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On June 2, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for public comment. The plan refocuses the agency on its core three-part mandate established by Congress more than 90 years ago: protecting investors, maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitating capital formation. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins said the Draft Strategic Plan advances three important goals. The first goal renews regulatory policy focus to support innovation, capital formation, market efficiency, and investor protection through clear, fit-for-purpose rules that foster responsible innovation and deter misconduct. This includes modernising and simplifying disclosure practices, expanding access to private markets, and enabling new capital-raising pathways for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The plan specifically aims to provide a firm regulatory foundation for digital assets and distributed ledger technologies through a rational, coherent, and principled approach. The second goal shifts regulatory practices to increase stakeholder engagement, facilitate compliance efforts of market participants, and restore the SEC's enforcement approach to Congress' original intent. This involves increasing staff engagement with business and industry groups while policing violations of established law such as fraud and manipulation rather than expanding regulatory reach through ad hoc enforcement actions. The plan also includes periodic, retrospective reviews of existing rules and an assessment of the agency's administrative law framework. The third goal optimises operational efficiency by enhancing organisational structure, modernising technology, reforming employee performance management, and implementing robust internal performance reporting. The plan prioritises comprehensive review of legacy systems, including EDGAR, and adoption of secure, scalable infrastructure. It identifies responsible use of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies as mechanisms to improve oversight, reduce costs, and unlock new efficiencies. The comment period closes on July 2, 2026. Submissions should reference File Number DSP-3 and can be made electronically via the SEC's internet comment form or by email to rule-comments@sec.gov, or by paper submission to the SEC Secretary at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.