[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3546 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3546
To exempt transactions by certain victim compensation trusts from the
application of section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 25, 2021
Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Vargas, and Mr. LaMalfa)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Financial Services
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A BILL
To exempt transactions by certain victim compensation trusts from the
application of section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF TRANSACTIONS BY CERTAIN VICTIM COMPENSATION
TRUSTS.
Transactions by a court-approved victim compensation trust
established for the benefit of more than 50,000 persons and entities
impacted by one or more natural disasters, however caused, including
one or more major disasters declared by the President under section 401
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5170), shall be exempt from the provisions of section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78p).
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