Definition of "Covered Clearing Agency"

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission') is adopting amendments to the definitions of "covered clearing agency,' "central securities depository services,' and "sensitivity analysis' pursuant to Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act') and the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 ("Clearing Supervision Act'), enacted in Title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank Act').