‘‘(B) under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph shall
indicate ownership by the filing person at the date of
filing, any such changes in such ownership, and such purchases
and sales of the security-based swap agreements
as have occurred since the most recent such filing under
such subparagraph.
‘‘(4) ELECTRONIC FILING AND AVAILABILITY.—Beginning not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002—
‘‘(A) a statement filed under subparagraph (C) of paragraph
(2) shall be filed electronically;
‘‘(B) the Commission shall provide each such statement
on a publicly accessible Internet site not later than the
end of the business day following that filing; andwebsite) shall provide that statement on that corporate
website, not later than the end of the business day following
that filing.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section
shall be effective 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 404. MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROLS.
(a) RULES REQUIRED.—The Commission shall prescribe rules
requiring each annual report required by section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d))
to contain an internal control report, which shall—
(1) state the responsibility of management for establishing
and maintaining an adequate internal control structure and
procedures for financial reporting; and
(2) contain an assessment, as of the end of the most recent
fiscal year of the issuer, of the effectiveness of the internal
control structure and procedures of the issuer for financial
reporting.
(b) INTERNAL CONTROL EVALUATION AND REPORTING.—With
respect to the internal control assessment required by subsection
(a), each registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues
the audit report for the issuer shall attest to, and report on, the
assessment made by the management of the issuer. An attestation
made under this subsection shall be made in accordance with standards
for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Board.
Any such attestation shall not be the subject of a separate engagement.
SEC. 405. EXEMPTION.
Nothing in section 401, 402, or 404, the amendments made
by those sections, or the rules of the Commission under those
sections shall apply to any investment company registered under
section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–
8).