,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #g1      
#bjbc,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,cotton7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,commodity ,exchange ,act 
to extend the jurisdiction of the       
,commodity ,futures ,trading ,commission
 to include the oversight of markets    
that set or report 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 ,commodity ,futures
 ,trading ,commission over markets that 
set or report 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 ,jurisdiction  7,i7 ,in general ,the
 ,commission shall have jurisdiction    
over markets that set or report         
reference prices for aluminum premiums1 
including-- 7aa7 oversight of the       
process and manner in which reference   
prices for aluminum premiums are set or 
reported2 and  7bb7 determining whether 
the mechanism for setting reference     
prices for aluminum premiums is fair and
 transparent4  7,,ii7 ,effect ,nothing  
in this ,act grants the ,commission     
authority to set or control prices for  
aluminum premiums4  7ii7 ,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 for aluminum premiums4
  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 for        
aluminum premiums2 and  7bb7 shall      
review any proposed regulation or       
guideline described in subclause 7,,ii7 
to ensure that the regulation or        
guideline is in accordance with the     
goals and purposes of the antitrust     
laws4  7,,iv7 ,transmission to          
,commission ,the ,attorney ,general     
shall transmit to the ,commission the   
views of the ,attorney ,general on any  
proposed regulation or guideline        
described in subclause 7,,ii74  4