About This Report
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) fscal year(FY) 2012 Agency Financial Report (AFR) provides fnancial and high-level perormance results that enable the President, Congress, andthe public to assess the SEC’s accomplishments and understandits fnancial picture. This report provides inormation that satisfesrequirements contained in the ollowing laws and regulations:
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Accountability o Tax Dollars Act o 2002
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Improper Payments Inormation Act o 2002, as amended
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Reports Consolidation Act o 2000
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Government Management Reorm Act o 1994
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GPRA Modernization Act o 2010
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Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act o 1982
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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reorm and Consumer Protection Act Subtitle F. Sec. 963. Annual FinancialControls Audit and Sec. 922. Whistleblower Protection
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Ofce o Management and Budget Circular A-123,
Management’s Responsibility for Internal Control
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Ofce o Management and Budget Circular A-136,
Financial Reporting Requirements
This year, the SEC is producing an AFR, with a primary ocus on fnancial results, and an Annual
Perormance Report (APR), with a primary ocus on strategic goals and perormance results, in lieu o a
combined Perormance and Accountability Report. The FY 2012 APR will be included in the SEC FY 2014
Congressional Budget Justifcation in February 2013. An electronic version o the SEC FY 2012 AFR isavailable at
To comment on or obtain a hard copy o theSEC’s FY 2012 AFR, email SECAFR@sec.gov.