US Code
CHAPTER 1— COMMODITY EXCHANGES
§ 27d. Administration of the predominance test

(a) In generalNo provision of the Commodity Exchange Act [7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.] shall apply to, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall not regulate, a hybrid instrument, unless the Commission determines, by or under a rule issued in accordance with this section, that—(1) the action is necessary and appropriate in the public interest;
(2) the action is consistent with the Commodity Exchange Act [7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.] and the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act; and
(3) the hybrid instrument is not predominantly a banking product under the predominance test set forth in section 27c(b) of this title.
(b) ConsultationBefore commencing a rulemaking or making a determination pursuant to a rule issued under sections 27 to 27f of this title, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall consult with and seek the concurrence of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System concerning—(1) the nature of the hybrid instrument; and
(2) the history, purpose, extent, and appropriateness of the regulation of the hybrid instrument under the Commodity Exchange Act [7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.] and under appropriate banking laws.
(c) Objection to Commission regulation(1) Filing of petition for reviewThe Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may obtain review of any rule or determination referred to in subsection (a) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by filing in the court, not later than 60 days after the date of publication of the rule or determination, a written petition requesting that the rule or determination be set aside. Any proceeding to challenge any such rule or determination shall be expedited by the court.
(2) Transmittal of petition and recordA copy of a petition described in paragraph (1) shall be transmitted as soon as possible by the Clerk of the court to an officer or employee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission designated for that purpose. Upon receipt of the petition, the Commission shall file with the court the rule or determination under review and any documents referred to therein, and any other relevant materials prescribed by the court.
(3) Exclusive jurisdictionOn the date of the filing of a petition under paragraph (1), the court shall have jurisdiction, which shall become exclusive on the filing of the materials set forth in paragraph (2), to affirm and enforce or to set aside the rule or determination at issue.
(4) Standard of reviewThe court shall determine to affirm and enforce or set aside a rule or determination of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under this section, based on the determination of the court as to whether—(A) the subject product is predominantly a banking product; and
(B) making the provision or provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act [7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.] at issue applicable to the subject instrument is appropriate in light of the history, purpose, and extent of regulation under such Act, sections 27 to 27f of this title, and under the appropriate banking laws, giving deference neither to the views of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission nor the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(5) Judicial stayThe filing of a petition by the Board pursuant to paragraph (1) shall operate as a judicial stay, until the date on which the determination of the court is final (including any appeal of the determination).
(6) Other authority to challengeAny aggrieved party may seek judicial review pursuant to section 6(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act [7 U.S.C. 9] of a determination or rulemaking by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under this section.

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US Code

Title 7— AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER 1— COMMODITY EXCHANGES

§ 1. Short title

§ 1a. Definitions

§ 1b. Requirements of Secretary of the Treasury regarding exemption of foreign exchange swaps and foreign exchange forwards from definition of the term “swap”

§ 2. Jurisdiction of Commission; liability of principal for act of agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; transaction in interstate commerce

§§ 2a to 4a. Transferred

§ 5. Findings and purpose

§ 6. Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions

§ 6a. Excessive speculation

§ 6b. Contracts designed to defraud or mislead

§ 6b–1. Enforcement authority

§ 6c. Prohibited transactions

§ 6d. Dealing by unregistered futures commission merchants or introducing brokers prohibited; duties in handling customer receipts; conflict-of-interest systems and procedures; Chief Compliance Officer; rules to avoid duplicative regulations; swap requirements; portfolio margining accounts

§ 6e. Dealings by unregistered floor trader or broker prohibited

§ 6f. Registration and financial requirements; risk assessment

§ 6g. Reporting and recordkeeping

§ 6h. False self-representation as registered entity member prohibited

§ 6i. Reports of deals equal to or in excess of trading limits; books and records; cash and controlled transactions

§ 6j. Restrictions on dual trading in security futures products on designated contract markets and registered derivatives transaction execution facilities

§ 6k. Registration of associates of futures commission merchants, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors; required disclosure of disqualifications; exemptions for associated persons

§ 6l. Commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; Congressional finding

§ 6m. Use of mails or other means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce by commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; relation to other law

§ 6n. Registration of commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; application; expiration and renewal; record keeping and reports; disclosure; statements of account

§ 6o. Fraud and misrepresentation by commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, and associated persons

§ 6o–1. Transferred

§ 6p. Standards and examinations

§ 6q. Special procedures to encourage and facilitate bona fide hedging by agricultural producers

§ 6r. Reporting and recordkeeping for uncleared swaps

§ 6s. Registration and regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants

§ 6t. Large swap trader reporting

§ 7. Designation of boards of trade as contract markets

§ 7a. Repealed. , ,

§ 7a–1. Derivatives clearing organizations

§ 7a–2. Common provisions applicable to registered entities

§ 7a–3. Repealed. , ,

§ 7b. Suspension or revocation of designation as registered entity

§ 7b–1. Designation of securities exchanges and associations as contract markets

§ 7b–2. Privacy

§ 7b–3. Swap execution facilities

§ 8. Application for designation as contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility; time; suspension or revocation of designation; hearing; review by court of appeals

§ 9. Prohibition regarding manipulation and false information

§ 9a. Assessment of money penalties

§ 9b. Rules prohibiting deceptive and other abusive telemarketing acts or practices

§ 9c. Notice of investigations and enforcement actions

§ 10. Repealed. , , eff.

§ 10a. Cooperative associations and corporations, exclusion from board of trade; rules of board inapplicable to payment of compensation by association

§ 11. Vacation on request of designation or registration as “registered entity”; redesignation or reregistration

§ 12. Public disclosure

§§ 12–1 to 12–3. Omitted

§ 12a. Registration of commodity dealers and associated persons; regulation of registered entities

§ 12b. Trading ban violations; prohibition

§ 12c. Disciplinary actions

§ 12d. Commission action for noncompliance with export sales reporting requirements

§ 12e. Repealed. , , , 2763A–410

§ 13. Violations generally; punishment; costs of prosecution

§ 13–1. Violations, prohibition against dealings in motion picture box office receipts or onion futures; punishment

§ 13a. Nonenforcement of rules of government or other violations; cease and desist orders; fines and penalties; imprisonment; misdemeanor; separate offenses

§ 13a–1. Enjoining or restraining violations

§ 13a–2. Jurisdiction of States

§ 13b. Manipulations or other violations; cease and desist orders against persons other than registered entities; punishment

§ 13c. Responsibility as principal; minor violations

§ 14. Repealed. , ,

§ 15. Omitted

§ 15a. Repealed. , ,

§ 15b. Cotton futures contracts

§ 16. Commission operations

§ 16a. Service fees and National Futures Association study

§ 17. Separability

§ 17a. Separability of 1936 amendment

§ 17b. Separability of 1968 amendment

§ 18. Complaints against registered persons

§ 19. Consideration of costs and benefits and antitrust laws

§ 20. Market reports

§ 21. Registered futures associations

§ 22. Research and information programs; reports to Congress

§ 23. Standardized contracts for certain commodities

§ 24. Customer property with respect to commodity broker debtors; definitions

§ 24a. Swap data repositories

§ 25. Private rights of action

§ 26. Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection

§ 27. Definitions

§ 27a. Exclusion of identified banking product

§ 27b. Repealed. , ,

§ 27c. Exclusion of certain other identified banking products

§ 27d. Administration of the predominance test

§ 27e. Repealed. , ,

§ 27f. Contract enforcement