For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 3, 2003
President Signs Legislation
Statement by the Press Secretary
On Thursday, July 3, 2003, the President signed into law:
H.R. 658, the Accountant, Compliance, and Enforcement Staffing Act
of 2003, which authorizes the SEC to appoint candidates to accountant,
economist, and securities compliance examiner positions in accordance
with excepted service rules and provides that these positions would
not, as a result, be converted from the competitive service.
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