--- kind: "section" citation: "15 U.S.C. § 78d–6" title: "15" title_heading: "Commerce and Trade" number: "78d–6" heading: "Report and certification of internal supervisory controls" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/78d-6" units: - "Chapter 2B — Securities Exchanges" --- # §78d–6. Report and certification of internal supervisory controls - (a) **Annual reports and certification—** Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the [Commission](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-15) 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 conduct by the [Commission](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-15) of examinations of registered entities, enforcement investigations, and review of corporate financial [securities](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-10) filings. - (b) **Contents of reports—** Each report under [subsection (a)](#a) shall contain— - (1) an assessment, as of the end of the most recent fiscal year, of the effectiveness of— - (A) the internal supervisory controls of the [Commission](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-15); and - (B) the procedures of the [Commission](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-15) applicable to the staff of the [Commission](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-15) who perform examinations of registered entities, enforcement investigations, and reviews of corporate financial [securities](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-10) filings; - (2) a certification that the [Commission](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-15) has adequate internal supervisory controls to carry out the duties of the [Commission](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-15) described in [paragraph (1)(B)](#b-1-B); and - (3) a summary by the Comptroller General of the United States of the review carried out under [subsection (d)](#d).[^1] - (c) **Certification—** - (1) **Signature—** The certification under [subsection (b)(2)](#b-2) shall be signed by the [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) of the Division of Enforcement, the [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) of the Division of Corporation Finance, and the [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (or the head of any successor division or office). - (2) **Content of certification—** Each individual described in [paragraph (1)](#c-1) shall certify that the individual— - (A) is directly responsible for establishing and maintaining the internal supervisory controls of the Division or Office of which the individual is the head; - (B) is knowledgeable about the internal supervisory controls of the Division or Office of which the individual is the head; - (C) has evaluated the effectiveness of the internal supervisory controls during the 90-day period ending on the final day of the fiscal year to which the report relates; and - (D) has disclosed to the [Commission](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-15) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal supervisory controls that could adversely affect the ability of the Division or Office to consistently conduct inspections, or investigations, or reviews of filings with professional competence and integrity. - (d) **New Director or Acting Director—** Notwithstanding [subsection (a)](#a), if the [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) of the Division of Enforcement, the [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) of the Division of Corporate Finance, or the [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations has served as [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) of the Division or Office for less than 90 days on the date on which a report is required to be submitted under [subsection (a)](#a), the [Commission](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-15) may submit the report on the date on which the [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) has served as [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) for 90 days. If there is no [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) of the Division of Enforcement, the Division of Corporate Finance, or the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, on the date on which a report is required to be submitted under [subsection (a)](#a), the Acting [Director](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-7) of the Division or Office may make the certification required under [subsection (c)](#c). - (e) **Review by the Comptroller General—** - (1) **Report—** The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report that contains a review of the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal supervisory control structure and procedures described in [subsection (b)(1)](#b-1), not less frequently than once every 3 years, at a time to coincide with the publication of the reports of the [Commission](/usc/15/78c.md?p=a-15) under this section. - (2) **Authority to hire experts—** The Comptroller General of the United States may hire independent consultants with specialized expertise in any area relevant to the duties of the Comptroller General described in this section, in order to assist the Comptroller General in carrying out such duties. ## Footnotes [^1]: So in original. Probably should be “(e).” ## Source credit (Pub. L. 111–203, title IX, § 961, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1907.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### Codification Section was enacted as part of the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 and also as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and not as part of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which comprises this chapter. ### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ### Effective Date Section effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking. ### Definitions For definitions of terms used in this section, see section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.