S.Amdt. 3940

SA 3940. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Enzi) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3217, to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end “too big to fail”, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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SEC. __. PROHIBITION.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or corporation, limited partnership, trust, or affiliate of any such entity chartered as a for-profit or nonprofit entity shall be eligible to sell, purchase, or trade carbon derivatives as the result of the establishment by the Federal Government of a carbon market.