1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Give Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act or the GUIDE Compliance Act . 2. Procedures for Bureau guidance Section 1022(b) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Procedures for Bureau guidance (A) Definitions In this paragraph— (i) the term Bureau means— (I) the Director of the Bureau; (II) the Deputy Director of the Bureau; and (III) any employee of the Bureau described in section 1013(a)(1)(B); and (ii) the term guidance — (I) means— (aa) an agency statement of general applicability and future effect, other than a regulatory action, that sets forth a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue or an interpretation of a statutory or regulatory issue; and (bb) any written interpretive rule, bulletin, statement of policy, letter, examination manual, frequently asked question, notice, directive, news release, blog post, small entity compliance guide, or other authoritative document issued by the Bureau regarding compliance with a Federal consumer financial law; and (II) does not include— (aa) a purely internal Bureau policy; (bb) a law enforcement communication such as a complaint, consent order, judgment, legal opinion, warning letter, investigatory letter, notice of hearing, civil investigative demand, subpoena, no-action letter, advisory opinion, or any request in lieu of the foregoing; (cc) an individualized supervisory communication such as a supervisory letter, report of examination, memorandum of understanding, board resolution, matter requiring attention, or individualized communication or agreement pursuant to the supervisory authority of the Bureau