H.R. 8125

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8125 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8125

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 for the protection of 
proprietary information, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 26, 2026

Mr. Rouzer (for himself and Mr. David Scott of Georgia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 for the protection of 
proprietary information, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``CFTC Proprietary Information Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.

Section 8 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 12) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
``(j) Proprietary Information.--
``(1) In general.--For any proprietary information provided 
to the Commission, the Commission shall, after notice and 
comment, adopt rules and regulations to apply the provisions of 
this section to the proprietary information the Commission 
obtains or receives, to the extent such information is not 
already covered by the provisions of this section.
``(2) Policies.--With regard to proprietary information the 
Commission obtains or receives, the Commission shall adopt 
rules and regulations, to--
``(A) address circumstances when the Commission 
requests proprietary information;
``(B) safeguard the information, taking into 
consideration the level of sensitivity of the 
information;
``(C) limit access to the information to 
appropriate staff, as determined by the Commission; and
``(D) protect the information from unlawful use or 
disclosure.
``(3) Sharing.--The Commission shall adopt rules and 
regulations, pursuant to paragraph (1), regarding the sharing 
of such proprietary information with other governmental 
entities. The rules shall require the Commission to receive 
assurances that such other governmental entity shall maintain 
sufficient safeguards consistent with--
``(A) policies that achieve the objectives of 
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) of 
this subsection; and
``(B) the limitations set forth in paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4) of subsection (e) concerning the 
confidentiality of any such information received.''.
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