Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund

Section 23(g) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 26(g)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (2)(A), by striking (a) and inserting (b); and(2)in paragraph (3)—(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking $100,000,000 and inserting $150,000,000;(B)by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;(C)in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking There shall and inserting the following:

(A)

In general

There shall

;

(D)in subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so designated), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting clause (i); and(E)by adding at the end the following:

(B)

Separate account for education initiatives and administrative expenses

(i)

In general

Any amounts contained in, deposited into, or credited to the Fund under subparagraph (A) may be deposited into or credited to a separate account in the Fund described in clause (ii), unless the balance of the separate account at the time the amounts are deposited or credited exceeds $10,000,000.(ii)

Use of separate account

The separate account referred to in clause (i) shall be available to the Commission, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for—(I)the purpose described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2); and (II)the funding of administrative and salary expenses necessary for personnel to carry out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of that paragraph.(iii)

Sunset

The authority to deposit amounts into, or credit amounts to, the separate account referred to in clause (i) shall expire on October 1, 2021, and any remaining unobligated balances in that separate account may be transferred at any time thereafter to the Fund.