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    (e) Violations Generally.--Section 9 of the Commodity Exchange Act 
(7 U.S.C. 13) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Price Manipulation.--It shall be a felony punishable by a 
fine of not more than $1,000,000 for each violation or imprisonment for 
not more than 10 years, or both, together with the costs of 
prosecution, for any person--
            ``(1) to manipulate or attempt to manipulate the price of 
        any commodity in interstate commerce, or for future delivery on 
        or subject to the rules of any registered entity;
            ``(2) to corner or attempt to corner any such commodity;
            ``(3) knowingly to deliver or cause to be delivered (for 
        transmission through the mails or interstate commerce by 
        telegraph, telephone, wireless, or other means of 
        communication) false or misleading or knowingly inaccurate 
        reports concerning market information or conditions that affect 
        or tend to affect the price of any commodity in interstate 
        commerce; or
            ``(4) knowingly to violate section 4 or 4b, any of 
        subsections (a) through (e) of subsection 4c, or section 4h, 
        4o(1), or 19.''.

SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Section 2 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``section 5b'' and 
        inserting ``section 5a(g), 5b,'';
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, 2(g), or 
                2(h)(3)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2(h)(5)'' and 
                inserting ``2(g)(7)'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h); and
            (4) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
        (C))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``No provision'' and 
                        inserting ``In general.--Subject to subsection 
                        (g), no provision''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``section 2(c), 
                                2(d), 2(e), 2(f), or 2(g) of this Act'' 
                                and inserting ``subsection (c), (d), 
                                (e), or (f)''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 2(h)'' 
                                and inserting ``subsection (g)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``No provision'' 
                and inserting ``In general.--Subject to subsection (g), 
                no provision''.
    (b) Section 4i of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6i) is 
amended in the first sentence by inserting ``, or pursuant to an 
exemption under section 4(c)'' after ``transaction execution 
facility''.
    (c) Section 8a(9) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 12a(9)) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or covered entity under section 2(g)'' 
        after ``direct the contract market'';
            (2) by striking ``on any futures contract''; and
            (3) by inserting ``or covered entity under section 2(g)'' 
        after ``given by a contract market''.
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