Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 2.djvu/278

 101 STAT. 1264

PUBLIC LAW 100-181—DEC. 4, 1987



"(B) any other person (except a trust, governmental plan, collective trust fund, or separate account referred to in section 3(c)(ll) of title I of this Act), provided that the contract relates to the investment of assets in excess of $1 million, if the contract provides for compensation based on the asset value of the company or fund under management averaged over a specified period and increasing and decreasing proportionately with the investment performance of the company or fund over a specified period in relation to the investment record of an appropriate index of securities prices or such other measure of ' " investment performance as the Commission by rule, regulation, or order may specify; or "(3) apply with respect to any investment advisory contract ' ^ between an investment adviser and a business development company, as defined in this title, if (A) the compensation pro-;>€»• vided for in such contract does not exceed 20 per centum of the realized capital gains upon the funds of the business development company over a specified period or as of definite dates, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation, and the condition of section 61(a)(3)(B)(iii) of title I of this Act is satisfied, and (B) the business development company does not have outstanding any option, warrant, or right issued pursuant to section 61(a)(3)(B) of title I of this Act and does not have a profit-sharing plan described in section 57(n) of titlelof this Act. "(c) For purposes of paragraph (2) of subsection (b), the point from which increases and decreases in compensation are measured shall be the fee which is paid or earned when the investment performance of such company or fund is equivalent to that of the index or other measure of performance, and an index of securities prices shall be deemed appropriate unless the Commission by order shall determine otherwise. "(d) As used in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a),'investment advisory contract' means any contract or agreement whereby a person agrees to act as investment adviser to or to manage any investment or trading account of another person other than an investment company registered under title I of this Act.". SEC. 704. Section 209 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-9) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). SEC. 705. Section 2110)) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-llCb)) is amended by striking out "the Federal Register Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "chapter 15 of title 44, United States Code,". SEC. 706. Section 213(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-13(a)) is amended by striking out "sections 239 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 1254 of title 28, United States Code". SEC. 707. Section 214 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-14) is amended by striking out "sections 128 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended, and section 7, as amended, of the Act entitled, 'An Act to establish a court of appeals for the District of Columbia', approved February 9, 1893", and inserting in lieu thereof "sections 1254, 1291, 1292, and 1294 of title 28, United States Code".

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