§ 779. Coordination with, and technical assistance to, State governments


§ 77a. Short title

Commerce & Trade (antitrust, securities, consumer protection)


§ 77aa. Schedule of information required in registration statement


§ 77aaa. Short title


§ 77aaaa. Contrary stipulations void


§ 77b. Definitions; promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation


§ 77bb. “Corporation of Foreign Security Holders”; creation; principal office; branch offices


§ 77bbb. Necessity for regulation


§ 77bbbb. Separability


§ 77c. Classes of securities under this subchapter


§ 77cc. Directors of Corporation; appointment, term of office, and removal


§ 77ccc. Definitions


§ 77d. Exempted transactions


§ 77dd. Powers and duties of Corporation, generally


§ 77ddd. Exempted securities and transactions


§ 77e. Prohibitions relating to interstate commerce and the mails


§ 77ee. Directors of Corporation, powers and duties generally


§ 77eee. Securities required to be registered under Securities Act


§ 77f. Registration of securities


§ 77ff. Accounts and annual balance sheet of Corporation; audits


§ 77fff. Securities not registered under Securities Act


§ 77g. Information required in registration statement


§ 77gg. Annual report by Corporation; printing and distribution


§ 77ggg. Qualification of indentures covering securities not required to be registered


§ 77h. Taking effect of registration statements and amendments thereto


§ 77hh. Assessments by Corporation on holders of foreign securities


§ 77hhh. Integration of procedure with Securities Act and other Acts


§ 77i. Court review of orders


§ 77ii. Subscriptions accepted by Corporation as loans; repayment


§ 77iii. Effective time of qualification


§ 77j. Information required in prospectus


§ 77jj. Loans to Corporation from Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized


§ 77jjj. Eligibility and disqualification of trustee


§ 77k. Civil liabilities on account of false registration statement


§ 77kk. Representations by Corporation as acting for Department of State or United States forbidden; interference with foreign negotiations forbidden


§ 77kkk. Preferential collection of claims against obligor


§ 77l. Civil liabilities arising in connection with prospectuses and communications


§ 77ll. Effective date of subchapter


§ 77lll. Bondholders’ lists


§ 77m. Limitation of actions


§ 77mm. Short title


§ 77mmm. Reports by indenture trustee


§ 77n. Contrary stipulations void


§ 77nnn. Reports by obligor; evidence of compliance with indenture provisions


§ 77o. Liability of controlling persons


§ 77ooo. Duties and responsibility of the trustee


§ 77p. Additional remedies; limitation on remedies


§ 77ppp. Directions and waivers by bondholders; prohibition of impairment of holder’s right to payment; record date


§ 77q. Fraudulent interstate transactions


§ 77qqq. Special powers of trustee; duties of paying agents


§ 77r. Exemption from State regulation of securities offerings


§ 77rrr. Effect of prescribed indenture provisions


§ 77s. Special powers of Commission


§ 77sss. Rules, regulations, and orders


§ 77t. Injunctions and prosecution of offenses


§ 77ttt. Hearings by Commission


§ 77u. Hearings by Commission


§ 77uuu. Special powers of the Commission


§ 77v. Jurisdiction of offenses and suits


§ 77vvv. Judicial review


§ 77w. Unlawful representations


§ 77www. Liability for misleading statements


§ 77x. Penalties


§ 77xxx. Unlawful representations


§ 77y. Jurisdiction of other Government agencies over securities


§ 77yyy. Penalties


§ 77z. Separability


§ 77zzz. Effect on existing law


§ 780. Office of Private Grievances and Redress


§ 7801. Definitions


§ 7802. Regulation of unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with the contact between an athlete agent and a student athlete


§ 7803. Enforcement


§ 7804. Actions by States


§ 7805. Protection of educational institution


§ 7806. Limitation


§ 7807. Sense of Congress


§ 781. Comprehensive energy plan


§ 782. Petrochemical report to Congress


§ 783. Hydroelectric generating facilities; lists, transmittal to Congress; construction schedule and cost estimates for expedited construction program; prospective accomplishments from expedited completion of facilities; statement of appropriated but not obligated funds


§ 784. Exports of coal and refined petroleum products


§ 785. Foreign ownership; comprehensive review; sources of information; report to Congress; monitoring activity


§ 787. Project Independence Evaluation System documentation; access to model by Congress and public


§ 788. Use of commercial standards


§ 78a. Short title


§ 78aa. Jurisdiction of offenses and suits


§ 78aaa. Short title


§ 78b. Necessity for regulation


§ 78bb. Effect on existing law


§ 78bbb. Application of Securities Exchange Act of 1934


§ 78c. Definitions and application


§ 78cc. Validity of contracts


§ 78ccc. Securities Investor Protection Corporation


§ 78d. Securities and Exchange Commission


§ 78dd. Foreign securities exchanges


§ 78ddd. SIPC Fund


§ 78e. Transactions on unregistered exchanges


§ 78ee. Transaction fees


§ 78eee. Protection of customers


§ 78f. National securities exchanges


§ 78ff. Penalties


§ 78fff. General provisions of a liquidation proceeding


§ 78g. Margin requirements


§ 78gg. Separability


§ 78ggg. SEC functions


§ 78h. Restrictions on borrowing and lending by members, brokers, and dealers


§ 78hh. Effective date


§ 78hhh. Examining authority functions


§ 78i. Manipulation of security prices


§ 78iii. Functions of self-regulatory organizations


§ 78j. Manipulative and deceptive devices


§ 78jjj. Prohibited acts


§ 78k. Trading by members of exchanges, brokers, and dealers


§ 78kk. Authorization of appropriations


§ 78kkk. Miscellaneous provisions


§ 78l. Registration requirements for securities


§ 78ll. Requirements for the EDGAR system


§ 78lll. Definitions


§ 78m. Periodical and other reports


§ 78mm. General exemptive authority


§ 78n. Proxies


§ 78nn. Tennessee Valley Authority


§ 78o. Registration and regulation of brokers and dealers


§ 78oo. Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Home Loan Banks


§ 78p. Directors, officers, and principal stockholders


§ 78pp. Investor Advisory Committee


§ 78q. Records and reports


§ 78qq. Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee


§ 78r. Liability for misleading statements


§ 78rr. Data standards for security-based swap reporting


§ 78s. Registration, responsibilities, and oversight of self-regulatory organizations


§ 78t. Liability of controlling persons and persons who aid and abet violations


§ 78u. Investigations and actions


§ 78v. Hearings by Commission


§ 78w. Rules, regulations, and orders; annual reports


§ 78x. Public availability of information


§ 78y. Court review of orders and rules


§ 78z. Unlawful representations


§ 790b. Administrative provisions


§ 790c. Analysis and evaluation of energy information; establishment and maintenance by Director of professional, etc., capability; specific capabilities


§ 790f. Reports by Director


§ 790h. Congressional access to energy information; disclosure by Congress


§ 795. Report to Congress by January 31, 1975


§ 798. Definitions


§ 7a. Definitions


§ 8001. Findings


§ 8005. Minimum State law requirements


§ 8006. Education and awareness program


§ 8007. CPSC report


§ 8008. Applicability


§80a–11. Offers to exchange securities


§80a–19. Payments or distributions


§80a–21. Loans by management companies It shall be unlawful for any registered management company to lend money or property to any person, directly or indirectly, if-


§80a–40. Hearings by Commission Hearings may be public and may be held before the Commission, any member or members thereof, or any officer or officers of the Commission designated by it, and appropriate records thereof shall be kept. (Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title I, §41, 54 Stat. 842 .) Executive Documents Transfer of Functions For transfer of functions of Securities and Exchange Commission, with certain exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 10 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1265, set out under section 78d of this title.


§80a–50. Separability If any provision of this subchapter or any provision incorporated in this subchapter by reference, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this subchapter and the application of any such provision to person or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. (Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title I, §51, 54 Stat. 846 .)


§80a–51. Short title This subchapter may be cited as the "Investment Company Act of 1940". (Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title I, §52, 54 Stat. 847 .)


§80a–52. Effective date The effective date of the provisions of this subchapter, so far as the same relate to face-amount certificates or to face-amount certificate companies, is January 1, 1941. The effective date of provisions hereof, insofar as the same do not apply to face-amount certificates or face-amount certificate companies is November 1, 1940. Except as herein otherwise provided, every provision of this subchapter shall take effect on November 1, 1940. (Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title I, §53, 54 Stat. 847 ; Pub. L. 100–181, title VI, §624, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1262 .)


§80a–54. Acquisition of assets by business development companies


§80a–57. Changes in investment policy No business development company shall, unless authorized by the vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities or partnership interests, change the nature of its business so as to cease to be, or to withdraw its election as, a business development company. (Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title I, §58, as added Pub. L. 96–477, title I, §105, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2285 .)


§80a–58. Incorporation of subchapter provisions Notwithstanding the exemption set forth in section 80–6(f) of this title, sections 80a–1, 80a–2, 80a–3, 80a–4, 80a–5, 80a–6, 80a–9, 80a–10(f), 80a–15(a), (c), and (f), 80a–16(b), 80a–17(f) through (j), 80a–19(a), 80a–20(b), 80a–31(a) and (c), 80a–32 through 80a–46, and 80a–48 through 80a–52 of this title shall apply to a business development company to the same extent as if it were a registered closed-end investment company. (Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title I, §59, as added Pub. L. 96–477, title I, §105, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2285 .)


§80a–60. Capital structure


§80a–61. Loans Notwithstanding the exemption set forth in section 80a–6(f) of this title, section 80a–21 of this title shall apply to a business development company to the same extent as if it were a registered closed-end investment company, except that nothing in that section shall be deemed to prohibit-


§80a–62. Distribution and repurchase of securities Notwithstanding the exemption set forth in section 80a–6(f) of this title, section 80a–23 of this title shall apply to a business development company to the same extent as if it were a registered closed-end investment company, except as follows:


§80a–63. Accounts and records


§80a–64. Preventing compliance with subchapter; liability of controlling persons Notwithstanding the exemption set forth in section 80a–6(f) of this title, section 80a–47 of this title shall apply to a business development company to the same extent as if it were a registered closed-end investment company, except that the provisions of section 80a–47(a) of this title shall not be construed to require any company which is not an investment company within the meaning of section 80a–3(a) of this title to comply with the provisions of this subchapter which are applicable to a business development company solely because such company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of, or directly or indirectly controlled by, a business development company. (Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title I, §65, as added Pub. L. 96–477, title I, §105, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2289 .)


§80b–12. Hearings Hearings may be public and may be held before the Commission, any member or members thereof, or any officer or officers of the Commission designated by it, and appropriate records thereof shall be kept. (Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title II, §212, 54 Stat. 855 .) Executive Documents Transfer of Functions For transfer of functions of Securities and Exchange Commission, with certain exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 10 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1265, set out under section 78d of this title.


§80b–16. Omitted


§80b–18. Hiring and leasing authority of Commission The provisions of section 78d(b) of this title shall be applicable with respect to the power of the Commission-


§80b–19. Separability If any provision of this subchapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the subchapter and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. (Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title II, §219, 54 Stat. 857 .)


§80b–20. Short title This subchapter may be cited as the "Investment Advisers Act of 1940". (Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title II, §220, 54 Stat. 857 .)


§ 80c. Liaison between Securities and Exchange Commission and Small Business Administration


§ 8101. Definition


§ 8112. Definition


§ 8113. Joint Strategic Plan


§ 8114. Reporting


§ 8115. Savings and repeals


§ 8116. Authorization of appropriations


§ 8201. Reporting, payment, and allocation of premium taxes


§ 8202. Regulation of nonadmitted insurance by insured’s home State


§ 8203. Participation in national producer database


§ 8204. Uniform standards for surplus lines eligibility


§ 8205. Streamlined application for commercial purchasers


§ 8206. Definitions


§ 8221. Regulation of credit for reinsurance and reinsurance agreements


§ 8222. Regulation of reinsurer solvency


§ 8223. Definitions


§ 8231. Rule of construction


§ 8232. Severability


§ 8301. Definitions


§ 8302. Review of regulatory authority


§ 8303. Abusive swaps


§ 8304. Authority to prohibit participation in swap activities


§ 8305. Prohibition against Federal Government bailouts of swaps entities


§ 8308. Memorandum


§ 8321. Authority to define terms


§ 8322. Authority of FERC


§ 8323. Rulemaking on conflict of interest


§ 8324. Savings clause


§ 8325. International harmonization


§ 8341. Authority to further define terms


§ 8342. Savings clause


§ 8343. Rulemaking on conflict of interest


§ 8344. Other authority


§ 8402. Prohibitions against certain unfair and deceptive Internet sales practices


§ 8405. Enforcement by State attorneys general


§ 8501. Definitions


§ 8511. Public safety priority


§ 8512. Weather research and forecasting innovation


§ 8512a. Learning excellence and good examples from new developers


§ 8513. Tornado warning improvement and extension program


§ 8514. Hurricane forecast improvement program


§ 8515. Weather research and development planning


§ 8516. Observing system planning


§ 8517. Observing System Simulation Experiments


§ 8518. Computing resource efficiency improvement and annual report


§ 8519. Authorization of appropriations


§ 8520. United States Weather Research Program


§ 8521. Weather and climate information in agriculture


§ 8531. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite and data management


§ 8532. Commercial weather data


§ 8533. Unnecessary duplication


§ 8541. Environmental Information Services Working Group


§ 8542. Interagency weather research and forecast innovation coordination


§ 8543. Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and National Weather Service exchange program


§ 8544. Visiting fellows at National Weather Service


§ 8545. Warning coordination meteorologists at weather forecast offices of National Weather Service


§ 8546. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Ready All Hazards Award Program


§ 8547. Report on contract positions at National Weather Service


§ 8548. Weather enterprise outreach


§ 8549. Hurricane hunter aircraft


§ 8550. Improvements to Cooperative Observer Program of National Weather Service


§ 8561. Study on precipitation estimation


§ 8562. Improving probable maximum precipitation estimates


§ 8563. Definitions


§ 8601. Protections for covered sports medicine professionals


§ 8701. Declaration of policy


§ 8702. Definitions


§ 8703. Issuance of orders


§ 8704. Required terms in orders


§ 8706. Referenda


§ 8707. Petition and review


§ 8708. Enforcement


§ 8709. Investigation and power to subpoena


§ 8710. Suspension or termination


§ 8711. Amendments to orders


§ 8712. Effect on other laws


§ 8713. Regulations


§ 8714. Limitation on expenditures for administrative expenses


§ 8715. Limitations on obligation of funds


§ 8716. Study and report by the Government Accountability Office


§ 8717. Study and report by the Department of Commerce


§ 8801. Definitions


§ 8802. Purposes


§ 8811. National Quantum Initiative Program


§ 8812. National Quantum Coordination Office


§ 8813. Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science


§ 8814. National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee


§ 8814a. Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science


§ 8815. Sunset


§ 8831. National Institute of Standards and Technology activities and quantum consortium


§ 8841. Quantum information science research and education program


§ 8842. Multidisciplinary centers for quantum research and education


§ 8851. Quantum information science research program


§ 8852. National Quantum Information Science Research Centers


§ 8853. Department of Energy quantum network infrastructure research and development program


§ 8854. Department of Energy Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology program


§ 8901. Definition of Administrator


§ 8911. Monitoring and detection


§ 8921. Additions to toxics release inventory


§ 8931. Definitions


§ 8932. Performance standard for the detection of highly fluorinated compounds


§ 8933. Nationwide sampling


§ 8934. Data usage


§ 8935. Collaboration


§ 8951. Definitions


§ 8952. Research and coordination plan for enhanced response on emerging contaminants


§ 8961. PFAS destruction and disposal guidance


§ 8962. PFAS research and development


§ 8963. Interagency body on research related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances


§ 9001. Definitions


§ 9002. Entrepreneurial development


§ 9003. State Trade Expansion Program


§ 9004. Waiver of matching funds requirement under the Women’s Business Center program


§ 9005. Transferred


§ 9006. Direct appropriations


§ 9007. Minority Business Development Agency


§ 9008. United States Treasury program management authority


§ 9009. Emergency EIDL grants


§ 9009a. Grants for shuttered venue operators


§ 9009b. Targeted EIDL advance for small business continuity, adaptation, and resiliency


§ 9009c. Support for restaurants


§ 9010. Resources and services in languages other than English


§ 9011. Subsidy for certain loan payments


§ 9012. Emergency rulemaking authority


§ 9013. Community Navigator pilot program


§ 9021. Pandemic unemployment assistance


§ 9022. Flexibility in paying reimbursement


§ 9023. Emergency increase in unemployment compensation benefits


§ 9024. Temporary full Federal funding of the first week of compensable regular unemployment for States with no waiting week


§ 9025. Pandemic emergency unemployment compensation


§ 9026. Temporary financing of short-time compensation payments in States with programs in law


§ 9027. Temporary financing of short-time compensation agreements


§ 9028. Grants for short-time compensation programs


§ 9029. Assistance and guidance in implementing programs


§ 9030. Waiver of the 7-day waiting period for benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act


§ 9031. Funding for the DOL Office of Inspector General for oversight of unemployment provisions


§ 9032. Implementation


§ 9033. Return to work reporting


§ 9034. Funding for fraud prevention, equitable access, and timely payment to eligible workers


§ 9041. Definitions


§ 9042. Emergency relief and taxpayer protections


§ 9043. Limitation on certain employee compensation


§ 9044. Continuation of certain air service


§ 9045. Coordination with Secretary of Transportation


§ 9046. Suspension of certain aviation excise taxes


§ 9047. Federal credit union transaction account guarantees


§ 9048. Temporary Government in the Sunshine Act relief


§ 9049. Temporary hiring flexibility


§ 9050. Temporary relief for community banks


§ 9051. Temporary relief from troubled debt restructurings


§ 9052. Optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses


§ 9053. Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery


§ 9054. Conflicts of interest


§ 9055. Congressional Oversight Commission


§ 9056. Foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance


§ 9057. Forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with Federally backed loans


§ 9058. Temporary moratorium on eviction filings


§ 9058a. Emergency rental assistance


§ 9058b. Funding for water assistance program


§ 9058c. Emergency rental assistance


§ 9058d. Homeowner Assistance Fund


§ 9059. Protection of collective bargaining agreement


§ 9060. Reports


§ 9061. Direct appropriation


§ 9062. Rule of construction


§ 9063. Termination of authority


§ 9071. Definitions


§ 9072. Pandemic relief for aviation workers


§ 9073. Procedures for providing payroll support


§ 9074. Required assurances


§ 9075. Protection of collective bargaining agreement


§ 9076. Limitation on certain employee compensation


§ 9077. Tax payer protection


§ 9078. Reports


§ 9079. Coordination


§ 9080. Direct appropriation


§ 9091. Definitions


§ 9092. Pandemic relief for aviation workers


§ 9093. Procedures for providing payroll support


§ 9094. Required assurances


§ 9095. Protection of collective bargaining agreements


§ 9096. Limitation on certain employee compensation


§ 9097. Minimum air service guarantees


§ 9098. Taxpayer protection


§ 9099. Reports


§ 9100. Coordination


§ 9101. Funding


§ 9111. Assistance for providers of transportation services affected by COVID–19


§ 9121. Relief for airports


§ 9131. Definitions


§ 9132. Payroll support program


§ 9141. Air transportation payroll support program extension


§ 9201. Findings


§ 9202. NSF support of research on manipulated or synthesized content and information security


§ 9203. NIST support for research and standards on generative adversarial networks


§ 9204. Generative adversarial network defined


§ 9301. National coordinating entity for sustainable chemistry


§ 9302. Strategic plan for sustainable chemistry


§ 9303. Agency activities in support of sustainable chemistry


§ 9304. Partnerships in sustainable chemistry


§ 9305. Prioritization


§ 9306. Rule of construction


§ 9401. Definitions


§ 9411. National Artificial Intelligence Initiative


§ 9412. National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office


§ 9413. Coordination by Interagency Committee


§ 9414. National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee


§ 9415. National AI Research Resource Task Force


§ 9431. National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes


§ 9441. Stakeholder outreach


§ 9442. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Artificial Intelligence Center


§ 9451. Artificial intelligence research and education


§ 9461. Department of Energy artificial intelligence research program


§ 9462. Veterans’ health initiative


§ 9501. Definitions


§ 9502. Minority Business Development Agency


§ 9511. Private sector development


§ 9512. Public sector development


§ 9513. Research and information


§ 9521. Definition


§ 9522. Purpose


§ 9523. Establishment


§ 9524. Grants and cooperative agreements


§ 9525. Minimizing disruptions to existing MBDA Business Center program


§ 9526. Publicity


§ 9541. Annual diverse business forum on capital formation


§ 9542. Agency study on alternative financing solutions


§ 9543. Educational development relating to management and entrepreneurship


§ 9551. Definitions


§ 9552. Business Centers


§ 9553. Report to Congress


§ 9554. Study and report


§ 9561. Grants to nonprofit organizations that support minority business enterprises


§ 9571. Purpose


§ 9572. Composition and term


§ 9573. Duties


§ 9581. General duties


§ 9582. Participation of Federal departments and agencies


§ 9591. Administrative powers


§ 9592. Federal assistance


§ 9593. Recordkeeping


§ 9594. Review and report by Comptroller General


§ 9595. Biannual reports; recommendations


§ 9596. Separability


§ 9597. Executive Order 11625


§ 9598. Authorization of appropriations


§ 9701. Definitions


§ 9702. National Integrated Flood Information System


§ 9703. Observations and modeling for total water prediction


§ 9704. Service coordination hydrologists at River Forecast Centers of the National Weather Service


§ 9705. Improving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration communication of future flood risks and hazardous flash flood events


§ 9706. Freshwater monitoring along the coast


§ 9707. Estimates of precipitation frequency in the United States


§ 9708. Interagency Committee on Water Management and Infrastructure


§ 9709. National Weather Service hydrologic research fellowship program


§ 9710. Identification and support of consistent, Federal set of forward-looking, long-term meteorological information


§ 9711. Gap analysis on availability of snow-related data to assess and predict flood and flood impacts


§ 9712. Availability to the public of flood-related data


§ 9801. Defined term


§ 9802. Purposes


§ 9803. Responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism


§ 9804. Travel and tourism strategy


§ 9805. Data on domestic travel and tourism


§ 9901. Prohibition on transfer of personally identifiable sensitive data of United States individuals to foreign adversaries