15 USC 7219 - Funding

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section is comprised of section 109 of Puspan. L. 107–204. Subsec. (i) of section 109 of Puspan. L. 107–204 amended section 78m of this title.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (c)(2). Puspan. L. 111–203, § 982(h)(1), substituted “subsection (j)” for “subsection (i)”.

Subsec. (d)(2). Puspan. L. 111–203, § 982(h)(2)(A), substituted “and among brokers and dealers, in accordance with subsection (h), and allowing for differentiation among classes of issuers, brokers and dealers, as appropriate” for “allowing for differentiation among classes of issuers, as appropriate”.

Subsec. (d)(3). Puspan. L. 111–203, § 982(h)(2)(B), added par. (3).

Subsecs. (h) to (k). Puspan. L. 111–203, § 982(h)(3), (4), added subsec. (h) and redesignated former subsecs. (h) to (j) as (i) to (k), respectively.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 111–203 effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Puspan. L. 111–203, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.

Obligation of Funds for Accounting Scholarship Program

Puspan. L. 116–93, div. C, title VI, § 620(span), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2481, provided that:

“Beginning in fiscal year 2021 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Board [Public Company Accounting Oversight Board] shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–204) [15 U.S.C. 7219(c)(2)] in such fiscal year in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amounts of funds collected by the Board between October 1 and September 30 of such fiscal year, including accrued interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary penalties. Funds made available for obligation in any fiscal year shall be in addition to amounts made available in prior fiscal years and shall remain available until expended.”

Monetary Penalties To Fund Scholarships for Accounting Students

Puspan. L. 116–6, div. D, title VI, § 620, Fespan. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 184, provided in part that:

“Beginning in fiscal year 2020 and for each fiscal year thereafter, monetary penalties collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 7215 shall be deposited in the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board account as discretionary offsetting receipts.”