,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #f1 #bjai,mr4 
,rubio 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4   
,romney1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,scott ( 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 & ,mr4 ,braun7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 to provide t sums 9 !     
,?rift ,sav+s ,fund may n be inve/$ 9   
securities t are li/$ on c]ta9 =eign    
ex*anges1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,taxpay]s & ,sav]s ,protection ,act or !
 ,,tsp ,act4  #b4 ,inve/m5t ( ,?rift    
,sav+s ,fund ,section #hdch ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7i7 7#a7 ,9 ?is       
subsection--  7,a7 ! t]m ,,pcaob means !
 ,public ,company ,acc\nt+ ,ov]sight    
,bo>d2 &  7,b7 ! t]m regi/]$ public     
acc\nt+ firm has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #b7;a7 ( ! ,s>banes-,oxley ,act 

( #bjjb 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gbja7;a774  7#b7
 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is       
section1 no sums 9 ! ,?rift ,sav+s ,fund
 may be inve/$ 9 any security t is li/$ 
on an ex*ange 9 a jurisdiction 9 :i* !  
,,pcaob--  7,a7 has nev] conduct$ an    
inspection or inve/igation ( a regi/]$  
public acc\nt+ firm "u section #ajd ( ! 
,s>banes-,oxley ,act ( #bjjb 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #gbad72 &  7,b7 is prev5t$ f  
conduct+ a complete inspection or       
inve/igation describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7
 because ( a position tak5 by an        
au?ority 9 t jurisdiction1 z det]m9$ by 
! ,,pcaob4  7#c7 ,! ,bo>d %all consult )
 ! ,securities & ,ex*ange ,commission on
 a bi5nial basis 9 ord] to ensure       
compliance ) p>agraph 7#b74  4