PENNY STOCK REFORM ACT OF 1990
TEMPORARY REPORTING PROVISIONS
Public Law 101-429
PENNY STOCK REFORM ACT OF 1990
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101-429
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PENNY STOCK REFORM ACT OF 1990
[Title V of the Securities Enforcement Remedies and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 (P.L. 101–429), October 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 951]
[Public Law 101-429]
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TITLE V—

PENNY STOCK REFORM
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SEC. 504.
[78o note]

EXPANSION OF SECTION 15(b) SANCTION AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO PENNY STOCKS.
(a) * * *
(b)

Recommendations.—
Within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall submit to each House of the Congress such recommendations as the Commission considers appropriate with respect to further revision of section 15(b)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(b)(6)). In preparing such recommendations, the Commission shall consider the desirability and effect of expanding the applicability of such section to any promoter, finder, consultant, agent or other person who engages in activities with a broker, dealer, or issuer for purposes of the issuance of or trading in, or inducing or attempting to induce the purchase or sale of, any security (and not just penny stock).
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SEC. 510.
[78s note]

REVIEW OF REGULATORY STRUCTURES AND PROCEDURES.
(a)

Review Required.—
The Comptroller General, in consultation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, shall conduct a review of the rules, procedures, facilities, and oversight and enforcement activities of self-regulatory organizations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to penny stocks (within the meaning of section 3(a)(51) of such Act). Such review shall include an analysis of—
(1)
the resources devoted by self-regulatory organizations to the detection, investigation, prosecution, and correction of fraud and abuse in the trading of such penny stocks;
(2)
the methods and techniques used, and alternative methods which may be used, in those oversight and enforcement activities, including methods and techniques involving coordinated oversight and enforcement activities with other Federal and State authorities;
(3)
the adequacy of the rules, procedures, and facilities of such self-regulatory organizations for the prevention of excessive spreads and markups, unscrupulous sales practices, and other conduct inconsistent with high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade;
(4)
any obstacles to or limitations on the authority of self-regulatory organizations that impair the conduct of those oversight and enforcement activities;
(5)
the adequacy of current listing and maintenance requirements and procedures and the potential for erosion of such requirements and procedures due to issuer avoidance of penny stock designation and regulation; and
(6)
such other matters as the Comptroller General considers necessary or appropriate.
(b)

Report.—
Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the review required by subsection (a). Such report shall include, in addition to a statement of findings with respect to each matter described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of such subsection, such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate with respect to legislative or administrative changes.