(a) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Section 21C of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u–3) is amended
by adding at the end the following‘‘(f) AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION TO PROHIBIT PERSONS FROM
SERVING AS OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS.—In any cease-and-desist proceeding
under subsection (a), the Commission may issue an order
to prohibit, conditionally or unconditionally, and permanently or
for such period of time as it shall determine, any person who
has violated section 10(b) or the rules or regulations thereunder,
from acting as an officer or director of any issuer that has a
class of securities registered pursuant to section 12, or that is
required to file reports pursuant to section 15(d), if the conduct
of that person demonstrates unfitness to serve as an officer or
director of any such issuer