,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #f1  
#bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,mrs4           
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1   
,mr4 ,hawley1 and ,mr4 ,braun7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to provide that sums in the ,thrift     
,savings ,fund may not be invested in   
securities that are listed on certain   
foreign exchanges1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,taxpayers and      
,savers ,protection ,act or the ,,tsp   
,act4  #b4 ,investment of ,thrift       
,savings ,fund ,section #hdch of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7i7  
7#a7 ,in this subsection--  7,a7 the    
term ,,pcaob means the ,public ,company 

,accounting ,oversight ,board2 and  7,b7
 the term registered public accounting  
firm has the meaning given the term in  
section #b7;a7 of the ,sarbanes-,oxley  
,act of #bjjb 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gbja7;a774
  7#b7 ,notwithstanding any other       
provision of this section1 no sums in   
the ,thrift ,savings ,fund may be       
invested in any security that is listed 
on an exchange in a jurisdiction in     
which the ,,pcaob--  7,a7 has never     
conducted an inspection or investigation
 of a registered public accounting firm 
under section #ajd of the               
,sarbanes-,oxley ,act of #bjjb 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #gbad72 and  7,b7 is prevented
 from conducting a complete inspection  
or investigation described in           
subparagraph 7,a7 because of a position 
taken by an authority in that           
jurisdiction1 as determined by the      
,,pcaob4  7#c7 ,the ,board shall consult
 with the ,securities and ,exchange     
,commission on a biennial basis in order
 to ensure compliance with paragraph    

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