S. 3717 · Became law

Public Law 111-257

Official title: “To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.”

House: voice vote · Senate: without objection
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