[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9342 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9342
To amend the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisors
Act of 1940 with respect to the determination of violations.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 9, 2024
Mr. Sessions introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To amend the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisors
Act of 1940 with respect to the determination of violations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Enforcement Clarity Act
of 2024'' or the ``SEC Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF THE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS.
(a) Securities Act of 1933.--The Securities Act of 1933 is
amended--
(1) in section 8A(g) (15 U.S.C. 77h-1(g)), by adding at the
end the following:
``(4) Determination of number of violations.--For purposes
of determining the number of violations for which to impose
penalties under paragraph (1), separate acts of noncompliance
are a single violation when the acts are the result of--
``(A) a common or a substantially overlapping
originating cause;
``(B) the same misstatement or omission; or
``(C) a continuing failure to comply.''; and
(2) in section 20(d) (15 U.S.C. 77t(d)), by adding at the
end the following:
``(5) Determination of number of violations.--For purposes
of determining the number of violations for which to impose
penalties under paragraph (1), separate acts of noncompliance
are a single violation when the acts are the result of--
``(A) a common or a substantially overlapping
originating cause;
``(B) the same misstatement or omission; or
``(C) a continuing failure to comply.''.
(b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--The Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 is amended--
(1) in section 21(d)(3) (15 U.S.C. 78u(d)(3)), by adding at
the end the following:
``(E) Determination of number of violations.--For purposes
of determining the number of violations for which to impose
penalties under subparagraph (A)(i), separate acts of
noncompliance are a single violation when the acts are the
result of--
``(i) a common or a substantially overlapping
originating cause;
``(ii) the same misstatement or omission; or
``(iii) a continuing failure to comply.'';
(2) in section 21B(a) (15 U.S.C. 78u-2(b)), by adding at
the end the following:
``(3) Determination of number of violations, acts, or
omissions.--For purposes of determining the number of
violations, acts, or omissions for which to impose penalties
under this subsection, separate acts of noncompliance are a
single violation, act, or omission when the acts are the result
of--
``(A) a common or a substantially overlapping
originating cause;
``(B) the same misstatement or omission; or
``(C) a continuing failure to comply.''; and
(3) in section 32 (15 U.S.C. 78ff), by adding at the end
the following:
``(d) Determination of Number of Violations.--For purposes of
determining the number of violations for which to impose penalties
under subsection (c), separate acts of noncompliance are a single
violation when the acts are the result of--
``(1) a common or a substantially overlapping originating
cause;
``(2) the same misstatement or omission; or
``(3) a continuing failure to comply.''.
(c) Investment Company Act of 1940.--The Investment Company Act of
1940 is amended--
(1) in section 9(d) (15 U.S.C. 80a-9(d)), by adding at the
end the following:
``(5) Determination of number of violations, acts, or
omissions.--For purposes of determining the number of
violations, acts, or omissions for which to impose penalties
under paragraph (1), separate acts of noncompliance are a
single violation, act, or omission when the acts are the result
of--
``(A) a common or a substantially overlapping
originating cause;
``(B) the same misstatement or omission; or
``(C) a continuing failure to comply.''; and
(2) in section 42(e) (15 U.S.C. 80a-41(e)), by adding at
the end the following:
``(5) Determination of number of violations.--For purposes
of determining the number of violations for which to impose
penalties under paragraph (1), separate acts of noncompliance
are a single violation when the acts are the result of--
``(A) a common or a substantially overlapping
originating cause;
``(B) the same misstatement or omission; or
``(C) a continuing failure to comply.''.
(d) Investment Advisors Act of 1940.--The Investment Advisers Act
of 1940 is amended--
(1) in section 203(i) (15 U.S.C. 80b-3(i)), by adding at
the end the following:
``(5) Determination of number of violations, acts, or
omissions.--For purposes of determining the number of
violations, acts, or omissions for which to impose penalties
under paragraph (1), separate acts of noncompliance are a
single violation, act, or omission when the acts are the result
of--
``(A) a common or a substantially overlapping
originating cause;
``(B) the same misstatement or omission; or
``(C) a continuing failure to comply.''; and
(2) in section 209(e) (15 U.S.C. 80b-9(e)), by adding at
the end the following:
``(5) Determination of number of violations.--For purposes
of determining the number of violations for which to impose
penalties under paragraph (1), separate acts of noncompliance
are a single violation when the acts are the result of--
``(A) a common or a substantially overlapping
originating cause;
``(B) the same misstatement or omission; or
``(C) a continuing failure to comply.''.
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