; and (7) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Maintenance of ratings actions In the case of maintenance of ratings actions, the requirement under clause (i) shall only apply to employees of a person subject to a credit rating of the nationally recognized statistical rating organization or an issuer of a security or money market instrument subject to a credit rating of the nationally recognized statistical rating organization. . 855. Approval of credit rating procedures and methodologies Section 15E(r)(1)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o–7(r)(1)(A) ) is amended by inserting , or the Chief Credit Officer after performing a function similar to that of a board . 856. Exception for providing certain material information relating to a credit rating Section 15E(h)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o–7(h)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Exception for providing certain material information Rules issued under this paragraph may not prohibit a person who participates in sales or marketing of a product or service of a nationally recognized statistical rating organization from providing material information, or information believed in good faith to be material, to the issuance or maintenance of a credit rating to a person who participates in determining or monitoring the credit rating, or developing or approving procedures or methodologies used for determining the credit rating, so long as the information provided is not intended to influence the determination of a credit rating, or the procedures or methodologies used to determine credit ratings. . 857. Repeals (a) Repeals The following provisions of title IX of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections are restored or revived as if such sections had not been enacted: (1) Section 912. (2) Section 914. (3) Section 917. (4) Section 918. (5) Section 919A. (6) Section 919B. (7) Section 919C. (8) Section 921.