,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #be1 #bjba,mr4  
,waltz 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1    
,mr4 ,joyce of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4      
,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4    
,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,gooden of       
,texas1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,posey1    
,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,mrs4      
,mc,clain1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1    
,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mrs4 ,hinson1 ,mr4 ,womack1
 ,ms4 ,cheney1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,mast1 
and ,mr4 ,bishop of ,north ,carolina7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform  ,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 is prevented from     
conducting a complete inspection or     
investigation of a registered public    
accounting firm under section #ajd of   
the ,sarbanes-,oxley ,act of #bjjb 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #gbad7 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    
7#b74  4