89 STAT. 116
Review.
Report to Congress.
Post, p. 146.
Post, p. 158.
National Market Advisory Board. Establishment; membership.
Study and recommendations to the Commission.
PUBLIC LAW 94-29—JUNE 4, 1975 (iii) the maintenance or restoration of fair and orderly markets in such, securities may not be assured through other lawful means under this title. The Commission may conditionally or unconditionally exempt any security or transaction or any class of securities or transactions from any such prohibition if the Commission deems such exemption consistent with the public interest, the protection of investors, and the maintenance of fair and orderly markets. " (B) For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the ability of a dealer to solicit or effect transactions in securities for his own account shall not be deemed to be unreasonably impaired by any rule of an exchange fairly and reasonably prescribing the sequence in which orders brought to the exchange must be executed or which has been adopted to effect compliance with a rule of the Commission promulgated under this title. " (4)(A) The Commission is directed to review any and all rules of national securities exchanges which limit or condition the ability of members to effect transactions in securities otherwise than on such exchanges. On or before the ninetieth day following the day of enactment of the Securities Acts Amendments of 1975, the Commission shall (i) report to the Congress the results of its review, including the effects on competition of such rules, and (ii) commence a proceeding in accordance with the provisions of section 19(c) of this title to amend any such rule imposing a burden on competition which does not appear to the Commission to be necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of this title. The Commission shall conclude any such proceeding within ninety days of the date of publication of notice of its commencement. " (B) Review pursuant to section 25(b) of this title of any rule promulgated by the Commission in accordance with any proceeding commenced pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall, except as to causes the court considers of greater importance, take precedence on the docket over all other causes and shall be assigned for consideration at the earliest practicable date and expedited in every way. " (5) No national securities exchange or registered securities association may limit or condition the participation of any member in any registered clearing agency. " (d)(1) N^ot later than one hundred eighty days after the date of enactment of the Securities Acts Amendments of 1975, the Commission shall establish a National Market Advisory Board (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Advisory B o a r d ") to be composed of fifteen members, not all of whom shall be from the same geographical area of the United States, appointed by the Commission for a term specified by the Commission of not less than two years or more than five years. The Advisory Board shall consist of persons associated with brokers and dealers (who shall be a majority) and persons not so associated who are representative of the public and, to the extent feasible, have knowledge of the securities markets of the United States. " (2) I t shall be the responsibility of the Advisory Board to formulate and furnish to the Commission its views on significant regulatory proposals made by the Commission or any self-regtdatory organization concerning the establishment, operation, and regulation of the markets for securities in the United States. " (8)(A) The Advisory Board shall study and make recommendations to the Commission as to the steps it finds appropriate to facilitate the establishment of a national market system. Tn so doing, the Advisory B o a r d shall assume the responsibilities of any advisory
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