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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 13, 2002
Financial Accuracy in Reporting Act 2002 - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise auditor independence rules governing non-audit services for an audit client to establish standards pertaining to fiscal period audits as of October 1, 2002, that are consistent with, and at least as stringent as those established in the revisions of the Government Auditing Standards by the Comptroller General on January 25, 2002.Directs the Commission to prescribe such revisions within one year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D–NY
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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