Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§7232 Study of Mandatory Rotation of Registered Public Accounting Firms
Title 15 › CHAPTER 98 — PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING REFORM AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY › SUBCHAPTER II — AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE › § 7232
Summary
Comptroller General must study what would happen if audit firms had to rotate and must send a report to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services within 1 year after July 30, 2002. "Mandatory rotation" means putting a limit on how many years one firm can be the auditor for a particular issuer.
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Title 15, §7232
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(a)Study and review required
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and review of the potential effects of requiring the mandatory rotation of registered public accounting firms.
(b)Report required
Not later than 1 year after July 30, 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives on the results of the study and review required by this section.
(c)Definition
For purposes of this section, the term “mandatory rotation” refers to the imposition of a limit on the period of years in which a particular registered public accounting firm may be the auditor of record for a particular issuer.
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15 U.S.C. § 7232
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110