104 STAT. 2720 PUBLIC LAW 101-550 —NOV. 15, 1990 under which it was made false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or has omitted to state in any application or report to a foreign securities authority any material fact that is required to be stated therein; "(B) violated any foreign statute or regulation regarding transactions in securities or contracts of sale of a commodity for future delivery traded on or subject to the rules of a contract market or any board of trade; "(C) aided, abetted, counseled, commanded, induced, or procured the violation by any other person of any foreign statute or regulation regarding transactions in securities or contracts of sale of a commodity for future delivery traded on or subject to the rules of a contract market or any board of trade, or has been found, by the foreign finanical regulatory authority, to have failed reasonably to supervise, with a view to preventing violations of statutory provisions, and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, another person who commits such a violation, if such other person is subject to his supervision.", (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —Section 203(f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-3(f)) is amended by striking "paragraph (1), (4), or (5)" and inserting "paragraph (1), (4), (5), or (7)". SEC. 206. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN SECURITIES AUTHORITY AND FOR- EIGN FINANCIAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY. (a) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.— Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (48) the following: "(49) 'Foreign securities authority' means any foreign government or any governmental body or regulatory organization empowered by a foreign government to administer or enforce its laws as they relate to securities matters. "(50) 'Foreign financial regulatory authority' means any (A) foreign securities authority, (B) other governmental body or foreign equivalent of a self-regulatory organization empowered by a foreign government to administer or enforce its laws relating to the regulation of fiduciaries, trusts, commercial lending, insurance, trading in contracts of sale of a commodity for future delivery, or other instruments traded on or subject to the rules of a contract market, board of trade or foreign equivalent, or other financial activities, or (C) membership organization a function of which is to regulate the participation of its members in activities listed above.". (b) INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940.— Section 202(a) of the 15 USC 80b-2. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80B-2(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (22) the following: "(23) 'Foreign securities authority' means any foreign government, or any governmental body or regulatory organization empowered by a foreign government to administer or enforce its laws as they relate to securities matters. "(24) 'Foreign financial regulatory authority' means any (A) foreign securities authority, (B) other governmental body or foreign equivalent of a self-regulatory organization empowered by a foreign government to administer or enforce its laws relating to the regulation of fiduciaries, trusts, commercial lending, insurance, trading in contracts of sale of a commodity
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