(a) In general The Federal Home Loan Banks shall be exempt from compliance with
(2) section
78o of title
15, and related Commission regulations, with respect to transactions in the capital stock of a Federal Home Loan Bank;
(3) section
78q–1 of title
15, and related Commission regulations, with respect to the transfer of the securities of a Federal Home Loan Bank; and
(4) the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 [
15 U.S.C.
77aaa et seq.].
(b) Member exemption The members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System shall be exempt from compliance with sections
78m (d),
78m (f),
78m (g),
78n (d), and
78p of title
15, and related Commission regulations, with respect to ownership of or transactions in the capital stock of the Federal Home Loan Banks by such members.
(c) Exempted and Government securities
(1) Capital stock The capital stock issued by each of the Federal Home Loan Banks under section
1426 of this title are
(A) exempted securities, within the meaning of section
77c (a)(2) of title
15; and
(B) exempted securities, within the meaning of section
78c (a)(12)(A) of title
15, except to the extent provided in section
78oo of title
15.
(2) Other obligations The debentures, bonds, and other obligations issued under section
1431 of this title are
(A) exempted securities, within the meaning of section
77c (a)(2) of title
15;
(B) government securities, within the meaning of section
78c (a)(42) of title
15; and
(C) government securities, within the meaning of section
80a–2 (a)(16) of title
15.
(3) Brokers and dealers A person (other than a Federal Home Loan Bank effecting transactions for members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System) that effects transactions in the capital stock or other obligations of a Federal Home Loan Bank, for the account of others or for that persons own account, as applicable, is a broker or dealer, as those terms are defined in paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, of section
78c (a) of title
15, but is excluded from the definition of
(A) the term government securities broker under section
78c (a)(43) of title
15; and
(B) the term government securities dealer under section
78c (a)(44) of title
15.
(d) Exemption from reporting requirements The Federal Home Loan Banks shall be exempt from periodic reporting requirements under the securities laws pertaining to the disclosure of
(1) related party transactions that occur in the ordinary course of the business of the Banks with members; and
(2) the unregistered sales of equity securities.
(e) Tender offers
Commission rules relating to tender offers shall not apply in connection with transactions in the capital stock of the Federal Home Loan Banks.
(f) Regulations
(1) In general
The Commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate in the public interest or in furtherance of this section and the exemptions provided in this section.
(2) Considerations In issuing regulations under this section, the Commission shall consider the distinctive characteristics of the Federal Home Loan Banks when evaluating
(A) the accounting treatment with respect to the payment to the Resolution Funding Corporation;
(B) the role of the combined financial statements of the Federal Home Loan Banks;
(C) the accounting classification of redeemable capital stock; and
(D) the accounting treatment related to the joint and several nature of the obligations of the Banks.
(g) Definitions As used in this section
(1) the terms Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank, member, and Federal Home Loan Bank System have the same meanings as in section
1422 of this title;
(2) the term Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
(3) the term securities laws has the same meaning as in section
78c (a)(47) of title
15.
