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I 117th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 3260 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2021 Mr. Sherman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that certain issuers make disclosures regarding general ledger accounts reconciliation, and for other purposes.

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General ledger accounts reconciliation

Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end the following: (s)

General ledger accounts reconciliation

(1)

In general

Each covered issuer required to file an annual or quarterly report under subsection (a) shall disclose in that report whether such covered issuer has, at the time of such report, completed a general ledger accounts reconciliation for the most recent fiscal quarter and most recent fiscal year, respectively. (2)

Covered issuer defined

For purposes of this subsection, the term covered issuer means an issuer with respect to which a civil or criminal penalty has been imposed under the securities laws by reason of the internal control over financial reporting of such issuer related to the failure of such issuer to reconcile general ledger accounts..