Statement Summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a Draft Strategic Plan aimed at reaffirming its core mission of investor protection, maintaining fair markets, and facilitating capital formation, as established by Congress over 90 years ago. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins emphasizes that the agency will focus on these principles throughout his tenure.
Key Goals and Public Engagement
The Draft Plan outlines three key goals, inviting the public and market participants to comment on best practices to uphold U.S. business standards. Comments can be submitted via the SEC’s website or by email until July 2, 2026, with the assurance that submissions will be publicly accessible.
The SEC’s engagement in developing the plan included consultations with various stakeholders, including investors and financial experts.
Original Statement
The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a Draft Strategic Plan that focuses on returning the agency to the core mission set by Congress more than 90 years ago: protecting investors; maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitating capital formation.
“During my tenure as Chairman, the Commission will not stray from this core three-part mission, and the Draft Strategic Plan focuses on three important goals to advance our mandate,” said SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins. “I encourage market participants and the general public to provide comment on best practices to ensure our regulatory framework upholds the United States as the best and most secure place to do business.”
Submitting Comments
The three goals set forth in the Draft Strategic Plan:
- Members of the public who wish to provide their views on the Draft Strategic Plan may submit comments through any of the following methods:
- Use the Commission’s internet comment form or send an email to rule-comments or paper comments to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.
- All submissions should refer to File Number DSP-3. This file number should be included on the subject line if email is used.
- Please submit comments using one method only.
Information received will be posted on the SEC’s website without change. Individuals submitting comments are cautioned that personal identifying information will not be redacted or edited from comment submissions. Submit only information that you wish to make publicly available. Submitted material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection may be redacted in part or withheld entirely from publication. Comments should be submitted no later than July 2, 2026.
In developing the Draft Strategic Plan, the SEC took into account the information gleaned from meetings with the many external parties with which the agency interacts on a regular basis, including members of Congress and congressional committees, investors, businesses, financial market participants, academics, and other experts and stakeholders.
