I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1116 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2017 Mr. Tipton (for himself, Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Royce of California , Mr. Posey , Mr. Williams , Mrs. Love , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Trott , and Mr. Barr ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 or the TAILOR Act of 2017 . 2. Regulations appropriate to business models (a) In general For any regulatory action occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Federal financial institutions regulatory agency shall— (1) take into consideration the risk profile and business models of each type of institution or class of institutions subject to the regulatory action; (2) determine the necessity, appropriateness, and impact of applying such regulatory action to such institutions or classes of institutions; and (3) tailor such regulatory action in a manner that limits the regulatory compliance impact, cost, liability risk, and other burdens, as appropriate, for the risk profile and business model of the institution or class of institutions involved. (b) Other considerations In carrying out the requirements of subsection (a), each Federal financial institutions regulatory agency shall consider— (1) the impact that such regulatory action, both by itself and in conjunction with the aggregate effect of other regulations, has on the ability of the applicable institution or class of institutions to serve evolving and diverse customer needs; (2) the potential impact of examination manuals, regulatory actions taken with respect to third-party service providers, or other regulatory directives that may be in conflict or inconsistent with the tailoring of such regulatory action described in subsection (a)(3); and (3) the underlying policy objectives of the regulatory action and statutory scheme involved. (c) Notice of proposed and final rulemaking Each Federal financial institutions regulatory agency shall disclose in every notice of proposed rulemaking and in any final rulemaking for a regulatory action how the agency has applied subsections (a) and (b). (d) Reports to Congress (1) Individual agency reports (A) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, each Federal financial institutions regulatory agency shall 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 specific actions taken to tailor the regulatory actions of the agency pursuant to the requirements of this Act. (B) Appearance before the Committees The head of each Federal financial institution regulatory agency shall appear before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate after each report is made pursuant to subparagraph (A) to testify on the contents of such report. (2) FIEC reports (A) In general Not later than 3 months after each report is submitted under paragraph (1), the Financial Institutions Examination Council shall 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— (i) the extent to which regulatory actions tailored pursuant to this Act result in different treatment of similarly situated institutions of diverse charter types; and (ii) the reasons for such differential treatment. (B) Appearance before the Committees The Chairman of the Financial Institutions Examination Council shall appear before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate after each report is made pursuant to subparagraph (A) to testify on the contents of such report. (e) Limited look-Back application (1) In general Each Federal financial institutions regulatory agency shall conduct a review of all regulations adopted during the period beginning on the date that is seven years before the date of the introduction of this Act in the House of Representatives and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, and apply the requirements of this Act to such regulations. (2) Revision If the application of the requirements of this Act to any such regulation requires such regulation to be revised, the applicable Federal financial institutions regulatory agency shall revise such regulation within 3 years of the enactment of this Act. (f) Definitions In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies The term Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies means the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. (2) Regulatory action The term regulatory action means any proposed, interim, or final rule or regulation, guidance, or published interpretation.