TITLE IV—ENHANCED FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURES
SEC. 401. DISCLOSURES IN PERIODIC REPORTS.
(a) DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.—Section 13 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(i) ACCURACY OF FINANCIAL REPORTS.—Each financial report
that contains financial statements, and that is required to be prepared
in accordance with (or reconciled to) generally accepted
accounting principles under this title and filed with the Commission
shall reflect all material correcting adjustments that have been
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identified by a registered public accounting firm in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles and the rules and
regulations of the Commission.
‘‘(j) OFF-BALANCE SHEET TRANSACTIONS.—Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, the Commission shall issue final rules providing that each
annual and quarterly financial report required to be filed with
the Commission shall disclose all material off-balance sheet transactions,
arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations),
and other relationships of the issuer with unconsolidated
entities or other persons, that may have a material current or
future effect on financial condition, changes in financial condition,
results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital
resources, or significant components of revenues or expenses.’’.
(b) COMMISSION RULES ON PRO FORMA FIGURES.—Not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act fo 2002, the Commission shall issue final rules providing that
pro forma financial information included in any periodic or other
report filed with the Commission pursuant to the securities laws,
or in any public disclosure or press or other release, shall be
presented in a manner that—
(1) does not contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the pro forma financial information, in light of the circumstances
under which it is presented, not misleading; and
(2) reconciles it with the financial condition and results
of operations of the issuer under generally accepted accounting
principles.
(c) STUDY AND REPORT ON SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES.—
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Commission shall, not later
than 1 year after the effective date of adoption of off-balance
sheet disclosure rules required by section 13(j) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as added by this section, complete a
study of filings by issuers and their disclosures to determine—
(A) the extent of off-balance sheet transactions,
including assets, liabilities, leases, losses, and the use of
special purpose entities; and
(B) whether generally accepted accounting rules result
in financial statements of issuers reflecting the economics
of such off-balance sheet transactions to investors in a
transparent fashion.
(2) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 6
months after the date of completion of the study required
by paragraph (1), the Commission shall submit a report to
the President, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Financial Services
of the House of Representatives, setting forth—
(A) the amount or an estimate of the amount of offbalance
sheet transactions, including assets, liabilities,
leases, and losses of, and the use of special purpose entities
by, issuers filing periodic reports pursuant to section 13
or 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(B) the extent to which special purpose entities are
used to facilitate off-balance sheet transactions;
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(C) whether generally accepted accounting principles
or the rules of the Commission result in financial statements
of issuers reflecting the economics of such transactions
to investors in a transparent fashion;
(D) whether generally accepted accounting principles
specifically result in the consolidation of special purpose
entities sponsored by an issuer in cases in which the issuer
has the majority of the risks and rewards of the special
purpose entity; and
(E) any recommendations of the Commission for
improving the transparency and quality of reporting offbalance
sheet transactions in the financial statements and
disclosures required to be filed by an issuer with the
Commission.
SEC. 402. ENHANCED CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS.
(a) PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL LOANS TO EXECUTIVES.—Section
13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m), as
amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k) PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL LOANS TO EXECUTIVES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any issuer (as
defined in section 2 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), directly
or indirectly, including through any subsidiary, to extend or
maintain credit, to arrange for the extension of credit, or to
renew an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan
to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof)
of that issuer. An extension of credit maintained by the issuer
on the date of enactment of this subsection shall not be subject
to the provisions of this subsection, provided that there is
no material modification to any term of any such extension
of credit or any renewal of any such extension of credit on
or after that date of enactment.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (1) does not preclude any
home improvement and manufactured home loans (as that term
is defined in section 5 of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12
U.S.C. 1464)), consumer credit (as defined in section 103 of
the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602)), or any extension
of credit under an open end credit plan (as defined in section
103 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602)), or a charge
card (as defined in section 127(c)(4)(e) of the Truth in Lending
Act (15 U.S.C. 1637(c)(4)(e)), or any extension of credit by
a broker or dealer registered under section 15 of this title
to an employee of that broker or dealer to buy, trade, or
carry securities, that is permitted under rules or regulations
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System pursuant
to section 7 of this title (other than an extension of credit
that would be used to purchase the stock of that issuer), that
is—
‘‘(A) made or provided in the ordinary course of the
consumer credit business of such issuer;
‘‘(B) of a type that is generally made available by
such issuer to the public; and
‘‘(C) made by such issuer on market terms, or terms
that are no more favorable than those offered by the issuer
to the general public for such extensions of credit.
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN LOANS.—Paragraph
(1) does not apply to any loan made or maintained
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by an insured depository institution (as defined in section 3
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)), if
the loan is subject to the insider lending restrictions of section
22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 375b).’’.
SEC. 403. DISCLOSURES OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MANAGEMENT
AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78p) is amended by striking the heading of
such section and subsection (a) and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 16. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS.
‘‘(a) DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.—
‘‘(1) DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
REQUIRED TO FILE.—Every person who is directly or indirectly
the beneficial owner of more than 10 percent of any class
of any equity security (other than an exempted security) which
is registered pursuant to section 12, or who is a director or
an officer of the issuer of such security, shall file the statements
required by this subsection with the Commission (and, if such
security is registered on a national securities exchange, also
with the exchange).
‘‘(2) TIME OF FILING.—The statements required by this subsection
shall be filed—
‘‘(A) at the time of the registration of such security
on a national securities exchange or by the effective date
of a registration statement filed pursuant to section 12(g);
‘‘(B) within 10 days after he or she becomes such
beneficial owner, director, or officer;
‘‘(C) if there has been a change in such ownership,
or if such person shall have purchased or sold a securitybased
swap agreement (as defined in section 206(b) of
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 78c note)) involving
such equity security, before the end of the second business
day following the day on which the subject transaction
has been executed, or at such other time as the Commission
shall establish, by rule, in any case in which the Commission
determines that such 2-day period is not feasible.
‘‘(3) CONTENTS OF STATEMENTS.—A statement filed—
‘‘(A) under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2)
shall contain a statement of the amount of all equity securities
of such issuer of which the filing person is the beneficial
owner; and
‘‘(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 state
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ENHANCED CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS.(a) PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL LOANS TO EXECUTIVES.—Section13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m), asamended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:‘‘(k) PROHIBITION ON PERSONAL LOANS TO EXECUTIVES.—‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any issuer (asdefined in section 2 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), directlyor indirectly, including through any subsidiary, to extend ormaintain credit, to arrange for the extension of credit, or torenew an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loanto or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof)of that issuer. An extension of credit maintained by the issueron the date of enactment of this subsection shall not be subjectto the provisions of this subsection, provided that there isno material modification to any term of any such extensionof credit or any renewal of any such extension of credit onor after that date of enactment.‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (1) does not preclude anyhome improvement and manufactured home loans (as that termis defined in section 5 of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12U.S.C. 1464)), consumer credit (as defined in section 103 ofthe Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602)), or any extensionof credit under an open end credit plan (as defined in section103 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602)), or a chargecard (as defined in section 127(c)(4)(e) of the Truth in LendingAct (15 U.S.C. 1637(c)(4)(e)), or any extension of credit bya broker or dealer registered under section 15 of this titleto an employee of that broker or dealer to buy, trade, orcarry securities, that is permitted under rules or regulationsof the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System pursuantto section 7 of this title (other than an extension of creditthat would be used to purchase the stock of that issuer), thatis—‘‘(A) made or provided in the ordinary course of theconsumer credit business of such issuer;‘‘(B) of a type that is generally made available bysuch issuer to the public; and‘‘(C) made by such issuer on market terms, or termsthat are no more favorable than those offered by the issuerto the general public for such extensions of credit.‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN LOANS.—Paragraph(1) does not apply to any loan made or maintainedVerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:34 Sep 09, 2004 Jkt 019194 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 O:TURNEYPUBL204.116 APPS10 PsN: PUBL204116 STAT. 788 PUBLIC LAW 107–204—JULY 30, 2002
by an insured depository institution (as defined in section 3
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)), if
the loan is subject to the insider lending restrictions of section
22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 375b).’’.
SEC. 403. DISCLOSURES OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MANAGEMENT
AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78p) is amended by striking the heading of
such section and subsection (a) and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 16. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS.
‘‘(a) DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.—
‘‘(1) DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
REQUIRED TO FILE.—Every person who is directly or indirectly
the beneficial owner of more than 10 percent of any class
of any equity security (other than an exempted security) which
is registered pursuant to section 12, or who is a director or
an officer of the issuer of such security, shall file the statements
required by this subsection with the Commission (and, if such
security is registered on a national securities exchange, also
with the exchange).
‘‘(2) TIME OF FILING.—The statements required by this subsection
shall be filed—
‘‘(A) at the time of the registration of such security
on a national securities exchange or by the effective date
of a registration statement filed pursuant to section 12(g);
‘‘(B) within 10 days after he or she becomes such
beneficial owner, director, or officer;
‘‘(C) if there has been a change in such ownership,
or if such person shall have purchased or sold a securitybased
swap agreement (as defined in section 206(b) of
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 78c note)) involving
such equity security, before the end of the second business
day following the day on which the subject transaction
has been executed, or at such other time as the Commission
shall establish, by rule, in any case in which the Commission
determines that such 2-day period is not feasible.
‘‘(3) CONTENTS OF STATEMENTS.—A statement filed—
‘‘(A) under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2)
shall contain a statement of the amount of all equity securities
of such issuer of which the filing person is the beneficial
owner; and
‘‘(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 state
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