Sec. 2. Establishment of advisory boards within the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
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The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is amended by inserting after section 1014 ( 12 U.S.C. 5494 ) the following new section: The Director shall establish a Small Business Advisory Board— to advise and consult with the Bureau in the exercise of the Bureau’s functions under the Federal consumer financial laws applicable to eligible financial products or services; and to provide information on emerging practices of small business concerns that provide eligible financial products or services, including regional trends, concerns, and other relevant information.
The Director shall appoint no fewer than 15 and no more than 20 members to the Small Business Advisory Board. Members appointed pursuant to subparagraph
(A)shall be representatives of small business concerns that— provide eligible financial products or services; are service providers to covered persons; and use consumer financial products or services in financing the business activities of such concern. In appointing members pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Director is encouraged to ensure the participation of minority- and women-owned small business concerns and their interests, without regard to party affiliation. The Small Business Advisory Board— shall meet from time to time at the call of the Director; and shall meet at least twice each year. The Director shall establish a Credit Union Advisory Council to advise and consult with the Bureau on consumer financial products or services that impact credit unions. The Director shall appoint no fewer than 15 and no more than 20 members to the Credit Union Advisory Council. In appointing such members, the Director is encouraged to ensure the participation of credit unions predominantly serving traditionally underserved communities and populations and their interests, without regard to party affiliation. The Credit Union Advisory Council— shall meet from time to time at the call of the Director; and shall meet at least twice each year. The Director shall establish a Community Bank Advisory Council to advise and consult with the Bureau on consumer financial products or services that impact community banks. The Director shall appoint no fewer than 15 and no more than 20 members to the Community Bank Advisory Council. In appointing such members, the Director is encouraged to ensure the participation of community banks predominantly serving traditionally underserved communities and populations and their interests, without regard to party affiliation. The Community Bank Advisory Council— shall meet from time to time at the call of the Director; and shall meet at least twice each year. Members of the Small Business Advisory Board, the Credit Union Advisory Council, or the Community Bank Advisory Council who are not full-time employees of the United States shall— be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Director while attending meetings of the Small Business Advisory Board, the Credit Union Advisory Council, or the Community Bank Advisory Council, including travel time; and be allowed travel expenses, including transportation and subsistence, while away from their homes or regular places of business. In this section— the term eligible financial product or service means a financial product or service that is offered or provided for use by consumers primarily for personal, family, or household purposes as described in clause (i), (iii), (v), (vi), or
(ix)of section 1002(15)(A); and the term small business concern has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ). . The table of contents in section 1 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1014 the following new item: Sec.1014A. Advisory Boards. .
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