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PUBLIC LAW 111–203—JULY 21, 2010 124 STAT. 1683

‘‘(A) SEGREGATION REQUIRED.—A futures commission merchant shall treat and deal with all money, securities, and property of any swaps customer received to margin, guarantee, or secure a swap cleared by or though a deriva- tives clearing organization (including money, securities, or property accruing to the swaps customer as the result of such a swap) as belonging to the swaps customer. ‘‘(B) COMMINGLING PROHIBITED.—Money, securities, and property of a swaps customer described in subpara- graph (A) shall be separately accounted for and shall not be commingled with the funds of the futures commission merchant or be used to margin, secure, or guarantee any trades or contracts of any swaps customer or person other than the person for whom the same are held. ‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.— ‘‘(A) USE OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), money, securities, and property of swap customers of a futures commission merchant described in paragraph (2) may, for convenience, be commingled and deposited in the same account or accounts with any bank or trust company or with a derivatives clearing organiza- tion. ‘‘(ii) WITHDRAWAL.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), such share of the money, securities, and property described in clause (i) as in the normal course of busi- ness shall be necessary to margin, guarantee, secure, transfer, adjust, or settle a cleared swap with a deriva- tives clearing organization, or with any member of the derivatives clearing organization, may be with- drawn and applied to such purposes, including the payment of commissions, brokerage, interest, taxes, storage, and other charges, lawfully accruing in connec- tion with the cleared swap. ‘‘(B) COMMISSION ACTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Commission may prescribe by rule, regulation, or order, any money, securities, or property of the swaps customers of a futures commission merchant described in paragraph (2) may be commingled and deposited in customer accounts with any other money, securities, or property received by the futures commission merchant and required by the Commission to be separately accounted for and treated and dealt with as belonging to the swaps customer of the futures commission merchant. ‘‘(4) PERMITTED INVESTMENTS.—Money described in para- graph (2) may be invested in obligations of the United States, in general obligations of any State or of any political subdivision of a State, and in obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States, or in any other investment that the Commission may by rule or regulation prescribe, and such investments shall be made in accordance with such rules and regulations and subject to such conditions as the Commis- sion may prescribe. LAWS ‘‘(5) COMMODITY CONTRACT.—A swap cleared by or through a derivatives clearing organization shall be considered to be a commodity contract as such term is defined in section 761PUBLIC with on anorris VerDate Nov 24 2008 12:08 Aug 19, 2010 Jkt 089139 PO 00000 Frm 00309 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL203.111 GPO1 PsN: PUBL203