15 U.S.C. § 78d: Report on oversight of national securities associations

the governance of such national securities associations, including the identification and management of conflicts of interest by such national securities associations, together with an analysis of the impact of any conflicts of interest on the regulatory enforcement or rulemaking by such national securities associations; the examinations carried out by the national securities associations, including the expertise of the examiners; the executive compensation practices of such national securities associations; the arbitration services provided by the national securities associations; the review performed by national securities associations of advertising by the members of the national securities associations; the cooperation with and assistance to State securities administrators by the national securities associations to promote investor protection; the methods of funding; the sufficiency of funds; how funds are invested by the national securities association pending use; and the impact of the methods, sufficiency, and investment of funds on regulatory enforcement by the national securities associations; the policies regarding the employment of former employees of national securities associations by regulated entities; the ongoing effectiveness of the rules of the national securities associations in achieving the goals of the rules; the transparency of governance and activities of the national securities associations; and any other issue that has an impact, as determined by the Comptroller General, on the effectiveness of such national securities associations in performing their mission and in dealing fairly with investors and members; 1 1 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period. The Commission shall reimburse the Government Accountability Office for the full cost of making the reports under subsection (a), as billed therefor by the Comptroller General. be credited to the appropriation account “Salaries and Expenses, Government Accountability Office” current when the payment is received; and remain available until expended.