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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-405—SEPT. 30, 1978

92 STAT. 875

taken or the penalty imposed, but shall not disclose the evidence therefor, except to the person who is suspended, expelled, or disciplined, or denied access, and to the Commission.". CRIMINAL

PENALTIES

SEC. 19. Section 9 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 13) is amended by— (1) stiiking out in subsection (a) "$100,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$500,000"; and inserting immediately after the first sentence of subsection (a) the following: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any violation described in the foregoing sentence by a person who is an individual, the fine shall not be more than $100,000, together with the costs of prosecution."; (2) striking out in subsection (b) "$100,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$500,000"; and inserting before the period at the end of subsection (b) the following:", or knowingly to violate the provisions of section 4, section 4b, section 4c (b) through section 4c(e), section 4h, section 4o(l), or section 19 of this Act, or knowingly to make any false or misleading statement of a material fact in any registration application or report filed with the Commission, or knowingly to omit in any application or report any material fact that is required to be stated therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any violation described in the foregoing sentence by a person who is an individual, the fine shall not be more than $100,000, together with the costs of prosecution"; (3) amending subsection (c) to read as follows: " (c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e) of this section, it shall be a misdemeanor punishable Ijy a fine of not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, together with the costs of prosecution, for any person to violate any provisions of section 4a, section 4c(a), section 4d, section 4e, section 4i, section 4k. section 4m, section 4o(2), or section 8b, or to fail to evidence any contract mentioned in section 4 of this Act by a record in writing as therein required."; (4) striking out in subsection (d) "$10,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100,000"; and (5) striking out in subsection (e) "$10,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100,000".

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AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 20. Section 12(d) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 16(d)) is amended to read as follows: "(d) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act such sums as may be required for each of the fiscal years during the period beginning October 1, 1978, and ending September 30, 1982.". REPARATIONS PROCEEDINGS

SEC. 21. Section 14 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 18) is amended by—

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