,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cefi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #aj1  
#bjah,mr4 ,gardner introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,commodity        
,exchange ,act to extend the            
jurisdiction of the ,commodity ,futures 
,trading ,commission to include the     
setting of reference prices for aluminum
 premiums1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,aluminum ,pricing ,examination ,act
 or the ,,apex ,act4  #b4 ,jurisdiction 
of the ,commodity ,futures ,trading     
,commission over the setting of         
reference prices for aluminum premiums  
,section #b7;a77#a7 of the ,commodity   
,exchange ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #b7;a77#a77
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7,j7 ,reference prices for  
aluminum premiums  7i7 ,definitions ,in 
this subparagraph3 7,i7 ,premium ,the   

term premium has the meaning given the  
term in section #a4c of title #ag1 ,code
 of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor 
regulations74  7,,ii7 ,reference price  
,the term reference price has the       
meaning given the term commodity        
reference price in section #bj4a of     
title #ag1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7ii7 ,jurisdiction ,the ,commission   
shall have exclusive jurisdiction over  
the setting of reference prices for     
aluminum premiums4  7iii7 ,consultation 
with ,attorney ,general  7,i7 ,in       
general ,the ,commission shall consult  
with the ,attorney ,general on any      
relevant information1 allegations of    
anticompetitive conduct1 or marketplace 
analysis in the setting or reporting of 
a reference price under clause 7ii74    
7,,ii7 ,review by ,attorney ,general    
,the ,commission shall afford the       
,attorney ,general an opportunity to    
review any regulation or guideline      
proposed by the ,commission in carrying 

out this subparagraph to ensure that the
 regulation or guideline is consistent  
with the goals and purposes of the      
antitrust laws4  7,,iii7 ,authorities   
and duties of ,attorney ,general ,the   
,attorney ,general-- 7aa7 may cooperate1
 and share relevant information1 with   
the ,commission with respect to the     
setting of a reference price under      
clause 7ii72 and  7bb7 shall-- 7,,aa7   
review any proposed regulation or       
guideline described in subclause 7,,ii7 
to ensure that the regulation or        
guideline is consistent with the goals  
and purposes of the antitrust laws2 and 
7,,bb7 submit to the ,commission the    
analysis and opinion of the ,attorney   
,general on that proposed regulation or 
guideline4  4