Section 939E
Government Accountability Office Study on the Creation of an Independent Professional Analyst Organization
Section 939E of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was not codified. It reads as follows:
SEC. 939E. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY ON THE CREATION OF AN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ANALYST ORGANIZATION.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the feasibility and merits of creating an independent professional organization for rating analysts employed by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations that would be responsible for--
(1) establishing independent standards for governing the profession of rating analysts;
(2) establishing a code of ethical conduct; and
(3) overseeing the profession of rating analysts.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of publication of
the rules issued by the Commission pursuant to section 936, the Comptroller General 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 on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).