2018 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 98 - Public Company Accounting Reform and Corporate Responsibility
Subchapter II - Auditor Independence
Sec. 7232 - Study of mandatory rotation of registered public accounting firms

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 7232 (2018)
Section Name §7232. Study of mandatory rotation of registered public accounting firms
Section Text (a) Study and review required

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and review of the potential effects of requiring the mandatory rotation of registered public accounting firms.

(b) Report required

Not later than 1 year after July 30, 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives on the results of the study and review required by this section.

(c) Definition

For purposes of this section, the term "mandatory rotation" refers to the imposition of a limit on the period of years in which a particular registered public accounting firm may be the auditor of record for a particular issuer.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 107–204, title II, §207, July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 775.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 98 - PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING REFORM AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
SUBCHAPTER II - AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE
Sec. 7232 - Study of mandatory rotation of registered public accounting firms
Contains section 7232
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 116 Stat. 775
Public Law References Public Law 107-204
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