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PUBLIC LAW 90-258-FEB. 19, 1968

state commerce, or for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any contract market, or has willfully made any false or misleading statement of a material fact in any registration application or any report filed with the Secretary of Agriculture under this Act, or willfully omitted to state in any such application or report any material fact which is required to be stated therein, or otherwise is violating or has violated any of the provisions of this Act or of the rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Agriculture or the commission thereunder, he may serve upon such person a complaint stating his charges in that respect, which complaint shall have attached or shall contain therein a notice of hearing, specifying a day and place not less than three days after the service thereof, requiring such person to show cause why an order should not be made prohibiting him from trading on or subject to the rules of any contract market, and directing that all contract markets refuse all trading privileges to such person, until further notice of the Secretary of Agriculture, and to show cause why the registration of such person, if registered as futures commission merchant or as floor broker hereunder, should not be suspended or revoked." and "Upon evidence received, the Secretary of Agriculture may prohibit such person from trading on or subject to the rules of any contract market and require all contract markets to refuse such person all trading privileges thereon for such period as may be specified in the order, and, if such person is registered as futures commission merchant or as floor broker hereunder, may suspend, for a period not to exceed six months, or revoke, the registration of such person." SEC. 17. Section 6 of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended Cease and desist orders, (7 U.S.C. 8, 9), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the vloiaUon following new paragraph: 42 Stat. 1001. "(c) If any person (other than a contract market) is manipulating or attempting to manipulate or has manipulated or attempted to manipulate the market price of any commodity, in interstate commerce, or for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any contract market, or otherwise is violating or has violated any of the provisions of this Act or of the rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Agriculture or the commission thereunder, the Secretary may, upon notice and hearing, and subject to appeal as in other cases provided for in paragraph (b) of this section, make and enter an order directing that such person shall cease and desist therefrom and, if such person thereafter and after the lapse of the period allowed for appeal of such order or after the affirmance of such order, shall fail or refuse to obey or comply with such order, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not less than six months nor more than one year, or both, except that if such failure or refusal to obey or comply with such order involves any offense within paragraph (a) or (b) of section 9 of this Act, such person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to the penalties of said paragraph 9(a) or 9(b): Provided, That any such cease and desist order against any respondent in any case of manipulation of, or attempt to manipulate, the price of any commodity shall be issued only in conjunction with an order issued against such respondent under section 6(b) of this Act. Each day during which such failure or refusal to obey or comply with such order continues shall be deemed a separate offense." SEC. 18. Section 6b of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended ^^g^^^^^ °"*^ ^^' (7 U.S.C. 13a), is amended to read as follows: vioiauon"' "SEC. 6b. If any contra<!t market is not enforcing or has not enforced 49 Stat. 1500. its rules of government made a condition of its designation as set forth in section 5 of this Act, or if any contract market, or any director, officer, agent, or employee of any contract market otherwise is violating or has violated any of the provisions of this Act or any of the rules,

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