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 110 STAT. 3009 -61 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 OUNCE OF PREVENTION COUNCIL For activities authorized by sections 30101 and 30102 of Public Law 103-322 (including administrative costs), $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the Ounce of Prevention Grant Program: Provided, That the Council may accept and use gifts and donations, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the authorized activities of the Council, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $260,400,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used toward funding a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities Commissions, and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations, appropriate representatives and staff to exchange views concerning developments relating to securities matters, development and implementation of cooperation agreements concerning securities matters and provision of technical assistance for the development of foreign securities markets, such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance at such consultations and meetings including (1) such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course of such attendance, (2) any travel and transportation to or from such meetings, and (3) 15 USC 77fnote, any other related lodging or subsistance: Provided, That immediately upon enactment of this Act, the rate of fees under section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)) shall increase from one-fiftieth of one percentum to one-thirty-third of one percentum, and such increase shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, to recover costs of services of the securities registration process: l5 USC 78ee Provided further. That effective January 1, 1997, every national °ote. securities association shall pay to the Commission a fee at a rate of one-three-hundredth of one percentum of the aggregate dollar amount of sales transacted by or through any member of such association otherwise than on a national securities exchange (other than bonds, debentures, and other evidences of indebtedness) subject to prompt last sale reporting pursuant to the rules of the Commission or a registered national securities association, excluding any sales for which a fee is paid under section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee), and such increase shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, to recover the costs to the Government of the supervision and regulation of securities markets and securities professionals: Provided further, That the fee due from every national securities association shall be paid on or before September 30, 1997, with respect to transactions and sales occurring

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