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PUBLIC LAW 102-546—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 3603 (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) by striking "or" at the end; (B) in paragraphs (3)(D), (4)(A), (4)(B), (4)(C), (4)(D), (4)(F), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (9)(A), (9)(B), and (9)(D) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (C) in paragraphs (4)(E), (9)(C), and (10) by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(11) such association provides for meaningful representation on the governing board of such association of a diversity of membership interests and provides that no less than 20 percent of the regular voting members of such board be comprised of qualified nonmembers of or persons who are not regulated by such association. "(12)(A) such association provides on all major disciplinary committees for a diversity of membership sufficient to ensure fairness and to prevent special treatment or preference for any person in the conduct of disciplinary proceedings and the assessment of penalties. "(13) A major disciplinary committee hearing a disciplinary matter shall include— "(A) qualified persons representing segments of the association membership other than that of the subject of the proceeding; and "(B) where appropriate to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, qualified persons who are not members of the association.". (2) MAJOR DISCIPLINARY RULE VIOLATIONS.— Section 17 (7 U.S.C. 21), as amended by section 204, is amended by inserting after subsection (p) the following: "(q)(l) The Commission shall issue regulations requiring each registered futures association to establish and make available to the public a schedule of major violations of any rule within the disciplinarv jurisdiction of such registered futures association. "(2) The regulations issued by the Commission pursuant to this subsection shall prohibit, for a period of time to be determined by the Commission, any member of a registered futures association who is found to have committed any major violation from service on the governing board of any registered futures association or contract market, or on any disciplinary committee thereof.". (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than two hundred and seventy 7 USC 7a note, days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), including rules that— (1) specify membership categories that shall be represented on disciplinary panels; (2) define major disciplinary committee" for purposes of sections 5a(a)(15) and 17(b)(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act (as added by subsections (a) and (b), respectively); and (3) specify the conditions under which such panels shall include qualified persons who are not members of the exchange or association, which shall include at a minimum— (A) any disciplinary action where the subject of such action is a member of the contract market or association governing board or of any major disciplinary committee of such contract market or association; and