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7 U.S.C. § 26 — Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Covered judicial or administrative action** — The term “covered judicial or administrative action” means any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission under this chapter that results in monetary sanctions exceeding $1,000,000.
(2) **Fund** — The term “Fund” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund established under subsection (g).
(3) **Monetary sanctions** — The term “monetary sanctions”, when used with respect to any judicial or administrative action means—
(A) any monies, including penalties, disgorgement, restitution, and interest ordered to be paid; and
(B) any monies deposited into a disgorgement fund or other fund pursuant to [section 7246(b) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section7246/b&num=0&edition=prelim), as a result of such action or any settlement of such action.
(4) **Original information** — The term “original information” means information that—
(A) is derived from the independent knowledge or analysis of a whistleblower;
(B) is not known to the Commission from any other source, unless the whistleblower is the original source of the information; and
(C) is not exclusively derived from an allegation made in a judicial or administrative hearing, in a governmental report, hearing, audit, or investigation, or from the news media, unless the whistleblower is a source of the information.
(5) **Related action** — The term “related action”, when used with respect to any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission under this chapter, means any judicial or administrative action brought by an entity described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of subsection (h)(2)(C) that is based upon the ori
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Covered judicial or administrative action** — The term “covered judicial or administrative action” means any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission under this chapter that results in monetary sanctions exceeding $1,000,000.
(2) **Fund** — The term “Fund” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund established under subsection (g).
(3) **Monetary sanctions** — The term “monetary sanctions”, when used with respect to any judicial or administrative action means—
(A) any monies, including penalties, disgorgement, restitution, and interest ordered to be paid; and
(B) any monies deposited into a disgorgement fund or other fund pursuant to [section 7246(b) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section7246/b&num=0&edition=prelim), as a result of such action or any settlement of such action.
(4) **Original information** — The term “original information” means information that—
(A) is derived from the independent knowledge or analysis of a whistleblower;
(B) is not known to the Commission from any other source, unless the whistleblower is the original source of the information; and
(C) is not exclusively derived from an allegation made in a judicial or administrative hearing, in a governmental report, hearing, audit, or investigation, or from the news media, unless the whistleblower is a source of the information.
(5) **Related action** — The term “related action”, when used with respect to any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission under this chapter, means any judicial or administrative action brought by an entity described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of subsection (h)(2)(C) that is based upon the original information provided by a whistleblower pursuant to subsection (a) that led to the successful enforcement of the Commission action.
(6) **Successful resolution** — The term “successful resolution”, when used with respect to any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission under this chapter, includes any settlement of such action.
(7) **Whistleblower** — The term “whistleblower” means any individual, or 2 or more individuals acting jointly, who provides information relating to a violation of this chapter to the Commission, in a manner established by rule or regulation by the Commission.
**(b) Awards**
(1) **In general** — In any covered judicial or administrative action, or related action, the Commission, under regulations prescribed by the Commission and subject to subsection (c), shall pay an award or awards to 1 or more whistleblowers who voluntarily provided original information to the Commission that led to the successful enforcement of the covered judicial or administrative action, or related action, in an aggregate amount equal to—
(A) not less than 10 percent, in total, of what has been collected of the monetary sanctions imposed in the action or related actions; and
(B) not more than 30 percent, in total, of what has been collected of the monetary sanctions imposed in the action or related actions.
(2) **Payment of awards** — Any amount paid under paragraph (1) shall be paid from the Fund.
**(c) Determination of amount of award; denial of award**
(1) **Determination of amount of award**
(A) *Discretion* — The determination of the amount of an award made under subsection (b) shall be in the discretion of the Commission.
(B) *Criteria* — In determining the amount of an award made under subsection (b), the Commission—
(i) shall take into consideration—
(I) the significance of the information provided by the whistleblower to the success of the covered judicial or administrative action;
(II) the degree of assistance provided by the whistleblower and any legal representative of the whistleblower in a covered judicial or administrative action;
(III) the programmatic interest of the Commission in deterring violations of the 11 So in original. Probably should be “this”. chapter (including regulations under the 1 chapter) by making awards to whistleblowers who provide information that leads to the successful enforcement of such laws; and
(IV) such additional relevant factors as the Commission may establish by rule or regulation; and
(ii) shall not take into consideration the balance of the Fund.
(2) **Denial of award** — No award under subsection (b) shall be made—
(A) to any whistleblower who is, or was at the time the whistleblower acquired the original information submitted to the Commission, a member, officer, or employee of—
(i) a appropriate regulatory agency;
(ii) the Department of Justice;
(iii) a registered entity;
(iv) a registered futures association;
(v) a self-regulatory organization as defined in [section 78c(a) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78c/a&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(vi) a law enforcement organization;
(B) to any whistleblower who is convicted of a criminal violation related to the judicial or administrative action for which the whistleblower otherwise could receive an award under this section;
(C) to any whistleblower who submits information to the Commission that is based on the facts underlying the covered action submitted previously by another whistleblower;
(D) to any whistleblower who fails to submit information to the Commission in such form as the Commission may, by rule or regulation, require.
**(d) Representation**
(1) **Permitted representation** — Any whistleblower who makes a claim for an award under subsection (b) may be represented by counsel.
(2) **Required representation**
(A) *In general* — Any whistleblower who anonymously makes a claim for an award under subsection (b) shall be represented by counsel if the whistleblower submits the information upon which the claim is based.
(B) *Disclosure of identity* — Prior to the payment of an award, a whistleblower shall disclose the identity of the whistleblower and provide such other information as the Commission may require, directly or through counsel for the whistleblower.
**(e) No contract necessary** No contract with the Commission is necessary for any whistleblower to receive an award under subsection (b), unless otherwise required by the Commission, by rule or regulation.
**(f) Appeals**
(1) **In general** — Any determination made under this section, including whether, to whom, or in what amount to make awards, shall be in the discretion of the Commission.
(2) **Appeals** — Any determination described in paragraph (1) may be appealed to the appropriate court of appeals of the United States not more than 30 days after the determination is issued by the Commission.
(3) **Review** — The court shall review the determination made by the Commission in accordance with section 7064 22 So in original. Probably should be “section 706”. of title 5.
**(g) Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund**
(1) **Establishment** — There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as the “Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund”.
(2) **Use of Fund** — The Fund shall be available to the Commission, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for—
(A) the payment of awards to whistleblowers as provided in subsection (a); and
(B) the funding of customer education initiatives designed to help customers protect themselves against fraud or other violations of this chapter, or the rules and regulations thereunder.
(3) **Deposits and credits** — There shall be deposited into or credited to the Fund:
(A) *Monetary sanctions* — Any monetary sanctions collected by the Commission in any covered judicial or administrative action that is not otherwise distributed to victims of a violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations thereunder underlying such action, unless the balance of the Fund at the time the monetary judgment is collected exceeds $100,000,000.
(B) *Additional amounts* — If the amounts deposited into or credited to the Fund under subparagraph (A) are not sufficient to satisfy an award made under subsection (b), there shall be deposited into or credited to the Fund an amount equal to the unsatisfied portion of the award from any monetary sanction collected by the Commission in any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission under this chapter that is based on information provided by a whistleblower.
(C) *Investment income* — All income from investments made under paragraph (4).
(4) **Investments**
(A) *Amounts in Fund may be invested* — The Commission may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest the portion of the Fund that is not, in the Commission’s judgment, required to meet the current needs of the Fund.
(B) *Eligible investments* — Investments shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of the United States or obligations that are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States, with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund as determined by the Commission.
(C) *Interest and proceeds credited* — The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund.
(5) **Reports to Congress** — Not later than October 30 of each year, the Commission shall transmit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report on—
(A) the Commission’s whistleblower award program under this section, including a description of the number of awards granted and the types of cases in which awards were granted during the preceding fiscal year;
(B) customer education initiatives described in paragraph (2)(B) that were funded by the Fund during the preceding fiscal year;
(C) the balance of the Fund at the beginning of the preceding fiscal year;
(D) the amounts deposited into or credited to the Fund during the preceding fiscal year;
(E) the amount of earnings on investments of amounts in the Fund during the preceding fiscal year;
(F) the amount paid from the Fund during the preceding fiscal year to whistleblowers pursuant to subsection (b);
(G) the amount paid from the Fund during the preceding fiscal year for customer education initiatives described in paragraph (2)(B);
(H) the balance of the Fund at the end of the preceding fiscal year; and
(I) a complete set of audited financial statements, including a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow analysis.
**(h) Protection of whistleblowers**
(1) **Prohibition against retaliation**
(A) *In general* — No employer may discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, directly or indirectly, or in any other manner discriminate against, a whistleblower in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act done by the whistleblower—
(i) in providing information to the Commission in accordance with subsection (b); or
(ii) in assisting in any investigation or judicial or administrative action of the Commission based upon or related to such information.
(B) *Enforcement*
(i) *Cause of action* — An individual who alleges discharge or other discrimination in violation of subparagraph (A) may bring an action under this subsection in the appropriate district court of the United States for the relief provided in subparagraph (C), unless the individual who is alleging discharge or other discrimination in violation of subparagraph (A) is an employee of the Federal Government, in which case the individual shall only bring an action under [section 1221 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1221&num=0&edition=prelim).
(ii) *Subpoenas* — A subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness at a trial or hearing conducted under this subsection may be served at any place in the United States.
(iii) *Statute of limitations* — An action under this subsection may not be brought more than 2 years after the date on which the violation reported in subparagraph (A) is committed.
(C) *Relief* — Relief for an individual prevailing in an action brought under subparagraph (B) shall include—
(i) reinstatement with the same seniority status that the individual would have had, but for the discrimination;
(ii) the amount of back pay otherwise owed to the individual, with interest; and
(iii) compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discharge or discrimination, including litigation costs, expert witness fees, and reasonable attorney’s fees.
(2) **Confidentiality**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Commission, and any officer or employee of the Commission, shall not disclose any information, including information provided by a whistleblower to the Commission, which could reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of a whistleblower, except in accordance with the provisions of [section 552a of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim), unless and until required to be disclosed to a defendant or respondent in connection with a public proceeding instituted by the Commission or any entity described in subparagraph (C). For purposes of [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim), this paragraph shall be considered a statute described in subsection (b)(3)(B) of such section 552.
(B) *Effect* — Nothing in this paragraph is intended to limit the ability of the Attorney General to present such evidence to a grand jury or to share such evidence with potential witnesses or defendants in the course of an ongoing criminal investigation.
(C) *Availability to government agencies*
(i) *In general* — Without the loss of its status as confidential in the hands of the Commission, all information referred to in subparagraph (A) may, in the discretion of the Commission, when determined by the Commission to be necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and protect customers and in accordance with clause (ii), be made available to—
(I) the Department of Justice;
(II) an appropriate department or agency of the Federal Government, acting within the scope of its jurisdiction;
(III) a registered entity, registered futures association, or self-regulatory organization as defined in [section 78c(a) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78c/a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(IV) a State attorney general in connection with any criminal investigation;
(V) an appropriate department or agency of any State, acting within the scope of its jurisdiction; and
(VI) a foreign futures authority.
(ii) *Maintenance of information* — Each of the entities, agencies, or persons described in clause (i) shall maintain information described in that clause as confidential, in accordance with the requirements in subparagraph (A).
(iii) *Study on impact of FOIA exemption on Commodity Futures Trading Commission*
(I) *Study* — The Inspector General of the Commission shall conduct a study—
(aa) on whether the exemption under [section 552(b)(3) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim) (known as the Freedom of Information Act) established in paragraph (2)(A) aids whistleblowers in disclosing information to the Commission;
(bb) on what impact the exemption has had on the public’s ability to access information about the Commission’s regulation of commodity futures and option markets; and
(cc) to make any recommendations on whether the Commission should continue to use the exemption.
(II) *Report* — Not later than 30 months after July 21, 2010, the Inspector General shall—
(aa) submit a report on the findings of the study required under this clause to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
(bb) make the report available to the public through publication of a report on the website of the Commission.
(3) **Rights retained** — Nothing in this section shall be deemed to diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any whistleblower under any Federal or State law, or under any collective bargaining agreement.
**(i) Rulemaking authority** The Commission shall have the authority to issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of this section consistent with the purposes of this section.
**(j) Implementing rules** The Commission shall issue final rules or regulations implementing the provisions of this section not later than 270 days after July 21, 2010.
**(k) Original information** Information submitted to the Commission by a whistleblower in accordance with rules or regulations implementing this section shall not lose its status as original information solely because the whistleblower submitted such information prior to the effective date of such rules or regulations, provided such information was submitted after July 21, 2010.
**(l) Awards** A whistleblower may receive an award pursuant to this section regardless of whether any violation of a provision of this chapter, or a rule or regulation thereunder, underlying the judicial or administrative action upon which the award is based occurred prior to July 21, 2010.
**(m) Provision of false information** A whistleblower who knowingly and willfully makes any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or who makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry, shall not be entitled to an award under this section and shall be subject to prosecution under [section 1001 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(n) Nonenforceability of certain provisions waiving rights and remedies or requiring arbitration of disputes**
(1) **Waiver of rights and remedies** — The rights and remedies provided for in this section may not be waived by any agreement, policy form, or condition of employment including by a predispute arbitration agreement.
(2) **Predispute arbitration agreements** — No predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable, if the agreement requires arbitration of a dispute arising under this section.
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As used in this chapter:
(1) **Alternative trading system** — The term “alternative trading system” means an organization, association, or group of persons that—
(A) is registered as a broker or dealer pursuant to section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [[15 U.S.C. 78](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78&num=0&edition=prelim)o(b)] (except paragraph (11) thereof);
(B) performs the functions commonly performed by an exchange (as defined in section 3(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [[15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78c/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim)]);
(C) does not—
(i) set rules governing the conduct of subscribers other than the conduct of such subscribers’ trading on the alternative trading system; or
(ii) discipline subscribers other than by exclusion from trading; and
(D) is exempt from the definition of the term “exchange” under such section 3(a)(1) [[15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78c/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim)] by rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission on terms that require compliance with regulations of its trading functions.
(2) **Appropriate Federal banking agency** — The term “appropriate Federal banking agency”—
(A) has the meaning given the term in [section 1813 of title 12](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1813&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) means the Board in the case of a noninsured State bank; and
(C) is the Farm Credit Administration for farm credit system institutions.
(3) **Associated person of a security-based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant** — T
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**(a)** Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and subsection 1214(a)(3), an employee, former employee, or applicant for employment may, with respect to any personnel action taken, or proposed to be taken, against such employee, former employee, or applicant for employment, as a result of a prohibited personnel practice described in section 2302(b)(8) or section 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D), seek corrective action from the Merit Systems Protection Board.
**(b)** This section may not be construed to prohibit any employee, former employee, or applicant for employment from seeking corrective action from the Merit Systems Protection Board before seeking corrective action from the Special Counsel, if such employee, former employee, or applicant for employment has the right to appeal directly to the Board under any law, rule, or regulation.
**(c)**
(1) Any employee, former employee, or applicant for employment seeking corrective action under subsection (a) may request that the Board order a stay of the personnel action involved.
(2) Any stay requested under paragraph (1) shall be granted within 10 calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the date the request is made, if the Board determines that such a stay would be appropriate.
(3)
(A) The Board shall allow any agency which would be subject to a stay under this subsection to comment to the Board on such stay request.
(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a stay granted under this subsection shall remain in effect for such period as the Board determines to be appropriate.
(C) The Board may modify or dissolve a stay under this subsection at any time, if the Board determines that such a modification or dissolution is appropriate.
**(d)**
(1) At the r
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**(a)** Each agency shall make available to the public information as follows:
(1) Each agency shall separately state and currently publish in the Federal Register for the guidance of the public—
(A) descriptions of its central and field organization and the established places at which, the employees (and in the case of a uniformed service, the members) from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may obtain information, make submittals or requests, or obtain decisions;
(B) statements of the general course and method by which its functions are channeled and determined, including the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available;
(C) rules of procedure, descriptions of forms available or the places at which forms may be obtained, and instructions as to the scope and contents of all papers, reports, or examinations;
(D) substantive rules of general applicability adopted as authorized by law, and statements of general policy or interpretations of general applicability formulated and adopted by the agency; and
(E) each amendment, revision, or repeal of the foregoing.
Except to the extent that a person has actual and timely notice of the terms thereof, a person may not in any manner be required to resort to, or be adversely affected by, a matter required to be published in the Federal Register and not so published. For the purpose of this paragraph, matter reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Federal Register when incorporated by reference therein with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register.
(2) Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection in an electronic format—
(A) final opinions, including concurring and dissen
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**(a) Definitions.—** For purposes of this section—
(1) the term “agency” means agency as defined in section 552(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title;
(2) the term “individual” means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
(3) the term “maintain” includes maintain, collect, use, or disseminate;
(4) the term “record” means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph;
(5) the term “system of records” means a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual;
(6) the term “statistical record” means a record in a system of records maintained for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual, except as provided by [section 8 of title 13](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section8&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “routine use” means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of such record for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected;
(8) the term “matching program”—
(A) means any computerized comparison of—
(i) two or more automated systems of records or a system of records with non-Federal records for the purpose
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**(a)** Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—
(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
(3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591, then the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years.
**(b)** Subsection (a) does not apply to a party to a judicial proceeding, or that party’s counsel, for statements, representations, writings or documents submitted by such party or counsel to a judge or magistrate in that proceeding.
**(c)** With respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch, subsection (a) shall apply only to—
(1) administrative matters, including a claim for payment, a matter related to the procurement of property or services, personnel or employment practices, or support services, or a document required by law, rule, or regulation to be submitted to the Congress or any office or officer within the legislative branch; or
(2) any investigation or review, conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee, commission or office of the Congress, consistent with applicable rules of the House or Senate.
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**(a) General rule** For purposes of this subtitle, the term “adjusted gross income” means, in the case of an individual, gross income minus the following deductions:
(1) **Trade and business deductions** — The deductions allowed by this chapter (other than by part VII of this subchapter) which are attributable to a trade or business carried on by the taxpayer, if such trade or business does not consist of the performance of services by the taxpayer as an employee.
(2) **Certain trade and business deductions of employees**
(A) *Reimbursed expenses of employees* — The deductions allowed by part VI (section 161 and following) which consist of expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer, in connection with the performance by him of services as an employee, under a reimbursement or other expense allowance arrangement with his employer. The fact that the reimbursement may be provided by a third party shall not be determinative of whether or not the preceding sentence applies.
(B) *Certain expenses of performing artists* — The deductions allowed by section 162 which consist of expenses paid or incurred by a qualified performing artist in connection with the performances by him of services in the performing arts as an employee.
(C) *Certain expenses of officials* — The deductions allowed by section 162 which consist of expenses paid or incurred with respect to services performed by an official as an employee of a State or a political subdivision thereof in a position compensated in whole or in part on a fee basis.
(D) *Certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers* — The deductions allowed by section 162 which consist of expenses, not in excess of $250, paid or incurred by an eligible educator—
(i) by reason of the participation of the educator
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This chapter may be cited as the “Commodity Exchange Act.”
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
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market, licensed board of trade,’’ in introductory pro-
visions.
Subsec. (a)(1)(C)(i). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I,
§ 123(a)(25)(A)(i)(II)], substituted ‘‘registered entity’’ for
‘‘contract market’’.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I,
§ 123(a)(25)(A)(ii)],
substituted
‘‘sections
7(d)(13),
7a–1(b)(1)(E),’’ for ‘‘sections 7a(11),’’.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I,
§ 123(a)(25)(A)(iii)], substituted ‘‘registered entity’’ for
‘‘contract market’’ in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 120],
added par. (4).
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I,
§ 123(a)(25)(B)(i)], substituted ‘‘registered entity that
fails’’ for ‘‘contract market or clearing organization of
a contract market that fails’’, ‘‘sections 7 through 7a–2
of this title’’ for ‘‘section 7a(8) and section 7a(9) of this
title’’, ‘‘registered entity that in’’ for ‘‘contract mar-
ket, clearing organization of a contract market, or li-
censed board of trade that in’’, and ‘‘registered entity
to the’’ for ‘‘contract market or licensed board of trade
to the’’.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I,
§ 123(a)(25)(B)(ii)], substituted ‘‘employee of registered
entity’’ for ‘‘employee of a contract market, clearing
organization, licensed board of trade,’’ and ‘‘such reg-
istered entity’’ for ‘‘such contract market, licensed
board of trade’’.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I,
§ 123(a)(25)(B)(iii)], substituted ‘‘registered entity’’ for
‘‘contract market, licensed board of trade, clearing or-
ganization,’’.
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I,
§ 123(a)(25)(B)(iv)], substituted ‘‘registered entity’’ for
‘‘contract
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