
including title ,i of the ,ethics in    
,government ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471  

shall preclude or limit the disclosure  
of ethics-related information to a      
,member of ,congress under paragraph    
7#a74  7c7 ,priority of requests from   
,members of ,congress ,any request for  
ethics-related information from the     
,administration under section #eeb of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 made by
 a ,member of ,congress-- 7#a7 shall be 
prioritized ahead of requests for       
information made by persons other than  
,members of ,congress2 and  7#b7 shall  
be processed without charging any fee to
 the ,member of ,congress4  7d7 ,common 
law privileges ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of law1 the             
,administration may not withhold        
ethics-related information requested by 
a ,member of ,congress under section    
#eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 on the basis that the information is   
privileged pursuant to a common law     
privilege1 such as the deliberative     
process privilege1 attorney-client      
privilege1 or attorney work product     

privilege4  7e7 ,maintenance and        
security of materials ,with respect to  
any materials related to ethics-related 
information that are received by or in  
the possession of a ,member of ,congress
 or any staff member of a ,member of    
,congress in response to a request made 
by a ,member of ,congress under section 
#eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 from the ,administration1 the chief    
clerk of the ,committee on ,banking1    
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the    
,senate1 with respect to the ,senate1   
and the chief clerk of the ,committee on
 ,financial ,services of the ,house of  
,representatives1 with respect to the   
,house of ,representatives1 shall-- 7#a7
 have responsibility for the maintenance
 and security of those materials2 and   
7#b7 ensure that-- 7,a7 the materials   
are stored in a safe with a combination 
lock by the chief clerk of the relevant 
committee in the offices of the relevant
 committee2  7,b7 the materials do not  
leave the relevant committee1 except for

 a ,member of ,congress or any staff    
member of a ,member of ,congress to     
review the materials in a congressional 
office or to return the materials to the
 ,administration2  7,c7 a ,member of    
,congress or any staff member of a      
,member of ,congress shall review the   
materials in a congressional office2 and
  7,d7 a ,member of ,congress or any    
staff member of a ,member of ,congress  
shall keep the materials in their       
physical custody when reviewing them and
 keep the materials in the safe of the  
chief clerk of the relevant committee   
when not reviewing the materials4  7f7  
,standing ,any ,member of ,congress who 
makes a request for ethics-related      
information from the ,administration    
under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 has standing to file in  
the appropriate district court of the   
,united ,states an action to enjoin the 
,administration from withholding records
 of the ,administration and to order the
 production of any records of the       

,administration improperly withheld from
 the ,member of ,congress in the same   
manner as any other person under that   
section4  4  7e7 ,office of the         
,comptroller of the ,currency ,the      
,revised ,statutes of the ,united       
,states is amended by inserting after   
section #ccc 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ad7 the    
following3  #ccd4 ,congressional ,,foia 
requests for ethics-related information 
from the ,office of the ,comptroller of 
the ,currency  7a7 ,ethics-,related     
information defined  7#a7 ,in general   
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 in this     
section1 the term ethics-related        
information means any record documenting
 or relating to-- 7,a7 the activities of
 the ethics program of the ,office of   
the ,comptroller of the ,currency 7in   
this section referred to as the         
,office72  7,b7 financial disclosure    
reports and related records2  7,c7      
ethics agreements and related records2  
7,d7 outside employment and activity of 
officers and employees of the ,office2  

7,e7 referrals of violations of criminal
 conflict of interest statutes2  7,f7   
ethics-related disciplinary records or  
adverse actions2  7,g7 ethics-related   
investigations1 inquiries1 or reviews2  
7,h7 ethics-related materials1 including
 ethics determinations issued by1 ethics
 advice issued by1 ethics consultation  
engaged in1 and ethics training records 
of the ,office2 and  7,i7 any other     
ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program records of the    
,office1 including-- 7i7 any record     
relating to-- 7,i7 ethics policies1     
procedures1 practices1 or program       
implementation1 interpretation1         
counseling1 management1 development1    
review1 or complaints2  7,,ii7 employee 
training and education related to any   
ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program2  7,,iii7 ethics  
waivers1 authorizations1 and approvals2 
7,,iv7 non-,federally funded travel2    
7,v7 any ethics-related annual          
questionnaires relating to the ethics   

program of the ,office2 and  7,,vi7 any 
other ethics-related policies1          
procedures1 practices1 or program of the
 ,office2 and  7ii7 any other record    
described in the document entitled1     
,general ,records ,schedule #b4h3       
,employee ,ethics ,records published in 
,september #bjaf by the ,national       
,archives and ,records ,administration1 
or any successor document4  7#b7        
,exclusion of certain ethics-related    
information ,notwithstanding paragraph  
7#a71 a record of advice and counseling 
provided by an ethics official to an    
individual officer or employee1 except  
for a record that has operative legal   
effect such as a waiver1 an             
authorization1 an approval1 or a        
determination that alters the ethical   
obligations of such officer or employee1
 shall not be included in the definition
 of the term ethics-related information 
for the purposes of this ,act4  7b7     
,disclosure of ethics-,related          
information to ,members of ,congress    

7#a7 ,in general ,section #eeb of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is not       
authority for the ,office to withhold   
ethics-related information from a       
,member of ,congress1 including any     
ethics-related information in a         
personnel file4  7#b7 ,rule of          
construction ,no provision of law1      
including title ,i of the ,ethics in    
,government ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471  
shall preclude or limit the disclosure  
of ethics-related information to a      
,member of ,congress under paragraph    
7#a74  7c7 ,priority of requests from   
,members of ,congress ,any request for  
ethics-related information from the     
,office under section #eeb of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 made by a ,member
 of ,congress-- 7#a7 shall be           
prioritized ahead of requests for       
information made by persons other than  
,members of ,congress2 and  7#b7 shall  
be processed without charging any fee to
 the ,member of ,congress4  7d7 ,common 
law privileges ,notwithstanding any     

other provision of law1 the ,office may 
not withhold ethics-related information 
requested by a ,member of ,congress     
under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 on the basis that the    
information is privileged pursuant to a 
common law privilege1 such as the       
deliberative process privilege1         
attorney-client privilege1 or attorney  
work product privilege4  7e7            
,maintenance and security of materials  
,with respect to any materials related  
to ethics-related information that are  
received by or in the possession of a   
,member of ,congress or any staff member
 of a ,member of ,congress in response  
to a request made by a ,member of       
,congress under section #eeb of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 from the     
,office1 the chief clerk of the         
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate1 with    
respect to the ,senate1 and the chief   
clerk of the ,committee on ,financial   
,services of the ,house of              

,representatives1 with respect to the   
,house of ,representatives1 shall-- 7#a7
 have responsibility for the maintenance
 and security of those materials2 and   
7#b7 ensure that-- 7,a7 the materials   
are stored in a safe with a combination 
lock by the chief clerk of the relevant 
committee in the offices of the relevant
 committee2  7,b7 the materials do not  
leave the relevant committee1 except for
 a ,member of ,congress or any staff    
member of a ,member of ,congress to     
review the materials in a congressional 
office or to return the materials to the
 ,office2  7,c7 a ,member of ,congress  
or any staff member of a ,member of     
,congress shall review the materials in 
a congressional office2 and  7,d7 a     
,member of ,congress or any staff member
 of a ,member of ,congress shall keep   
the materials in their physical custody 
when reviewing them and keep the        
materials in the safe of the chief clerk
 of the relevant committee when not     
reviewing the materials4  7f7 ,standing 

,any ,member of ,congress who makes a   
request for ethics-related information  
from the ,office under section #eeb of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 has    
standing to file in the appropriate     
district court of the ,united ,states an
 action to enjoin the ,office from      
withholding records of the ,office and  
to order the production of any records  
of the ,office improperly withheld from 
the ,member of ,congress in the same    
manner as any other person under that   
section4  4  7f7 ,federal ,housing      
,finance ,agency ,part #a of subtitle ,a
 of the ,federal ,housing ,enterprises  
,financial ,safety and ,soundness ,act  
of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #deaa et seq47  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #acai;,h4 ,congressional    
,,foia requests for ethics-related      
information from the ,agency  7a7       
,ethics-,related information defined    
7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph  
7#b71 in this section1 the term         
ethics-related information means any    

record documenting or relating to-- 7,a7
 the activities of the ethics program of
 the ,agency2  7,b7 financial disclosure
 reports and related records2  7,c7     
ethics agreements and related records2  
7,d7 outside employment and activity of 
officers and employees of the ,agency2  
7,e7 referrals of violations of criminal
 conflict of interest statutes2  7,f7   
ethics-related disciplinary records or  
adverse actions2  7,g7 ethics-related   
investigations1 inquiries1 or reviews2  
7,h7 ethics-related materials1 including
 ethics determinations issued by1 ethics
 advice issued by1 ethics consultation  
engaged in1 and ethics training records 
of the ,agency2 and  7,i7 any other     
ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program records of the    
,agency1 including-- 7i7 any record     
relating to-- 7,i7 ethics policies1     
procedures1 practices1 or program       
implementation1 interpretation1         
counseling1 management1 development1    
review1 or complaints2  7,,ii7 employee 

training and education related to any   
ethics-related policies1 procedures1    
practices1 or program2  7,,iii7 ethics  
waivers1 authorizations1 and approvals2 
7,,iv7 non-,federally funded travel2    
7,v7 any ethics-related annual          
questionnaires relating to the ethics   
program of the ,agency2 and  7,,vi7 any 
other ethics-related policies1          
procedures1 practices1 or program of the
 ,agency2 and  7ii7 any other record    
described in the document entitled1     
,general ,records ,schedule #b4h3       
,employee ,ethics ,records published in 
,september #bjaf by the ,national       
,archives and ,records ,administration1 
or any successor document4  7#b7        
,exclusion of certain ethics-related    
information ,notwithstanding paragraph  
7#a71 a record of advice and counseling 
provided by an ethics official to an    
individual officer or employee1 except  
for a record that has operative legal   
effect such as a waiver1 an             
authorization1 an approval1 or a        

determination that alters the ethical   
obligations of such officer or employee1
 shall not be included in the definition
 of the term ethics-related information 
for the purposes of this ,act4  7b7     
,disclosure of ethics-,related          
information to ,members of ,congress    
7#a7 ,in general ,section #eeb of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is not       
authority for the ,agency to withhold   
ethics-related information from a       
,member of ,congress1 including any     
ethics-related information in a         
personnel file4  7#b7 ,rule of          
construction ,no provision of law1      
including title ,i of the ,ethics in    
,government ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471  
shall preclude or limit the disclosure  
of ethics-related information to a      
,member of ,congress under paragraph    
7#a74  7c7 ,priority of requests from   
,members of ,congress ,any request for  
ethics-related information from the     
,agency under section #eeb of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 made by a ,member

 of ,congress-- 7#a7 shall be           
prioritized ahead of requests for       
information made by persons other than  
,members of ,congress2 and  7#b7 shall  
be processed without charging any fee to
 the ,member of ,congress4  7d7 ,common 
law privileges ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of law1 the ,agency may 
not withhold ethics-related information 
requested by a ,member of ,congress     
under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 on the basis that the    
information is privileged pursuant to a 
common law privilege1 such as the       
deliberative process privilege1         
attorney-client privilege1 or attorney  
work product privilege4  7e7            
,maintenance and security of materials  
,with respect to any materials related  
to ethics-related information that are  
received by or in the possession of a   
,member of ,congress or any staff member
 of a ,member of ,congress in response  
to a request made by a ,member of       
,congress under section #eeb of title   

#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 from the     
,agency1 the chief clerk of the         
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate1 with    
respect to the ,senate1 and the chief   
clerk of the ,committee on ,financial   
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives1 with respect to the   
,house of ,representatives1 shall-- 7#a7
 have responsibility for the maintenance
 and security of those materials2 and   
7#b7 ensure that-- 7,a7 the materials   
are stored in a safe with a combination 
lock by the chief clerk of the relevant 
committee in the offices of the relevant
 committee2  7,b7 the materials do not  
leave the relevant committee1 except for
 a ,member of ,congress or any staff    
member of a ,member of ,congress to     
review the materials in a congressional 
office or to return the materials to the
 ,agency2  7,c7 a ,member of ,congress  
or any staff member of a ,member of     
,congress shall review the materials in 
a congressional office2 and  7,d7 a     

,member of ,congress or any staff member
 of a ,member of ,congress shall keep   
the materials in their physical custody 
when reviewing them and keep the        
materials in the safe of the chief clerk
 of the relevant committee when not     
reviewing the materials4  7f7 ,standing 
,any ,member of ,congress who makes a   
request for ethics-related information  
from the ,agency under section #eeb of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 has    
standing to file in the appropriate     
district court of the ,united ,states an
 action to enjoin the ,agency from      
withholding records of the ,agency and  
to order the production of any records  
of the ,agency improperly withheld from 
the ,member of ,congress in the same    
manner as any other person under that   
section4  4  #d4 ,presidential          
appointment of ,inspector ,general of   
the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal
 ,reserve ,system and the ,bureau of    
,consumer ,financial ,protection  7a7   
,amendments to the ,inspector ,general  

,act of #aigh ,the ,inspector ,general  
,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in section #h;,g-- 7,a7  
in subsection 7a77#b71 by striking the  
,board of ,governors of the ,federal    
,reserve ,system and the ,bureau of     
,consumer ,financial ,protection12  7,b7
 in subsection 7c71 by striking the     
third and fourth sentences2 and  7,c7 in
 subsection 7g7-- 7i7 by striking       
paragraph 7#c72 and  7ii7 by            
redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as         
paragraph 7#c72  7#b7 in section #h;,j1 
by striking or #h,n and inserting #h,k1 
or #h,n2  7#c7 by inserting after       
section #h;,j the following3  #h,k4     
,special provisions concerning the      
,board of ,governors of the ,federal    
,reserve ,system and the ,bureau of     
,consumer ,financial ,protection  7a7   
,in general ,the ,inspector ,general of 
the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal
 ,reserve ,system and the ,bureau of    
,consumer ,financial ,protection shall  
have all of the authorities and         

responsibilities provided by this ,act--
 7#a7 with respect to the ,bureau of    
,consumer ,financial ,protection1 as if 
the ,bureau were part of the ,board of  
,governors of the ,federal ,reserve     
,system2 and  7#b7 with respect to a    
,federal reserve bank without the       
permission of the ,federal reserve bank4
  7b7 ,relationship to ,department of   
,treasury ,the provisions of subsection 
7a7 of section #h;,d 7other than the    
provisions of subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 
7,c71 and 7,e7 of subsection 7a77#a77   
shall apply to the ,inspector ,general  
of the ,board of ,governors of the      
,federal ,reserve ,system and the       
,bureau of ,consumer ,financial         
,protection and the ,chairman of the    
,board of ,governors of the ,federal    
,reserve ,system in the same manner as  
such provisions apply to the ,inspector 
,general of the ,department of the      
,treasury and the ,secretary of the     
,treasury1 respectively4  2 and  7#d7 in
 section #ab-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71  

by inserting the ,chairman of the ,board
 of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve 
,system2 after ,national ,security      
,agency22 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71  
by inserting the ,board of ,governors of
 the ,federal ,reserve ,system and the  
,bureau of ,consumer ,financial         
,protection1 after ,national ,security  
,agency14