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(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) a warrant or right to subscribe to or 
purchase any of the foregoing.’’. 
(b) EXEMPT OFFERINGS.—Section 18(b)(4)(D) of 
the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(4)(D)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) Commission rules or regulations 
issued under section 4(2), except that this sub-
paragraph does not prohibit a State from im-
posing notice filing requirements that are sub-
stantially similar to those required by rule or 
regulation under section 4(2) that are in effect 
on September 1, 1996, including information 
corresponding to that in all the parts and the 
appendix to Form D.’’. 
SEC. 6. COLLATERAL BARS. 
(a) SECTION 15(b)(6)(A) OF THE SECURITIES EX-
CHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Section 15(b)(6)(A) of the Secu-
rities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(b)(6)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘12 months, or bar such person from 
being associated with a broker or dealer,’’ and inserting 
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‘‘12 months, or bar any such person from being associated 
with a broker, dealer, investment adviser, municipal secu-
rities dealer, or transfer agent,’’. 
(b) SECTION 15B(c)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EX-
CHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Section 15B(c)(4) of the Securi-
ties Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o–4(c)(4)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘twelve months or bar any such per-
son from being associated with a municipal securities deal-
er,’’ and inserting ‘‘twelve months or bar any such person 
from being associated with a broker, dealer, investment 
adviser, municipal securities dealer, or transfer agent,’’. 
(c) SECTION 17A(c)(4)(C) OF THE SECURITIES EX-
CHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Section 17A(c)(4)(C) of the Se-
curities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78q–1(c)(4)(C)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘twelve months or bar any such 
person from being associated with the transfer agent,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘twelve months or bar any such person from 
being associated with any transfer agent, broker, dealer, 
investment adviser, or municipal securities dealer,’’. 
(d) SECTION 203(f) OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS 
ACT OF 1940.—Section 203(f) of the Investment Advisers 
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–3(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘twelve months or bar any such person from being associ-
ated with an investment adviser,’’ and inserting ‘‘twelve 
months or bar any such person from being associated with 
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an investment adviser, broker, dealer, municipal securities 
dealer, or transfer agent,’’. 
SEC. 7. UNLAWFUL MARGIN LENDING. 
Section 7(c)(1)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78g(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’. 
SEC. 8. SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT OF 1970 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SIPC ADVANCES.—Section 9(a)(1) of the Securi-
ties Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78fff– 
3(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or options on com-
modity futures contracts’’ after ‘‘claim for securities’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 16 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 78lll) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) CUSTOMER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘customer’ 
of a debtor means any person (including any 
person with whom the debtor deals as principal 
or agent) who has a claim on account of securi-
ties received, acquired, or held by the debtor in 
the ordinary course of its business as a broker 
or dealer from or for the securities accounts of 
such person for safekeeping, with a view to sale, 
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to cover consummated sales, pursuant to pur-
chases, as collateral, security, or for purposes of 
effecting transfer. 
‘‘(B) 
INCLUDED
PERSONS.—The 
term 
‘customer’ includes— 
‘‘(i) any person who has deposited 
cash with the debtor for the purpose of 
purchasing securities; 
‘‘(ii) any person who has a claim 
against the debtor for cash, securities, fu-
tures contracts, or options on futures con-
tracts received, acquired, or held in a port-
folio margining account carried as a secu-
rities account pursuant to a portfolio mar-
gining program approved by the Commis-
sion; and 
‘‘(iii) any person who has a claim 
against the debtor arising out of sales or 
conversions of such securities. 
‘‘(C) EXCLUDED
PERSONS.—The term 
‘customer’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) any person to the extent that the 
claim of such person arises out of trans-
actions with a foreign subsidiary of a mem-
ber of SIPC; or 
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‘‘(ii) any person to the extent that 
such person has a claim for cash or securi-
ties which by contract, agreement, or un-
derstanding, or by operation of law, is part 
of the capital of the debtor, or is subordi-
nated to the claims of any or all creditors 
of the debtor, notwithstanding that some 
ground exists for declaring such contract, 
agreement, or understanding void or void-
able in a suit between the claimant and the 
debtor.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after the first 
sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case of 
portfolio margining accounts of customers that are 
carried as securities accounts pursuant to a portfolio 
margining program approved by the Commission, 
such term shall also include futures contracts and 
options on futures contracts received, acquired, or 
held by or for the account of a debtor from or for 
such accounts, and the proceeds thereof.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (9), by inserting before ‘‘Such 
term’’ in the matter following subparagraph (L) the 
following: ‘‘The term includes revenues earned by a 
broker or dealer in connection with transactions in 
customers’ portfolio margining accounts carried as 
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securities accounts pursuant to a portfolio margining 
program approved by the Commission.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (11)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) calculating the sum which would have 
been owed by the debtor to such customer if the 
debtor had liquidated, by sale or purchase on 
the filing date— 
‘‘(i) all securities positions of such 
customer (other than customer name secu-
rities reclaimed by such customer); and 
‘‘(ii) all positions in futures contracts 
and options on futures contracts held in a 
portfolio margining account carried as a 
securities account pursuant to a portfolio 
margining program approved by the Com-
mission; minus’’; and 
(B) by inserting before ‘‘In determining’’ 
in the matter following subparagraph (C) the 
following: ‘‘A claim for a commodity futures 
contract received, acquired, or held in a port-
folio margining account pursuant to a portfolio 
margining program approved by the Commis-
sion, or a claim for a security futures contract, 
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shall be deemed to be a claim for the mark-to- 
market (variation) payments due with respect 
to such contract as of the filing date, and such 
claim shall be treated as a claim for cash.’’. 
SEC. 9. ANNUAL TESTIMONY ON REDUCING COMPLEXITY IN 
FINANCIAL REPORTING. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Transparent and clear financial reporting is 
integral to the continued growth and strength of our 
capital markets and the confidence of investors. 
(2) The increasing detail and volume of ac-
counting, auditing, and reporting guidance pose a 
major challenge. 
(3) The complexity of accounting and auditing 
standards in the United States has added to the 
costs and effort involved in financial reporting. 
(b) TESTIMONY REQUIRED
ON REDUCING COM-
PLEXITY IN FINANCIAL REPORTING.—The Securities and 
Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Stand-
ards Board, and the Public Company Accounting Over-
sight Board shall annually provide oral testimony by their 
respective Chairpersons or a designee of the Chairperson, 
beginning in 2009, and for 5 years thereafter, to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives on their efforts to reduce the complexity in financial 
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reporting to provide more accurate and clear financial in-
formation to investors, including— 
(1) reassessing complex and outdated account-
ing standards; 
(2) improving the understandability, consist-
ency, and overall usability of the existing accounting 
and auditing literature; 
(3) 
developing 
principles-based 
accounting 
standards; 
(4) encouraging the use and acceptance of 
interactive data; and 
(5) promoting disclosures in ‘‘plain English’’. 
SEC. 10. EQUAL TREATMENT FOR SELF-REGULATORY OR-
GANIZATION RULES. 
Section 29(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78cc(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘an exchange 
required thereby’’ and inserting ‘‘a self-regulatory organi-
zation’’. 
SEC. 11. LOST AND STOLEN SECURITIES. 
Section 17(f)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78q(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘missing, 
lost, counterfeit, or stolen securities’’ and inserting 
‘‘securities that are missing, lost, counterfeit, stolen, 
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cancelled, or any other category of securities as the 
Commission, by rule, may prescribe’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or sto-
len’’ and inserting ‘‘stolen, cancelled, or reported in 
such other manner as the Commission, by rule, may 
prescribe’’. 
SEC. 12. FINGERPRINTING. 
Section 17(f)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78q(f)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and registered clearing agen-
cy,’’ and inserting ‘‘registered clearing agency, reg-
istered securities information processor, national se-
curities exchange, and national securities associa-
tion’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or clearing agency,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘clearing agency, securities information proc-
essor, national securities exchange, or national secu-
rities association,’’. 
SEC. 13. CLARIFICATION THAT SECTION 205 OF THE IN-
VESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940 DOES NOT 
APPLY TO STATE-REGISTERED ADVISERS. 
Section 205(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–5(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, unless exempt from registra-
tion pursuant to section 203(b),’’ and inserting 
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‘‘registered or required to be registered with the 
Commission’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘make use of the mails or any 
means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, di-
rectly or indirectly, to’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘to’’ after ‘‘in any way’’. 
SEC. 14. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 31 OF THE SECURITIES 
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. 
Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78ee) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘September 
30’’ and inserting ‘‘September 25’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘April 30’’ 
and inserting ‘‘August 31’’. 
SEC. 15. PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF MATERIALS 
SUBMITTED TO COMMISSION. 
(a) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Section 
17(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78q(j)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(j) AUTHORITY TO LIMIT DISCLOSURE OF INFOR-
MATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Commission shall not be compelled to disclose any infor-
mation, documents, records, or reports that relate to an 
examination of a person subject to or described in this 
section, including subsection (i)(5)(A), or the financial or 
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operational condition of such persons, or any information 
supplied to the Commission by any domestic or foreign 
regulatory agency that relates to the financial or oper-
ational condition of such persons, of any associated person 
of such persons, or any affiliate of an investment bank 
holding company. Nothing in this subsection shall author-
ize the Commission to withhold information from Con-
gress, or prevent the Commission from complying with a 
request for information from any other Federal depart-
ment or agency or any self-regulatory organization re-
questing the information for purposes within the scope of 
its jurisdiction. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent 
the Commission from complying with an order of a court 
of the United States in an action brought by the United 
States or the Commission against such a person to 
produce information, documents, records, or reports relat-
ing directly to the examination of that person or the finan-
cial or operational condition of that person or an associ-
ated or affiliated person of that person. For purposes of 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, this subsection 
shall be considered a statute described in subsection 
(b)(3)(B) of such section 552. In prescribing regulations 
to carry out the requirements of this subsection, the Com-
mission shall designate information described in or ob-
tained pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
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subsection (i)(3) as confidential information for purposes 
of section 24(b)(2) of this title.’’. 
(b) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.—Section 
31(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
80a–30(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Commission shall not be 
compelled to disclose any information, documents, 
records, or reports that relate to an examination of 
a person subject to or described in this section. 
Nothing in this subsection shall authorize the Com-
mission to withhold information from Congress, or 
prevent the Commission from complying with a re-
quest for information from any other Federal de-
partment or agency requesting the information for 
purposes within the scope of its jurisdiction. Nothing 
in this subsection shall prevent the Commission from 
complying with an order of a court of the United 
States in an action brought by the United States or 
the Commission against such a person to produce in-
formation, documents, records, or reports relating 
directly to the examination of that person or the fi-
nancial or operational condition of that person or an 
associated or affiliated person of that person. For 
purposes of section 552 of title 5, United States 
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Code, this subsection shall be considered a statute 
described in subsection (b)(3)(B) of such section 
552.’’. 
(c) INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940.—Section 
204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
80b–4) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Commission shall not be compelled 
to disclose any information, documents, records, or reports 
that relate to an examination of a person subject to or 
described in this section. Nothing in this subsection shall 
authorize the Commission to withhold information from 
Congress, or prevent the Commission from complying with 
a request for information from any other Federal depart-
ment or agency requesting the information for purposes 
within the scope of its jurisdiction. Nothing in this sub-
section shall prevent the Commission from complying with 
an order of a court of the United States in an action 
brought by the United States or the Commission against 
such a person to produce information, documents, records, 
or reports relating directly to the examination of that per-
son or the financial or operational condition of that person 
or an associated or affiliated person of that person. For 
purposes of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, 
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this subsection shall be considered a statute described in 
subsection (b)(3)(B) of such section 552.’’. 
SEC. 16. SHARING PRIVILEGED INFORMATION WITH OTHER 
AUTHORITIES. 
Section 24 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78x) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘as provided in subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘as 
provided in subsection (f)’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d)— 
‘‘(d) SHARING
PRIVILEGED
INFORMATION
WITH 
OTHER AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) PRIVILEGED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY 
THE
COMMISSION.—The Commission shall not be 
deemed to have waived any privilege applicable to 
any information by transferring that information to 
or permitting that information to be used by— 
‘‘(A) any agency (as defined in section 6 of 
title 18, United States Code); 
‘‘(B) any foreign securities authority; 
‘‘(C) any foreign law enforcement author-
ity; or 
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‘‘(D) any State securities or law enforce-
ment authority. 
‘‘(2) NON-DISCLOSURE OF PRIVILEGED INFOR-
MATION PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION.—Except as 
provided in subsection (f), the Commission shall not 
be compelled to disclose privileged information ob-
tained from any foreign securities authority, or for-
eign law enforcement authority, if the authority has 
in good faith determined and represented to the 
Commission that the information is privileged. 
‘‘(3) NON-WAIVER
OF
PRIVILEGED
INFORMA-
TION PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION.—No Federal 
agency or State securities or law enforcement au-
thority shall be deemed to have waived any privilege 
applicable to any information by transferring that 
information to or permitting that information to be 
used by the Commission. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘privilege’ includes any 
work-product privilege, attorney-client privilege, 
governmental privilege, or other privilege recog-
nized under Federal, Foreign, or State law. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘foreign law enforcement 
authority’ means any foreign authority that is 
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empowered under foreign law to detect, inves-
tigate or prosecute potential violations of law. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘State securities or law en-
forcement authority’ means the authority of any 
State or territory that is empowered under 
State or territory law to detect, investigate or 
prosecute potential violations of law.’’. 
SEC. 17. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.—The Securities Act 
of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3(a)(4) (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(4)), by 
striking ‘‘individual;’’ and inserting ‘‘individual,’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
18(b)(1)(C) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
77r(b)(1)(C)), by striking ‘‘is a security’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a security’’; 
(3) in section 18(c)(2)(B)(i) (15 U.S.C. 
77r(c)(2)(B)(i)), by striking ‘‘State, or’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘State or’’; 
(4) 
in 
section 
19(d)(6)(A) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
77s(d)(6)(A)), by striking ‘‘in paragraph (1) of (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in paragraph (1) or (3)’’; and 
(5) in section 27A(c)(1)(B)(ii) (15 U.S.C. 77z– 
2(c)(1)(B)(ii)), by striking ‘‘business entity;’’ and in-
serting ‘‘business entity,’’. 
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(b) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—The Se-
curities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 2(1)(a) (15 U.S.C. 78b(1)(a)), by 
striking ‘‘affected’’ and inserting ‘‘effected’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
3(a)(55)(A) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
78c(a)(55)(A)), by striking ‘‘section 3(a)(12) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 3(a)(12) of this Act’’; 
(3) in section 3(g) (15 U.S.C. 78c(g)), by strik-
ing ‘‘company, account person, or entity’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘company, account, person, or entity’’; 
(4) in section 10A(i)(1)(B)(i) (15 U.S.C. 78j– 
1(i)(1)(B)(i)), by striking ‘‘nonaudit’’ and inserting 
‘‘non-audit’’; 
(5) in section 13(b)(1) (15 U.S.C. 78m(b)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘earning statement’’ and inserting 
‘‘earnings statement’’; 
(6) in section 15(b)(1) (15 U.S.C. 78o(b)(1))— 
(A) by striking the sentence beginning 
‘‘The order granting’’ and ending ‘‘from such 
membership.’’ in subparagraph (B); and 
(B) by inserting such sentence in the mat-
ter following such subparagraph after ‘‘are sat-
isfied.’’; 
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(7) in section 15 (15 U.S.C. 78o), by redesig-
nating subsection (i), as added by section 303(f) of 
the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 2763A–455), as subsection (j); 
(8) in section 15C(a)(2) (15 U.S.C. 78o– 
5(a)(2))— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(B) by striking the sentence beginning 
‘‘The order granting’’ and ending ‘‘from such 
membership.’’ in such subparagraph (B), as re-
designated; and 
(C) by inserting such sentence in the mat-
ter following such redesignated subparagraph 
after ‘‘are satisfied.’’; 
(9) 
in 
section 
16(a)(2)(C) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
78p(a)(2)(C)), by striking ‘‘section 206(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 206B’’; 
(10) 
in 
section 
17(b)(1)(B) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
78q(b)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘15A(k) gives’’ and in-
serting ‘‘15A(k), give’’; and 
(11) in section 21C(c)(2) (15 U.S.C. 78u– 
3(c)(2)), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) subsection’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Paragraph (1)’’. 
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(c) TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939.—The Trust 
Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 77aaa et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 304(b) (15 U.S.C. 77ddd(b)), by 
striking ‘‘section 2 of such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 2(a) of such Act’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
313(a)(4) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
77mmm(a)(4)) by striking ‘‘subsection 311’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 311(b)’’; and 
(3) 
in 
section 
317(a)(1) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
77qqq(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘(1),’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)’’. 
(d) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.—The In-
vestment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 2(a)(19) (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
2(a)(19)) by striking ‘‘clause (vi)’’ both places it ap-
pears in the last two sentences and inserting ‘‘clause 
(vii)’’; 
(2) in section 9(b)(4)(B) (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
9(b)(4)(B)), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at 
the end; 
(3) in section 12(d)(1)(J) (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
12(d)(1)(J)), by striking ‘‘any provision of this sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘any provision of this para-
graph’’; 
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3(k)(4)(B), 
80b–13(a), 
80b–18a(b), 
and 
80b– 
18a(c)); and 
(2) in section 206(3) (15 U.S.C. 80b–6(3)), by 
inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the end. 
SEC. 18. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS FOR THE REPEAL OF 
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY 
ACT OF 1935. 
(a) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—The Se-
curities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 3(a)(47) (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(47)), 
by striking ‘‘the Public Utility Holding Company 
Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79a et seq.),’’; and 
(2) in section 12(k) (15 U.S.C. 78l(k)), by 
amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘emergency’ means— 
‘‘(A) a major market disturbance charac-
terized by or constituting— 
‘‘(i) sudden and excessive fluctuations 
of securities prices generally, or a substan-
tial threat thereof, that threaten fair and 
orderly markets; or 
‘‘(ii) a substantial disruption of the 
safe or efficient operation of the national 
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system for clearance and settlement of 
transactions in securities, or a substantial 
threat thereof; or 
‘‘(B) a major disturbance that substan-
tially disrupts, or threatens to substantially dis-
rupt— 
‘‘(i) the functioning of securities mar-
kets, investment companies, or any other 
significant portion or segment of the secu-
rities markets; or 
‘‘(ii) the transmission or processing of 
securities transactions.’’. 
(3) in section 21(h)(2) (15 U.S.C. 78u(h)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘section 18(c) of the Public Utility Hold-
ing Company Act of 1935,’’. 
(b) TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939.—The Trust 
Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 77aaa et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 303 (15 U.S.C. 77ccc), by 
amending paragraph (17) to read as follows: 
‘‘(17) The terms ‘Securities Act of 1933’ and 
‘Securities Exchange Act of 1934’ shall be deemed 
to refer, respectively, to such Acts, as amended, 
whether amended prior to or after the enactment of 
this title.’’; 
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(2) in section 308 (15 U.S.C. 77hhh), by strik-
ing ‘‘Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934, or the Public Utility Holding Company 
Act of 1935’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934’’; 
(3) in section 310 (15 U.S.C. 77jjj), by striking 
subsection (c) (including the preceding heading); 
(4) in section 311 (15 U.S.C. 77kkk) by strik-
ing subsection (c); 
(5) in section 323(b) (15 U.S.C. 77www(b)), by 
striking ‘‘Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, or the Public Utility Holding 
Company Act of 1935’’ and inserting ‘‘Securities Act 
of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934’’; 
and 
(6) in section 326 (15 U.S.C. 77zzz), by strik-
ing ‘‘Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934, or the Public Utility Holding 
Company Act of 1935,’’ and inserting ‘‘Securities 
Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934’’. 
(c) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.—The In-
vestment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) 
is amended— 
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(1) in section 2(a)(44) (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
2(a)(44)), by striking ‘‘ ‘Public Utility Holding Com-
pany Act of 1935’,’’; 
(2) in section 3(c) (15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)), by 
amending paragraph (8) to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) [Repealed]’’; 
(3) in section 38(b) (15 U.S.C. 80a–37(b)), by 
striking ‘‘the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 
1935,’’; and 
(4) in section 50 (15 U.S.C. 80a–49), by strik-
ing ‘‘the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 
1935,’’. 
(d) INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940.—Section 
202(a)(21) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 
U.S.C. 80b–2(a)(21)) is amended by striking ‘‘ ‘Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935’,’’. 
SEC. 19. NATIONWIDE SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS. 
(a) SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.—Section 22(a) of the 
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77v(a)) is amended by 
inserting after the second sentence the following: ‘‘In any 
action or proceeding instituted by the Commission under 
this title in a United States district court for any judicial 
district, subpoenas issued by or on behalf of such court 
to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production 
of documents or tangible things (or both) may be served 
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in any other district. Such subpoenas may be served and 
enforced without application to the court or a showing of 
cause, notwithstanding the provisions of rule 45(b)(2), 
(c)(3)(A)(ii), and (c)(3)(B)(iii) of the Federal Rules of 
Civil Procedure.’’. 
(b) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Section 
27 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78aa) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the 
following: ‘‘In any action or proceeding instituted by the 
Commission under this title in a United States district 
court for any judicial district, subpoenas issued by or on 
behalf of such court to compel the attendance of witnesses 
or the production of documents or tangible things (or 
both) may be served in any other district. Such subpoenas 
may be served and enforced without application to the 
court or a showing of cause, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of rule 45(b)(2), (c)(3)(A)(ii), and (c)(3)(B)(iii) of 
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.’’. 
(c) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.—Section 
44 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
80a–43) is amended by inserting after the fourth sentence 
the following: ‘‘In any action or proceeding instituted by 
the Commission under this title in a United States district 
court for any judicial district, subpoenas issued by or on 
behalf of such court to compel the attendance of witnesses 
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or the production of documents or tangible things (or 
both) may be served in any other district. Such subpoenas 
may be served and enforced without application to the 
court or a showing of cause, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of rule 45(b)(2), (c)(3)(A)(ii), and (c)(3)(B)(iii) of 
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.’’. 
(d) INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940.—Section 
214 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
80b–14) is amended by inserting after the third sentence 
the following: ‘‘In any action or proceeding instituted by 
the Commission under this title in a United States district 
court for any judicial district, subpoenas issued by or on 
behalf of such court to compel the attendance of witnesses 
or the production of documents or tangible things (or 
both) may be served in any other district. Such subpoenas 
may be served and enforced without application to the 
court or a showing of cause, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of rule 45(b)(2), (c)(3)(A)(ii), and (c)(3)(B)(iii) of 
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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