Sec. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT
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## SEC. 2 DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT Section 104 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(i) Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections > > > #### “(1) Definitions > > In this subsection— > > > ##### “(A) > > the term ‘covered issuer’ means an issuer that is required to file reports under section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m, 78o(d)); and > > > ##### “(B) > > the term ‘non-inspection year’ means, with respect to a covered issuer, a year— > > > ###### “(i) > > during which the Commission identifies the covered issuer under paragraph (2)(A) with respect to every report described in subparagraph
(A)filed by the covered issuer during that year; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > that begins after the date of enactment of this subsection. > > > #### “(2) Disclosure to commission > > The Commission shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > identify each covered issuer that, with respect to the preparation of the audit report on the financial statement of the covered issuer that is included in a report described in paragraph (1)(A) filed by the covered issuer, retains a registered public accounting firm that has a branch or office that— > > > ###### “(i) > > is located in a foreign jurisdiction; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the Board is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction described in clause (i), as determined by the Board; and > > > ##### “(B) > > require each covered issuer identified under subparagraph
(A)to, in accordance with the rules issued by the Commission under paragraph (4), submit to the Commission documentation that establishes that the covered issuer is not owned or controlled by a governmental entity in the foreign jurisdiction described in subparagraph (A)(i). > > > #### “(3) Trading prohibition after 3 years of non-inspections > > > ##### “(A) In general > > If the Commission determines that a covered issuer has 3 consecutive non-inspection years, the Commission shall prohibit the securities of the covered issuer from being traded— > > > ###### “(i) > > on a national securities exchange; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > through any other method that is within the jurisdiction of the Commission to regulate, including through the method of trading that is commonly referred to as the ‘over-the-counter’ trading of securities. > > > ##### “(B) Removal of initial prohibition > > If, after the Commission imposes a prohibition on a covered issuer under subparagraph (A), the covered issuer certifies to the Commission that the covered issuer has retained a registered public accounting firm that the Board has inspected under this section to the satisfaction of the Commission, the Commission shall end that prohibition. > > > ##### “(C) Recurrence of non-inspection years > > If, after the Commission ends a prohibition under subparagraph
(B)or
(D)with respect to a covered issuer, the Commission determines that the covered issuer has a non-inspection year, the Commission shall prohibit the securities of the covered issuer from being traded— > > > ###### “(i) > > on a national securities exchange; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > through any other method that is within the jurisdiction of the Commission to regulate, including through the method of trading that is commonly referred to as the ‘over-the-counter’ trading of securities. > > > ##### “(D) Removal of subsequent prohibition > > If, after the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the Commission imposes a prohibition on a covered issuer under subparagraph (C), the covered issuer certifies to the Commission that the covered issuer will retain a registered public accounting firm that the Board is able to inspect under this section, the Commission shall end that prohibition. > > > #### “(4) Rules > > Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall issue rules that establish the manner and form in which a covered issuer shall make a submission required under paragraph (2)(B). ” > .
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