[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12149]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED

       SA 4173. Mr. SARBANES proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
     2673, to improve quality and transparency in financial 
     reporting and independent audits and accounting services for 
     public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting 
     Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting process for 
     accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms 
     that audit public companies, to increase corporate 
     responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial 
     disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of 
     securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange 
     Commission resources and oversight, and for other purposes.

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