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curity, certificate of deposit, mortgage 
loan, interest, group or index, or op-
tion; 
‘‘(V) means any margin loan; 
‘‘(VI) means any other agree-
ment or transaction that is similar to 
any agreement or transaction referred 
to in this clause; 
‘‘(VII) means any combination of 
the agreements or transactions re-
ferred to in this clause; 
‘‘(VIII) means any option to 
enter into any agreement or trans-
action referred to in this clause; 
‘‘(IX) means a master agreement 
that provides for an agreement or 
transaction referred to in subclause 
(I), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), or 
(VIII), together with all supplements 
to any such master agreement, with-
out regard to whether the master 
agreement provides for an agreement 
or transaction that is not a securities 
contract under this clause, except that 
the master agreement shall be consid-
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ered to be a securities contract under 
this clause only with respect to each 
agreement or transaction under the 
master agreement that is referred to 
in subclause (I), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), 
(VII), or (VIII); and 
‘‘(X) means any security agree-
ment or arrangement or other credit 
enhancement related to any agree-
ment or transaction referred to in this 
clause, including any guarantee or re-
imbursement obligation in connection 
with any agreement or transaction re-
ferred to in this clause.’’. 
(2) 
INSURED
CREDIT
UNIONS.—Section 
207(c)(8)(D)(ii) of the Federal Credit Union Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1787(c)(8)(D)(ii)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(ii) SECURITIES
CONTRACT.—The 
term ‘securities contract’—
‘‘(I) means a contract for the 
purchase, sale, or loan of a security, a 
certificate of deposit, a mortgage loan, 
or any interest in a mortgage loan, a 
group or index of securities, certifi-
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cates of deposit, or mortgage loans or 
interests therein (including any inter-
est therein or based on the value 
thereof) or any option on any of the 
foregoing, including any option to 
purchase or sell any such security, 
certificate of deposit, mortgage loan, 
interest, group or index, or option, 
and including any repurchase or re-
verse repurchase transaction on any 
such security, certificate of deposit, 
mortgage loan, interest, group or 
index, or option; 
‘‘(II) does not include any pur-
chase, sale, or repurchase obligation 
under a participation in a commercial 
mortgage loan unless the Board deter-
mines by regulation, resolution, or 
order to include any such agreement 
within the meaning of such term; 
‘‘(III) means any option entered 
into on a national securities exchange 
relating to foreign currencies; 
‘‘(IV) means the guarantee by or 
to any securities clearing agency of
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any settlement of cash, securities, cer-
tificates of deposit, mortgage loans or 
interests therein, group or index of se-
curities, certificates of deposit, or 
mortgage loans or interests therein 
(including any interest therein or 
based on the value thereof) or option 
on any of the foregoing, including any 
option to purchase or sell any such se-
curity, certificate of deposit, mortgage 
loan, interest, group or index, or op-
tion; 
‘‘(V) means any margin loan; 
‘‘(VI) means any other agree-
ment or transaction that is similar to 
any agreement or transaction referred 
to in this clause; 
‘‘(VII) means any combination of 
the agreements or transactions re-
ferred to in this clause; 
‘‘(VIII) means any option to 
enter into any agreement or trans-
action referred to in this clause; 
‘‘(IX) means a master agreement 
that provides for an agreement or
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transaction referred to in subclause 
(I), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), or 
(VIII), together with all supplements 
to any such master agreement, with-
out regard to whether the master 
agreement provides for an agreement 
or transaction that is not a securities 
contract under this clause, except that 
the master agreement shall be consid-
ered to be a securities contract under 
this clause only with respect to each 
agreement or transaction under the 
master agreement that is referred to 
in subclause (I), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), 
(VII), or (VIII); and 
‘‘(X) means any security agree-
ment or arrangement or other credit 
enhancement related to any agree-
ment or transaction referred to in this 
clause, including any guarantee or re-
imbursement obligation in connection 
with any agreement or transaction re-
ferred to in this clause.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION OF COMMODITY CONTRACT.—
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(1) 
FDIC-INSURED
DEPOSITORY
INSTITU-
TIONS.—Section 11(e)(8)(D)(iii) of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(e)(8)(D)(iii)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) COMMODITY
CONTRACT.—The 
term ‘commodity contract’ means—
‘‘(I) with respect to a futures 
commission merchant, a contract for 
the purchase or sale of a commodity 
for future delivery on, or subject to 
the rules of, a contract market or 
board of trade; 
‘‘(II) with respect to a foreign fu-
tures commission merchant, a foreign 
future; 
‘‘(III) with respect to a leverage 
transaction 
merchant, 
a 
leverage 
transaction; 
‘‘(IV) with respect to a clearing 
organization, a contract for the pur-
chase or sale of a commodity for fu-
ture delivery on, or subject to the 
rules of, a contract market or board 
of trade that is cleared by such clear-
ing organization, or commodity option
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traded on, or subject to the rules of, 
a contract market or board of trade 
that is cleared by such clearing orga-
nization; 
‘‘(V) with respect to a commodity 
options dealer, a commodity option; 
‘‘(VI) any other agreement or 
transaction that is similar to any 
agreement or transaction referred to 
in this clause; 
‘‘(VII) any combination of the 
agreements or transactions referred to 
in this clause; 
‘‘(VIII) any option to enter into 
any agreement or transaction referred 
to in this clause; 
‘‘(IX) a master agreement that 
provides for an agreement or trans-
action referred to in subclause (I), 
(II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), or 
(VIII), together with all supplements 
to any such master agreement, with-
out regard to whether the master 
agreement provides for an agreement 
or transaction that is not a com-
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modity contract under this clause, ex-
cept that the master agreement shall 
be considered to be a commodity con-
tract under this clause only with re-
spect to each agreement or trans-
action under the master agreement 
that is referred to in subclause (I), 
(II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), or 
(VIII); or 
‘‘(X) any security agreement or 
arrangement or other credit enhance-
ment related to any agreement or 
transaction referred to in this clause, 
including any guarantee or reimburse-
ment obligation in connection with 
any agreement or transaction referred 
to in this clause.’’. 
(2) 
INSURED
CREDIT
UNIONS.—Section 
207(c)(8)(D)(iii) of the Federal Credit Union Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1787(c)(8)(D)(iii)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iii) COMMODITY
CONTRACT.—The 
term ‘commodity contract’ means—
‘‘(I) with respect to a futures 
commission merchant, a contract for
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the purchase or sale of a commodity 
for future delivery on, or subject to 
the rules of, a contract market or 
board of trade; 
‘‘(II) with respect to a foreign fu-
tures commission merchant, a foreign 
future; 
‘‘(III) with respect to a leverage 
transaction 
merchant, 
a 
leverage 
transaction; 
‘‘(IV) with respect to a clearing 
organization, a contract for the pur-
chase or sale of a commodity for fu-
ture delivery on, or subject to the 
rules of, a contract market or board 
of trade that is cleared by such clear-
ing organization, or commodity option 
traded on, or subject to the rules of, 
a contract market or board of trade 
that is cleared by such clearing orga-
nization; 
‘‘(V) with respect to a commodity 
options dealer, a commodity option; 
‘‘(VI) any other agreement or 
transaction that is similar to any