,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #habc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjbf,mr4   
,rask9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,commodity        
,ex*ange ,act to prohibit c]ta9 ev5t    
contracts on pr$iction m>kets1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,trad+ ,on ,pr$ictions
 & ,corrupt ,bets ,act ( #bjbf or !     
,,/op ,corrupt ,bets ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 
,prohibition on c]ta9 ev5t contracts    
,section #e;c7c77#e7 ( ! ,commodity     
,ex*ange ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#g;a-#b7;c77#e77 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7,d7 ,prohibition on     
c]ta9 ev5t contracts  7i7 ,9 g5]al      
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is        
section1 no agreem5t1 contract1         
transaction1 or swap involv+ any matt]  
describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 7or any index1   
measure1 value1 or data relat$ !reto1 or
 occurr5ce1 ext5t ( an occurr5ce1 or    
cont+5cy bas$ !reon7 may be li/$ or made

 available = cle>+ or trad+ on or ?r\gh 
a regi/]$ entity4  7ii7 ,matt]s describ$
 ,! matt]s ref]r$ to 9 clause 7i7 are-- 
7,i7 any political election or conte/2  
7,,ii7 subject to clause 7iii71 any     
action tak5 by ! executive1 legislative1
 or judicial bran* ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2   
7,,iii7 any sport+ ev5t or conte/2 &    
7,,iv7 any milit>y action tak5 by !     
,unit$ ,/ates or any =eign c\ntry4      
7iii7 ,h$g+ ,! prohibition "u clause 7i7
 ) respect to any matt] describ$ 9      
clause 7ii77,,ii7 %all n apply to an    
agreem5t1 contract1 transaction1 or swap
 t is us$ = h$g+ or mitigat+ comm]cial  
risk1 z ! ,commission may det]m9e by    
rule or regulation4  4  #c4 ,s5se (     
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 not)/&+ ! am5dm5t made by section  
#b1 ! int5t ( ,congress 9 ! ,commodity  
,ex*ange ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #a et seq47 
is ! prohibition ( ! conduct prohibit$  
by t am5dm5t2  7#b7 = ! purpose (       
prev5t+ a ,f$]al regulatory /ructure t  
p]mits gambl+1 ! ,commodity ,futures    

,trad+ ,commission %\ld prohibit !      
availability = cle>+ or trad+ on or     
?r\gh any regi/]$ entity 7z def9$ 9     
section #a;a ( t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#a;a77 any agreem5t1 contract1          
transaction1 or swap 7z def9$ 9 t       
section7 t is n us$ = h$g+ or mitigat+  
comm]cial risk2 &  7#c7 no?+ 9 ?is ,act 
or any am5dm5t made by ?is ,act preempts
 any ,/ate law t regulates or prohibits 
gambl+ or gam+4  #d4 ,,gao /udy ,n lat] 
?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates %all--  7#a7 conduct a    
/udy on-- 7,a7 pr$iction m>kets1        
includ+--  7i7 insid] trad+ 9 pr$iction 
m>kets2 &  7ii7 ! impacts on individuals
 ag$ #ah to #bj ye>s old ( trad+ 9      
pr$iction m>kets2  7,b7 additional types
 ( pr$iction m>kets t are n prohibit$ by
 ! ,commodity ,ex*ange ,act 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #a et seq47 7z am5d$ by       
section #b7 = ! purpose ( prev5t+ a     
,f$]al regulatory /ructure t p]mits     
gambl+1 includ+ by exam9+ any agreem5t1 

contract1 transaction1 or swap 7z def9$ 
9 section #a;a ( t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#a;a77 t is n us$ = h$g+ or mitigat+    
comm]cial risk2 &  7,c7 means ,congress 
c use to address illegal acts occurr+ 9 
=eign pr$iction m>kets & 9 dome/ic      
pr$iction m>kets committ$ by companies )
 a pres5ce 9 a =eign c\ntry & 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to pres]ve ! integrity (        
pr$iction m>kets2 &  7#b7 make publicly 
available & submit to ,congress a report
 describ+ ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ recomm5dations  
to ,congress to pres]ve ! integrity (   
pr$iction m>kets4