I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1121 
To replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
with a five person Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2011 
Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. 
HENSARLING, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, 
Mr. GRIMM, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. DOLD, Mr. YODER, Mr. 
MANZULLO, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. 
STIVERS, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 
DUFFY, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. 
KING of New York, and Mr. HULTGREN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection with a five person Commission. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responsible Consumer 
Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION. 
Section 1011 of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010 is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (j); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established 
a commission (hereinafter referred to in this section 
as the ‘Commission’) that shall serve as the head of 
the Bureau. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
TO
PRESCRIBE
REGULA-
TIONS.—The Commission may prescribe such regu-
lations and issue such orders in accordance with this 
title as the Commission may determine to be nec-
essary for carrying out this title and all other laws 
within the Commission’s jurisdiction and shall exer-
cise any authorities granted under this title and all 
other laws within the Commission’s jurisdiction. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 5 members who shall be appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, from among individuals who— 
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‘‘(A) are citizens of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) have strong competencies and experi-
ences related to consumer financial protection. 
‘‘(2) STAGGERING.—The members of the Com-
mission shall serve staggered terms, which initially 
shall be established by the President for terms of 1, 
2, 4, and 5 years, respectively. 
‘‘(3) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Commission, including the Chair, shall serve for 
a term of 5 years. 
‘‘(B) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—The Presi-
dent may remove any member of the Commis-
sion only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or 
malfeasance in office. 
‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—Any member of the 
Commission appointed to fill a vacancy occur-
ring before the expiration of the term to which 
that member’s predecessor was appointed (in-
cluding the Chair) shall be appointed only for 
the remainder of the term. 
‘‘(D) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Each 
member of the Commission may continue to 
serve after the expiration of the term of office 
to which that member was appointed until a 
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successor has been appointed by the President 
and confirmed by the Senate, except that a 
member may not continue to serve more than 1 
year after the date on which that member’s 
term would otherwise expire. 
‘‘(E) OTHER EMPLOYMENT PROHIBITED.— 
No member of the Commission shall engage in 
any other business, vocation, or employment. 
‘‘(d) AFFILIATION.—With respect to members ap-
pointed pursuant to subsection (c), not more than 3 shall 
be members of any one political party. 
‘‘(e) CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Chair of the Com-
mission shall be appointed by the President from 
among the members of the Commission. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—The Chair shall be the prin-
cipal executive officer of the Bureau, and shall exer-
cise all of the executive and administrative functions 
of the Bureau, including with respect to— 
‘‘(A) the appointment and supervision of 
personnel employed under the Bureau (other 
than personnel employed regularly and full time 
in the immediate offices of members of the 
Commission other than the Chair); 
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‘‘(B) the distribution of business among 
personnel appointed and supervised by the 
Chair and among administrative units of the 
Bureau; and 
‘‘(C) the use and expenditure of funds. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—In carrying out any of the 
Chair’s functions under the provisions of this sub-
section the Chair shall be governed by general poli-
cies of the Commission and by such regulatory deci-
sions, findings, and determinations as the Commis-
sion may by law be authorized to make. 
‘‘(4) REQUESTS
OR
ESTIMATES
RELATED
TO 
APPROPRIATIONS.—Requests or estimates for reg-
ular, supplemental, or deficiency appropriations on 
behalf of the Commission may not be submitted by 
the Chair without the prior approval of the Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(f) NO IMPAIRMENT BY REASON OF VACANCIES.— 
No vacancy in the members of the Commission shall im-
pair the right of the remaining members of the Commis-
sion to exercise all the powers of the Commission. Three 
members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for 
the transaction of business, except that if there are only 
3 members serving on the Commission because of vacan-
cies in the Commission, 2 members of the Commission 
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shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 
If there are only 2 members serving on the Commission 
because of vacancies in the Commission, 2 members shall 
constitute a quorum for the 6-month period beginning on 
the date of the vacancy which caused the number of Com-
mission members to decline to 2. 
‘‘(g) SEAL.—The Commission shall have an official 
seal. 
‘‘(h) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Chair shall receive com-
pensation at the rate prescribed for level I of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
The 4 other members of the Commission shall each 
receive compensation at the rate prescribed for level 
II of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(i) INITIAL QUORUM ESTABLISHED.—During any 
time period prior to the confirmation of at least two mem-
bers of the Commission, one member of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 
Following the confirmation of at least 2 additional com-
missioners, the quorum requirements of subsection (f) 
shall apply.’’. 
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SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION ACT
OF 
2010.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraph (1), the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Director of the’’ each 
place such term appears, other than where such 
term is used to refer to a Director other than 
the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Finan-
cial Protection; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’, other 
than where such term is used to refer to a Di-
rector other than the Director of the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection; and 
(C) in section 1002, by striking paragraph 
(10). 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The Consumer Financial 
Protection Act of 2010 is amended— 
(A) in section 1012(c)(4), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector’’ each place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘Commission of the Bureau’’; 
(B) in section 1013(c)(3)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘Assistant Director of 
the Bureau for’’ and inserting ‘‘Head of 
the Office of’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘Assistant Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Head 
of the Office’’; 
(C) in section 1013(g)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT
DIREC-
TOR’’ and inserting ‘‘HEAD OF THE OF-
FICE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘an assistant director’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a Head of the Office of Fi-
nancial Protection for Older Americans’’; 
(D) in section 1016(a), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the 
Commission’’; and 
(E) in section 1066(a), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Bureau is’’ and inserting ‘‘first mem-
ber of the Commission is’’. 
(b) DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CON-
SUMER PROTECTION ACT.—The Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended— 
(1) in section 1111(b)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the Commission’’; 
and 
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(2) in section 1447, by striking ‘‘Director of the 
Bureau’’ each place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘Bureau’’. 
(c) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT.—Section 
920(a)(4)(C) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, as 
added by section 1075(a)(2) of the Consumer Financial 
Protection Act of 2010, is amended by striking ‘‘Director 
of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’’. 
(d) EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT.—The 
Expedited Funds Availability Act, as amended by section 
1086 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, 
is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’. 
(e) FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.—Section 2 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by sec-
tion 336(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act, is amended by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Chair of the Com-
mission of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’’. 
(f) FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINA-
TION COUNCIL ACT OF 1978.—Section 1004(a)(4) of the 
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 
1978 (12 U.S.C. 3303(a)(4)), as amended by section 1091 
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(l) TITLE
44, UNITED
STATES
CODE.—Section 
3513(c) of title 44, United States Code, as amended by 
section 1100D(b) of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010, is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Bu-
reau’’ and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’. 
Æ 
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