I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6604 
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and 
accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2008 
Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. ETHERIDGE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater 
transparency and accountability to commodity markets, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commodity Markets 
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Definition of energy commodity. 
Sec. 4. Speculative limits and transparency of off-shore trading. 
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Sec. 5. Disaggregation of index funds and other data in energy and agriculture 
markets. 
Sec. 6. Detailed reporting from index traders and swap dealers. 
Sec. 7. Transparency and recordkeeping authorities. 
Sec. 8. Trading limits to prevent excessive speculation. 
Sec. 9. Modifications to core principles applicable to position limits for con-
tracts in agricultural and energy commodities. 
Sec. 10. CFTC Administration. 
Sec. 11. Review of prior actions. 
Sec. 12. Review of over-the-counter markets. 
Sec. 13. Studies; reports. 
Sec. 14. Over-the-counter authority. 
Sec. 15. Expedited process. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF ENERGY COMMODITY. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ENERGY COMMODITY.—Section 
1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through 
(34) as paragraphs (14) through (35), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(13) ENERGY COMMODITY.—The term ‘energy 
commodity’ means— 
‘‘(A) coal; 
‘‘(B) crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet 
fuel, heating oil, and propane; 
‘‘(C) electricity; 
‘‘(D) natural gas; and 
‘‘(E) any other substance that is used as 
a source of energy, as the Commission, in its 
discretion, deems appropriate.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(cc) of the Com-
modity 
Exchange 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)(cc)) is amended— 
(A) in subitem (AA), by striking ‘‘section 
1a(20)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1a(21)’’; and 
(B) in subitem (BB), by striking ‘‘section 
1a(20)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1a(21)’’. 
(2) Section 13106(b)(1) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by striking 
‘‘section 1a(32)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1a’’. 
(3) Section 402 of the Legal Certainty for 
Bank Products Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 27) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 1a(20)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1a’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘section 1a(33)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1a’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking 
‘‘section 1a(13)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1a’’. 
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SEC. 4. SPECULATIVE LIMITS AND TRANSPARENCY OF OFF- 
SHORE TRADING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Commodity Ex-
change Act (7 U.S.C. 6) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) FOREIGN BOARDS OF TRADE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may not 
permit a foreign board of trade to provide to the 
members of the foreign board of trade or other par-
ticipants located in the United States direct access 
to the electronic trading and order matching system 
of the foreign board of trade with respect to an 
agreement, contract, or transaction in an energy or 
agricultural commodity that settles against any price 
(including the daily or final settlement price) of 1 or 
more contracts listed for trading on a registered en-
tity, unless— 
‘‘(A) the foreign board of trade makes pub-
lic daily trading information regarding the 
agreement, contract, or transaction that is com-
parable to the daily trading information pub-
lished by the registered entity for the 1 or more 
contracts against which the agreement, con-
tract, or transaction traded on the foreign 
board of trade settles; and 
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(2) Section 4 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 6) is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) A person registered with the Commission, or ex-
empt from registration by the Commission, under this Act 
may not be found to have violated subsection (a) with re-
spect to a transaction in, or in connection with, a contract 
of sale of a commodity for future delivery if the person 
has reason to believe the transaction and the contract is 
made on or subject to the rules of a board of trade that 
is legally organized under the laws of a foreign country, 
authorized to act as a board of trade by a foreign futures 
authority, subject to regulation by the foreign futures au-
thority, and has not been determined by the Commission 
to be operating in violation of subsection (a).’’. 
(c) CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT FOR FOREIGN FU-
TURES CONTRACTS.—Section 22(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
25(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) A contract of sale of a commodity for fu-
ture delivery traded or executed on or through the 
facilities of a board of trade, exchange, or market lo-
cated outside the United States for purposes of sec-
tion 4(a) shall not be void, voidable, or unenforce-
able, and a party to such a contract shall not be en-
titled to rescind or recover any payment made with 
respect to the contract, based on the failure of the 
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foreign board of trade to comply with any provision 
of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 5. DISAGGREGATION OF INDEX FUNDS AND OTHER 
DATA IN ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE MAR-
KETS. 
Section 4 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 
6), as amended by section 4 of this Act, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) DISAGGREGATION
OF
INDEX
FUNDS
AND 
OTHER DATA
IN ENERGY
AND AGRICULTURE MAR-
KETS.—Subject to section 8 and beginning within 30 days 
of the issuance of the final rule required by section 4h, 
the Commission shall disaggregate and make public week-
ly— 
‘‘(1) the number of positions and total value of 
index funds and other passive, long-only and short- 
only positions (as defined by the Commission) in all 
energy and agricultural markets to the extent such 
information is available; and 
‘‘(2) data on speculative positions relative to 
bona fide physical hedgers in those markets to the 
extent such information is available.’’. 
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SEC. 6. DETAILED REPORTING FROM INDEX TRADERS AND 
SWAP DEALERS. 
Section 4 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 
6), as amended by sections 4 and 5 of this Act, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) INDEX TRADERS AND SWAP DEALERS REPORT-
ING.—The Commission shall issue a proposed rule defin-
ing and classifying index traders and swap dealers (as 
those terms are defined by the Commission) for purposes 
of data reporting requirements and setting routine de-
tailed reporting requirements for such entities in des-
ignated contract markets, derivatives transaction execu-
tion facilities, foreign boards of trade subject to section 
4(e), and electronic trading facilities with respect to sig-
nificant price discovery contracts with respect to exempt 
and agricultural commodities not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, and issue 
a final rule within 120 days after such date of enact-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 7. TRANSPARENCY AND RECORDKEEPING AUTHORI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4g(a) of the Commodity 
Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6g(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘a’’ before ‘‘futures commission 
merchant’’; and 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘and transactions and positions 
traded pursuant to subsection (g), (h)(1), or (h)(2) 
of section 2, or any exemption issued by the Com-
mission by rule, regulation or order,’’ after ‘‘United 
States or elsewhere,’’. 
(b) REPORTS OF DEALS EQUAL TO OR IN EXCESS 
OF TRADING LIMITS.—Section 4i of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
6i) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘It shall’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘in the United States or 
elsewhere, and of transactions and positions in 
any such commodity entered into pursuant to 
subsection (g), (h)(1), or (h)(2) of section 2, or 
any exemption issued by the Commission by 
rule, regulation or order’’ before ‘‘, and of cash 
or spot’’; and 
(2) by striking all that follows the 1st sentence 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) With respect to agricultural and energy com-
modities, upon special call by the Commission, any person 
shall provide to the Commission, in a form and manner 
and within the period specified in the special call, books 
and records of all transactions and positions traded on or 
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subject to the rules of any board of trade or electronic 
trading facility in the United States or elsewhere, or pur-
suant to subsection (g), (h)(1), or (h)(2) of section 2, or 
any exemption issued by the Commission by rule, regula-
tion, or order, as the Commission may determine appro-
priate to deter and prevent price manipulation or any 
other disruption to market integrity or to diminish, elimi-
nate, or prevent excessive speculation as described in sec-
tion 4a(a). 
‘‘(c) Such books and records described in subsections 
(a) and (b) shall show complete details concerning all such 
transactions, positions, inventories, and commitments, in-
cluding the names and addresses of all persons having any 
interest therein, shall be kept for a period of 5 years, and 
shall be open at all times to inspection by any representa-
tive of the Commission or the Department of Justice. For 
the purposes of this section, the futures and cash or spot 
transactions and positions of any person shall include such 
transactions and positions of any persons directly or indi-
rectly controlled by the person.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 2(g) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2(g)) is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘4g(a), 4i,’’ before ‘‘5a 
(to’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘, and the regulations of 
the Commission pursuant to section 4c(b) re-
quiring reporting in connection with commodity 
option transactions,’’ before ‘‘shall apply’’. 
(2) Section 2(h)(2)(A) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2(h)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) 
sections 
4g(a), 
4i, 
5b 
and 
12(e)(2)(B), and the regulations of the Com-
mission pursuant to section 4c(b) requiring re-
porting in connection with commodity option 
transactions;’’. 
SEC. 8. TRADING LIMITS TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE SPECU-
LATION. 
Section 4a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 
6a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(B) by adding after and below the end the 
following: 
‘‘(2) In accordance with the standards set forth in 
paragraph (1) of this subsection and consistent with the 
good faith exception cited in subsection (b)(2), with re-
spect to agricultural commodities enumerated in section 
1a(4) and energy commodities, the Commission, within 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
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shall by rule, regulation, or order establish limits on the 
amount of positions that may be held by any person with 
respect to contracts of sale for future delivery or with re-
spect to options on such contracts or commodities traded 
on or subject to the rules of a contract market or deriva-
tives transaction execution facility, or on an electronic 
trading facility as a significant price discovery contract. 
‘‘(3) In establishing the limits required in paragraph 
(2), the Commission shall set limits— 
‘‘(A) on the number of positions that may be 
held by any person for the spot month, each other 
month, and the aggregate number of positions that 
may be held by any person for all months; 
‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, in its 
discretion— 
‘‘(i) to diminish, eliminate, or prevent ex-
cessive speculation as described under this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) to deter and prevent market manipu-
lation, squeezes, and corners; 
‘‘(iii) to ensure sufficient market liquidity 
for bona fide hedgers; and 
‘‘(iv) to ensure that the price discovery 
function of the underlying market is not dis-
rupted; and 
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‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, in its 
discretion, take into account the total number of po-
sitions in fungible agreements, contracts, or trans-
actions that a person can hold in agricultural and 
energy commodities in other markets. 
‘‘(4)(A) Not later than 150 days after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph, the Commission shall 
convene a Position Limit Agricultural Advisory Group and 
a Position Limit Energy Group, each group consisting of 
representatives from— 
‘‘(i) 5 predominantly commercial short hedgers 
of the actual physical commodity for future delivery; 
‘‘(ii) 5 predominantly commercial long hedgers 
of the actual physical commodity for future delivery; 
‘‘(iii) 4 non-commercial participants in markets 
for commodities for future delivery; and 
‘‘(iv) each designated contract market or de-
rivatives transaction execution facility upon which a 
contract in the commodity for future delivery is 
traded, and each electronic trading facility that has 
a significant price discovery contract in the com-
modity. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
the advisory groups are convened under subparagraph (A), 
and annually thereafter, the advisory groups shall submit 
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to the Commission advisory recommendations regarding 
the position limits to be established in paragraph (2) and 
a recommendation as to whether the position limits should 
be administered directly by the Commission, or by the reg-
istered entity on which the commodity is listed (with en-
forcement by both the registered entity and the Commis-
sion).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and 
(B) by adding after and below the end the 
following: 
‘‘(2) With respect to agricultural and energy com-
modities, for the purposes of contracts of sale for future 
delivery and options on such contracts or commodities, a 
bona fide hedging transaction or position is a transaction 
or position that— 
‘‘(A)(i) represents a substitute for transactions 
to be made or positions to be taken at a later time 
in a physical marketing channel; 
‘‘(ii) is economically appropriate to the reduc-
tion of risks in the conduct and management of a 
commercial enterprise; and 
‘‘(iii) arises from the potential change in the 
value of— 
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‘‘(I) assets that a person owns, produces, 
manufactures, processes, or merchandises or 
anticipates owning, producing, manufacturing, 
processing, or merchandising; 
‘‘(II) liabilities that a person owns or an-
ticipates incurring; or 
‘‘(III) services that a person provides, pur-
chases, or anticipates providing or purchasing; 
or 
‘‘(B) reduces risks attendant to a position re-
sulting from a transaction that— 
‘‘(i) was executed pursuant to subsection 
(g), (h)(1), or (h)(2) of section 2, or an exemp-
tion issued by the Commission by rule, regula-
tion or order; and 
‘‘(ii) was executed opposite a counterparty 
for which the transaction would qualify as a 
bona fide hedging transaction pursuant to para-
graph (2)(A) of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 9. MODIFICATIONS TO CORE PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE 
TO POSITION LIMITS FOR CONTRACTS IN AG-
RICULTURAL AND ENERGY COMMODITIES. 
(a) CONTRACTS TRADED ON CONTRACT MARKETS.— 
Section 5(d)(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 
7(d)(5)) is amended by striking all that follows ‘‘adopt’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘, for speculators, position limitations with 
respect to agricultural commodities enumerated in section 
1a(4) or energy commodities, and position limitations or 
position accountability with respect to other commodities, 
where necessary and appropriate.’’. 
(b) CONTRACTS TRADED ON DERIVATIVES TRANS-
ACTION EXECUTION FACILITIES.—Section 5a(d)(4) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 7a(d)(4)) is amended by striking all 
that follows ‘‘adopt’’ and inserting ‘‘, for speculators, posi-
tion limitations with respect to energy commodities, and 
position limitations or position accountability with respect 
to other commodities, where necessary and appropriate for 
a contract, agreement or transaction with an underlying 
commodity that has a physically deliverable supply.’’. 
(c) SIGNIFICANT PRICE DISCOVERY CONTRACTS.— 
Section 2(h)(7)(C)(ii)(IV) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2(h)(7)(C)(ii)(IV)) is amended by striking ‘‘where nec-
essary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in significant price 
discovery contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘for speculators, posi-
tion limitations with respect to significant price discovery 
contracts in energy commodities, and position limitations 
or position accountability with respect to significant price 
discovery contracts in other commodities’’. 
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SEC. 10. CFTC ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) ADDITIONAL COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 
COMMISSION
EMPLOYEES
FOR
IMPROVED
ENFORCE-
MENT.—Section 2(a)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2(a)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of the enactment 
of this subparagraph, subject to appropriations, 
the Commission shall appoint at least 100 full- 
time employees (in addition to the employees 
employed by the Commission as of the date of 
the enactment of this subparagraph)— 
‘‘(i) to increase the public trans-
parency of operations in agriculture and 
energy markets; 
‘‘(ii) to improve the enforcement of 
this Act in those markets; and 
‘‘(iii) to carry out such other duties as 
are prescribed by the Commission.’’. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF COMMODITY FUTURES 
TRADING COMMISSION.— 
(1) ELEVATION OF OFFICE.— 
(A) INCLUSION OF CFTC IN DEFINITION OF 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 11(2) of the Inspec-
tor General Act of 1878 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘or the Export-Import 
Bank,’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Export-Import 
Bank, or the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission,’’. 
(B) EXCLUSION OF CFTC FROM DEFINI-
TION OF DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITY.—Sec-
tion 8G(a)(2) of such Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission,’’. 
(2) TRANSITION.—Until such time as the In-
spector General of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission is appointed in accordance with section 
3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, the Office 
of Inspector General of the Commission shall con-
tinue in effect as provided in such Act before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 11. REVIEW OF PRIOR ACTIONS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Com-
modity Exchange Act, the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission shall review, as appropriate, all regulations, 
rules, exemptions, exclusions, guidance, no action letters, 
orders, other actions taken by or on behalf of the Commis-
sion, and any action taken pursuant to the Commodity 
Exchange Act by an exchange, self-regulatory organiza-
tion, or any other registered entity, that are currently in 
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effect, to ensure that such prior actions are in compliance 
with the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 12. REVIEW OF OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Commodity Futures Trading Com-
mission shall conduct a study— 
(1) to determine the efficacy, practicality, and 
consequences of establishing position limits for 
agreements, contracts, or transactions conducted in 
reliance on sections 2(g) and 2(h) of the Commodity 
Exchange Act and of any exemption issued by the 
Commission by rule, regulation or order, as a means 
to deter and prevent price manipulation or any other 
disruption to market integrity or to diminish, elimi-
nate, or prevent excessive speculation as described in 
section 4a of such Act for physical-based commod-
ities; and 
(2) to determine the efficacy, practicality, and 
consequences of establishing aggregate position lim-
its for similar agreements, contracts, or transactions 
for physical-based commodities traded— 
(A) on designated contract markets; 
(B) on derivatives transaction execution fa-
cilities; and 
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(C) in reliance on such sections 2(g) and 
2(h) and of any exemption issued by the Com-
mission by rule, regulation or order. 
(b) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—The Commission shall pro-
vide for not less than 2 public hearings to take testimony, 
on the record, as part of the fact- gathering process in 
preparation of the report. 
(c) REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not less 
than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Commission shall provide to the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate a report that— 
(1) describes the results of the study; and 
(2) provides recommendations on any actions 
necessary to deter and prevent price manipulation or 
any other disruption to market integrity or to dimin-
ish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation as de-
scribed in section 4a of the Commodity Exchange 
Act for physical-based commodities, including— 
(A) any additional statutory authority that 
the Commission determines to be necessary to 
implement the recommendations; and 
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(B) a description of the resources that the 
Commission considers to be necessary to imple-
ment the recommendations. 
SEC. 13. STUDIES; REPORTS. 
(a) STUDY RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL REGULA-
TION OF ENERGY COMMODITY MARKETS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study of the inter-
national regime for regulating the trading of energy 
commodity futures and derivatives. 
(2) ANALYSIS.—The study shall include an 
analysis of, at a minimum— 
(A) key common features and differences 
among countries in the regulation of energy 
commodity trading, including with respect to 
market oversight and enforcement standards 
and activities; 
(B) variations among countries with re-
spect to the use of position limits, position ac-
countability levels, or other thresholds to detect 
and prevent price manipulation, excessive spec-
ulation as described in section 4a of the Com-
modity Exchange Act, or other unfair trading 
practices; 
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(C) variations in practices regarding the 
differentiation of commercial and noncommer-
cial trading; 
(D) agreements and practices for sharing 
market and trading data among futures au-
thorities and between futures authorities and 
the entities that the futures authorities oversee; 
and 
(E) agreements and practices for facili-
tating international cooperation on market over-
sight, compliance, and enforcement. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate a report that— 
(A) describes the results of the study; 
(B) addresses whether there is excessive 
speculation, and if so, the effects of any such 
speculation and energy price volatility on energy 
futures; and 
(C) provides recommendations to improve 
openness, transparency, and other necessary 
elements of a properly functioning market in a 
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manner that protects consumers in the United 
States. 
(b) STUDY RELATING TO EFFECTS OF SPECULATORS 
ON AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY FUTURES MARKETS AND 
AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY PRICES.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of the effects of 
speculators on agriculture and energy futures mar-
kets and agriculture and energy prices. 
(2) ANALYSIS.—The study shall include an 
analysis of, at a minimum— 
(A) the effect of increased amounts of cap-
ital in agriculture and energy futures markets; 
(B) the impact of the roll-over of positions 
by index fund traders and swap dealers on agri-
culture and energy futures markets and agri-
culture and energy prices; and 
(C) the extent to which each factor de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and spec-
ulators— 
(i) affect— 
(I) the pricing of agriculture and 
energy commodities; and 
(II) risk management functions; 
and 
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(ii) contribute to economically efficient 
price discovery. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate a report that describes the results of 
the study. 
SEC. 14. OVER-THE-COUNTER AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Commodity Ex-
change Act (7 U.S.C. 2) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(j) OVER-THE-COUNTER AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) Within 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection, the Commission shall, by 
rule, regulation, or order, require routine reporting 
as it deems in its discretion appropriate, on not less 
than a monthly basis, of agreements, contracts, or 
transactions, with regard to an agricultural or en-
ergy commodity, entered into in reliance on sub-
section (g), (h)(1), or (h)(2) of section 2, or any ex-
emption issued by the Commission by rule, regula-
tion, or order that are fungible (as defined by the 
Commission) with agreements, contracts, or trans-
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actions traded on or subject to the rules of any 
board of trade or of any electronic trading facility 
with respect to a significant price discovery contract. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsections (g), (h)(1), 
and (h)(2) of section 2, and any exemption issued by 
the Commission by rule, regulation, or order, the 
Commission shall assess and issue a finding on 
whether the agreements, contracts, or transactions 
reported pursuant to paragraph (1), alone or in con-
junction with other similar agreements, contracts, or 
transactions, have the potential to— 
‘‘(A) disrupt the liquidity or price dis-
covery function on a registered entity; 
‘‘(B) cause a severe market disturbance in 
the underlying cash or futures market for an 
agricultural or energy commodity; or 
‘‘(C) prevent or otherwise impair the price 
of a contract listed for trading on a registered 
entity from reflecting the forces of supply and 
demand in any market for an agricultural com-
modity enumerated in section 1a(4) or an en-
ergy commodity. 
‘‘(3) If the Commission makes a finding pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commis-
sion may, in its discretion, utilize its authority under 
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section 8a(9) to impose position limits for specu-
lators on the agreements, contracts, or transactions 
involved and take corrective actions to enforce the 
limits.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 2(g) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2(g)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘subsection (j) of this section, 
and’’ after ‘‘(other than’’. 
(2) Section 2(h)(2)(A) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2(h)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘subsection (j) 
of this section and’’ before ‘‘sections’’. 
(3) Section 8a(9) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
12a(a)(9)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘of the 
Commission’s action’’ the following: ‘‘, and to fix 
and enforce limits to agreements, contracts, or 
transaction subject to section 2(j)(1) pursuant to a 
finding made under section 2(j)(2)’’. 
SEC. 15. EXPEDITED PROCESS. 
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission may 
use emergency and expedited procedures (including any 
administrative or other procedure as appropriate) to carry 
out this Act if, in its discretion, it deems it necessary to 
do so. 
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