Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/946

 96 STAT. 2308

PUBLIC LAW 97-444—JAN. 11, 1983 CONTRACT MARKET DESIGNATION PROCEDURES

SEC. 218. Section 6 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 8) is amended by inserting immediately after the first sentence the following: "The Commission shall approve or deny an application for designation as a contract market within one year of the filing of the application. If the Commission notifies the board of trade that its application is materially incomplete and specifies the deficiencies in the application, the running of the one-year period shall be stayed from the time of such notification until the application is resubmitted in completed form: Provided, That the Commission shall have not less than sixty days to approve or deny the application from the time the application is resubmitted in completed form. If the Commission denies an application, it shall specify the grounds for the denial.". A P P E A L S; CONFORMING AMENDMENT

Ante, p. 2303.

SEC. 219. Section 6(b) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 9) is amended by— (1) striking out in the first and ninth sentences "as futures commission merchant or any person associated therewith as described in section 4k of this Act, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, or as floor broker hereunder" and inserting in lieu thereof "with the Commission in any capacity"; and (2) inserting in the eleventh sentence after "doing business" the words ", or in the case of an order denying registration, the circuit in which the petitioner's principal place of business listed on petitioner's application for registration is located,". RESTRAINING ORDERS

SEC. 220. Section 6c of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 13a-l) is amended by inserting in the proviso contained in the first sentence after "no restraining order" the following: "(other than a restraining order which prohibits any person from destroying, altering or disposing of, or refusing to permit authorized representatives of the Commission to inspect, when and as requested, any books and records or other documents or which prohibits any person from withdrawing, transferring, removing, dissipating, or disposing of any funds, assets, or other property)". STATE ANTIFRAUD JURISDICTION

SEC. 221. Section 6d of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 13a-2) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(8)(A) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit an authorized State official from proceeding in a State court against any person registered under this Act (other than a floor broker or registered futures association) for an alleged violation of any antifraud provision of this Act or any antifraud rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant to the Act. "(B) The State shall give the Commission prior written notice of its intent to proceed before instituting a proceeding in State court as described in this subsection and shall furnish the Commission with a copy of its complaint immediately upon instituting any such pro-

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