IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6513 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal securities laws to enhance the effec-
tiveness of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s 
enforcement, corporation finance, trading and markets, 
investment management, and examination programs, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Securities Act of 2008’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Authority to impose civil penalties in cease and desist proceedings. 
Sec. 3. Formerly associated persons. 
Sec. 4. Scope of exemption from State securities regulation. 
Sec. 5. Covered securities. 
Sec. 6. Collateral bars. 
Sec. 7. Unlawful margin lending. 
Sec. 8. Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 amendments. 
Sec. 9. Annual testimony on reducing complexity in financial reporting. 
Sec. 10. Equal treatment for self-regulatory organization rules. 
Sec. 11. Lost and stolen securities. 
Sec. 12. Fingerprinting. 
Sec. 13. Clarification that section 205 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 
does not apply to State-registered advisers. 
Sec. 14. Amendments to section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 
Sec. 15. Protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to Commission. 
Sec. 16. Sharing privileged information with other authorities. 
Sec. 17. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 18. Conforming amendments for the repeal of the Public Utility Holding 
Company Act of 1935. 
Sec. 19. Nationwide service of subpoenas. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE CIVIL PENALTIES IN CEASE 
AND DESIST PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.—Section 
8A of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77h–1) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE MONEY PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) GROUNDS FOR IMPOSING.—In any cease- 
and-desist proceeding under subsection (a), the 
Commission may impose a civil penalty on a person 
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if it finds, on the record after notice and opportunity 
for hearing, that— 
‘‘(A) such person— 
‘‘(i) is violating or has violated any 
provision of this title, or any rule or regu-
lation thereunder; or 
‘‘(ii) is or was a cause of the violation 
of any provision of this title, or any rule or 
regulation thereunder; and 
‘‘(B) such penalty is in the public interest. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PENALTY.— 
‘‘(A) FIRST TIER.—The maximum amount 
of penalty for each act or omission described in 
paragraph (1) shall be $6,500 for a natural 
person or $65,000 for any other person. 
‘‘(B) 
SECOND
TIER.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (A), the maximum amount of pen-
alty for each such act or omission shall be 
$65,000 for a natural person or $325,000 for 
any other person if the act or omission de-
scribed in paragraph (1) involved fraud, deceit, 
manipulation, or deliberate or reckless dis-
regard of a regulatory requirement. 
‘‘(C) THIRD TIER.—Notwithstanding para-
graphs (A) and (B), the maximum amount of 
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penalty for each such act or omission shall be 
$130,000 for a natural person or $650,000 for 
any other person if— 
‘‘(i) the act or omission described in 
paragraph (1) involved fraud, deceit, ma-
nipulation, or deliberate or reckless dis-
regard of a regulatory requirement; and 
‘‘(ii) such act or omission directly or 
indirectly resulted in substantial losses or 
created a significant risk of substantial 
losses to other persons or resulted in sub-
stantial pecuniary gain to the person who 
committed the act or omission. 
‘‘(3) EVIDENCE
CONCERNING
ABILITY
TO 
PAY.—In any proceeding in which the Commission 
may impose a penalty under this section, a respond-
ent may present evidence of the respondent’s ability 
to pay such penalty. The Commission may, in its 
discretion, consider such evidence in determining 
whether such penalty is in the public interest. Such 
evidence may relate to the extent of such person’s 
ability to continue in business and the collectability 
of a penalty, taking into account any other claims of 
the United States or third parties upon such per-
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son’s assets and the amount of such person’s as-
sets.’’. 
(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 
1934.—Subsection (a) of section 21B of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u–2(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) COMMISSION AUTHORITY 
TO
ASSESS
MONEY
PENALTIES.—In any pro-
ceeding’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO ASSESS MONEY 
PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In any proceeding’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(4) of such subsection as subparagraphs (A) through 
(D), respectively and moving such redesignated sub-
paragraphs and the matter following such subpara-
graphs 2 ems to the right; and 
(3) by adding at the end of such subsection the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) 
CEASE-AND-DESIST
PROCEEDINGS.—In 
any proceeding instituted pursuant to section 21C of 
this title against any person, the Commission may 
impose a civil penalty if it finds, on the record after 
notice and opportunity for hearing, that such per-
son— 
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‘‘(A) is violating or has violated any provi-
sion of this title, or any rule or regulation 
thereunder; or 
‘‘(B) is or was a cause of the violation of 
any provision of this title, or any rule or regula-
tion thereunder.’’. 
(c) UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
OF 
1940.—Paragraph (1) of section 9(d) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–9(d)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY OF COMMIS-
SION.—In any proceeding’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In any proceeding’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) of such paragraph as clauses (i) through (iii), 
respectively and by moving such redesignated clauses 
and the matter following such subparagraphs 2 ems 
to the right; and 
(3) by adding at the end of such paragraph the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS.— 
In any proceeding instituted pursuant to sub-
section (f) against any person, the Commission 
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may impose a civil penalty if it finds, on the 
record after notice and opportunity for hearing, 
that such person— 
‘‘(i) is violating or has violated any 
provision of this title, or any rule or regu-
lation thereunder; or 
‘‘(ii) is or was a cause of the violation 
of any provision of this title, or any rule or 
regulation thereunder.’’. 
(d) UNDER THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 
1940.—Paragraph (1) of section 203(i) of the Investment 
Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–3(i)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY OF COMMIS-
SION.—In any proceeding’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In any proceeding’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(D) of such paragraph as clauses (i) through (iv), 
respectively and moving such redesignated clauses 
and the matter following such subparagraphs 2 ems 
to the right; and 
(3) by adding at the end of such paragraph the 
following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(B) CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS.— 
In any proceeding instituted pursuant to sub-
section (k) against any person, the Commission 
may impose a civil penalty if it finds, on the 
record after notice and opportunity for hearing, 
that such person— 
‘‘(i) is violating or has violated any 
provision of this title, or any rule or regu-
lation thereunder; or 
‘‘(ii) is or was a cause of the violation 
of any provision of this title, or any rule or 
regulation thereunder.’’. 
SEC. 3. FORMERLY ASSOCIATED PERSONS. 
(a) MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE MUNICIPAL SE-
CURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD.—Section 15B(c)(8) of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o– 
4(c)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘any member or em-
ployee’’ and inserting ‘‘any person who is, or at the time 
of the alleged misconduct was, a member or employee’’. 
(b) PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH A GOVERNMENT SE-
CURITIES BROKER OR DEALER.—Section 15C of the Se-
curities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o–5) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘or 
seeking to become associated,’’ and inserting ‘‘seek-
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ing to become associated, or, at the time of the al-
leged misconduct, associated or seeking to become 
associated’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, seek-
ing to become associated, or, at the time of the al-
leged misconduct, associated or seeking to become 
associated’’ after ‘‘any person associated’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘, 
seeking to become associated, or, at the time of the 
alleged misconduct, associated or seeking to become 
associated’’ after ‘‘any person associated’’. 
(c) PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH A MEMBER OF A NA-
TIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE OR REGISTERED SECURI-
TIES ASSOCIATION.—Section 21(a)(1) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u(a)(1)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, or, as to any act or practice, or omission 
to act, while associated with a member, formerly associ-
ated’’ after ‘‘member or a person associated’’. 
(d) PARTICIPANT
OF
A REGISTERED CLEARING 
AGENCY.—Section 21(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u(a)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or, as to any act or practice, or omission to act, while 
a participant, was a participant,’’ after ‘‘in which such 
person is a participant,’’. 
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(e) OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF A SELF-REGULATORY 
ORGANIZATION.—Section 19(h)(4) of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78s(h)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘any officer or director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘any person who is, or at the time of the al-
leged misconduct was, an officer or director’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such officer or director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such person’’. 
(f) OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF AN INVESTMENT COM-
PANY.—Section 36(a) of the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–35(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘a person serving or acting’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a person who is, or at the time of the al-
leged misconduct was, serving or acting’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such person so serves or acts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such person so serves or acts, or at 
the time of the alleged misconduct, so served or 
acted’’. 
SEC. 4. SCOPE OF EXEMPTION FROM STATE SECURITIES 
REGULATION. 
Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the American Stock 
Exchange, or listed, or authorized for listing, on 
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