MODIFICATION OF PREMERGER NOTIFICATION FILING FEES.

SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF PREMERGER NOTIFICATION FILING FEES. Section 605 of Public Law 101–162 (15 U.S.C. 18a note) is amended—(1) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (1)—(i) by striking “$45,000” and inserting “$30,000”; (ii) by striking “$100,000,000” and inserting “$161,500,000”; (iii) by striking “2004” and inserting “2023”; and (iv) by striking “2003” and inserting “2022”; (B) in paragraph (2)—(i) by striking “$125,000” and inserting “$100,000”; (ii) by striking “$100,000,000” and inserting “$161,500,000”; (iii) by striking “but less” and inserting “but is less”; and (iv) by striking “and” at the end; (C) in paragraph (3)—136 STAT. 5968(i) by striking “$280,000” and inserting “$250,000”; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting “but is less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published);”; and (D) by adding at the end the following:“(4) $400,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)) is not less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) but is less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); “(5) $800,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)) is not less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) but is less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); and “(6) $2,250,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)) is not less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published).” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following:“(c)(1) For each fiscal year commencing after September 30, 2023, the filing fees in this section shall be increased by an amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Department of Labor or its successor, for the year then ended over the level so established for the year ending September 30, 2022. “(2) As soon as practicable, but not later than January 31 of each year, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish the adjusted amounts required by paragraph (1). “(3) The Federal Trade Commission shall not adjust amounts required by paragraph (1) if the percentage increase described in paragraph (1) is less than 1 percent. “(4) An amount adjusted under this section shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $5,000.” .