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 124 STAT. 1494 PUBLIC LAW 111–203—JULY 21, 2010 a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding) within the same period of time as the Corporation is entitled to transfer the qualified financial contracts of such covered financial company; or (ii) the Corporation, as receiver, otherwise provides adequate protection with respect to such obligations. (B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of this paragraph, a bridge financial company shall not be consid- ered to be a third party for which a conservator, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or other legal custodian has been appointed, or which is otherwise the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding. (d) VALUATION OF CLAIMS IN DEFAULT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law or the law of any State, and regardless of the method utilized by the Corporation for a covered financial com- pany, including transactions authorized under subsection (h), this subsection shall govern the rights of the creditors of any such covered financial company. (2) MAXIMUM LIABILITY.—The maximum liability of the Cor- poration, acting as receiver for a covered financial company or in any other capacity, to any person having a claim against the Corporation as receiver or the covered financial company for which the Corporation is appointed shall equal the amount that such claimant would have received if— (A) the Corporation had not been appointed receiver with respect to the covered financial company; and (B) the covered financial company had been liquidated under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar provision of State insolvency law applicable to the covered financial company. (3) SPECIAL PROVISION FOR ORDERLY LIQUIDATION BY SIPC.— The maximum liability of the Corporation, acting as receiver or in its corporate capacity for any covered broker or dealer to any customer of such covered broker or dealer, with respect to customer property of such customer, shall be— (A) equal to the amount that such customer would have received with respect to such customer property in a case initiated by SIPC under the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78aaa et seq.); and (B) determined as of the close of business on the date on which the Corporation is appointed as receiver. (4) ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (o)(1)(D)(i), the Corporation, with the approval of the Secretary, may make additional payments or credit additional amounts to or with respect to or for the account of any claimant or cat- egory of claimants of the covered financial company, if the Corporation determines that such payments or credits are necessary or appropriate to minimize losses to the Corporation as receiver from the orderly liquidation of the covered financial company under this section. (B) LIMITATIONS.— (i) PROHIBITION.—The Corporation shall not make any payments or credit amounts to any claimant or category of claimants that would result in any claimant receiving more than the face value amount of any Determination.