S 2339 · 95th Congress · Municipal finance
Municipal Securities Full Disclosure Act
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.(1977-12-01)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
Municipal Securities Full Disclosure Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require preparation of an annual report by any issuer of municipal securities which has outstanding during any portion of a fiscal year an aggregate principal amount of municipal securities exceeding $50,000,000. Requires that such report contain specified information including: (1) identification and description of the issuer; (2) a description of the issuer's debt structure; (3) history of any default in payments of principal or interest; (4) description of issuers' tax authority and structure; and (5) a detailed financial statement. Requires that any issuer that offers or sells an issue of municipal securities shall prepare a distribution statement. Permits exceptions for offers or sales. Prescribes that such statement contain among other things: (1) a description of the offering, its price and plan of distribution; (2) a description of the security to be offered; (3) a description of intended use of the proceeds; and (4) a statement of counsel's opinion as to the legality of the offering. Exempts issuers in States with disclosure requirements conforming to the standards of this Act from rep…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only