CFTC Whistleblower Fund Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2500
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer affairs

Employment discrimination and employee rights
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>CFTC Whistleblower Fund Improvement Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill makes modifications to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund. The fund is used for&nbsp;whistleblower awards and customer education initiatives and is financed by monetary sanctions for commodities law violations.&nbsp;</p><p>First, the bill raises the cap on the amount allowed to be deposited into the fund.&nbsp;The bill also permanently extends the availability of amounts set aside in an account for customer education initiatives and administrative expenses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Office of Customer Education and Outreach and the Whistleblower Program. Currently, any amount remaining in this account as of October 1, 2024, must be returned to the fund. &nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2500 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2023 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Hassan , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Warnock , and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to adjust the period during which amounts transferred by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to the account for customer education initiatives and non-awards expenses shall remain available, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CFTC Whistleblower Fund Improvement Act of 2023 . 2. Commodity futures trading commission customer protection fund modifications (a) Separate account for education initiatives and expenses Section 23(g) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 26(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking $100,000,000 and inserting $300,000,000 ; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting clause (i) ; (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting the clauses appropriately; (D) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking There shall be deposited into or credited to the Fund: and inserting the following: (A) In general There shall be deposited in, or credited to, the Fund the following: ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (B) Separate account for education initiatives and administrative expenses (i) In general Any amounts contained in, deposited in, or credited to the Fund under subparagraph (A) may be transferred to a separate account in the Fund described in clause (ii), unless the balance of that separate account at the time the amounts are transferred exceeds $10,000,000. (ii) Use of separate account The separate account referred to in clause (i) shall be available to the Commission, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for— (I) the purpose described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2); and (II) the funding of administrative and salary expenses necessary for personnel to carry out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of that paragraph. . (b) Commodity futures trading commission whistleblower program Section 1(b) of Public Law 117–25 (135 Stat. 297; 136 Stat. 2133; 136 Stat. 2309) (as amended by section 301 of division HH of Public Law 117–328 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking until and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting until expended. ; and (2) by striking paragraph (4). (c) Technical corrections Section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 26 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) ; (2) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(i)(III), by striking the Act each place it appears and inserting this Act ; and (3) in subsection (f)(3), by striking section 7064 and inserting section 706 .