Federal

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

2,701 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 78d–2 — Transfer of functions with respect to assignment of personnel to chairman
• § 78d–3 — Appearance and practice before the Commission
• § 78d–4 — Additional duties of Inspector General
• § 78d–5 — Deadline for completing enforcement investigations and compliance examinations and inspections
• § 78d–6 — Report and certification of internal supervisory controls
• § 78d–7 — Triennial report on personnel management
• § 78d–8 — Annual financial controls audit
• § 78d–9 — Report on oversight of national securities associations
• § 78dd — Foreign securities exchanges
• § 78dd–1 — Prohibited foreign trade practices by issuers
• § 78dd–2 — Prohibited foreign trade practices by domestic concerns
• § 78dd–3 — Prohibited foreign trade practices by persons other than issuers or domestic concerns
• § 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
• § 78fff–1 — Powers and duties of a trustee
• § 78fff–2 — Special provisions of a liquidation proceeding
• § 78fff–3 — SIPC advances
• § 78fff–4 — Direct payment procedure
• § 78g — Margin requirements
• § 78gg — Separability
• § 78ggg — SEC functions
• § 78h — Restrictions on borrowing and lending by members, brokers, and dealers
• § 78hh — Effective date
• § 78hh–1 — Effective date of certain sections
• § 78hhh — Examining authority functions
• § 78i — Manipulation of security prices
• § 78ii — Omitted
• § 78iii — Functions of self-regulatory organizations
• § 78j — Manipulative and deceptive devices
• § 78j–1 — Audit requirements
• § 78j–2 — Position limits and position accountability for security-based swaps and large trader reporting
• § 78j–3 — Compensation committees
• § 78j–4 — Recovery of erroneously awarded compensation policy
• § 78jj — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–181, title III, § 330 , Dec. 4, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1259
• § 78jjj — Prohibited acts
• § 78k — Trading by members of exchanges, brokers, and dealers
• § 78k–1 — National market system for securities; securities information processors
• § 78kk — Authorization of appropriations
• § 78kkk — Miscellaneous provisions
• § 78l — Registration requirements for securities
• § 78l–1 — Applications for unlisted trading privileges deemed filed under section 78l of this title
• § 78ll — Requirements for the EDGAR system
• § 78lll — Definitions
• § 78m — Periodical and other reports
• § 78m–1 — Reporting and recordkeeping for certain security-based swaps
• § 78m–2 — Reporting requirements regarding coal or other mine safety
• § 78mm — General exemptive authority
• § 78n — Proxies
• § 78n–1 — Shareholder approval of executive compensation
• § 78n–2 — Corporate governance
• § 78nn — Tennessee Valley Authority
• § 78o — Registration and regulation of brokers and dealers
• § 78o–1 — Brokers deemed to be registered
• § 78o–10 — Registration and regulation of security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants
• § 78o–11 — Credit risk retention
• § 78o–2 — Liabilities arising prior to amendment unaffected
• § 78o–3 — Registered securities associations
• § 78o–4 — Municipal securities
• § 78o–4a — Commission Office of Municipal Securities
• § 78o–5 — Government securities brokers and dealers
• § 78o–6 — Securities analysts and research reports
• § 78o–7 — Registration of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations
• § 78o–8 — Universal ratings symbols
• § 78o–9 — Study and rulemaking on assigned credit ratings
• § 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
• § 78q–1 — National system for clearance and settlement of securities transactions
• § 78q–2 — Automated quotation systems for penny stocks
• § 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
• § 78t–1 — Liability to contemporaneous traders for insider trading
• § 78u — Investigations and actions
• § 78u–1 — Civil penalties for insider trading
• § 78u–2 — Civil remedies in administrative proceedings
• § 78u–3 — Cease-and-desist proceedings
• § 78u–4 — Private securities litigation
• § 78u–5 — Application of safe harbor for forward-looking statements
• § 78u–6 — Securities whistleblower incentives and protection
• § 78u–7 — Implementation and transition provisions for whistleblower protection
• § 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
• § 79 to 79z–6 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1263 , Aug. 8, 2005 , 119 Stat. 974
• § 790 — Establishment of Office of Energy Information and Analysis
• § 7901 — Findings; purposes
• § 7902 — Prohibition on bringing of qualified civil liability actions in Federal or State court
• § 7903 — Definitions
• § 790a — National Energy Information System; information required to be maintained
• § 790b — Administrative provisions
• § 790c — Analysis and evaluation of energy information; establishment and maintenance by Director of professional, etc., capability; specific capabilities
• § 790d — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1051(k) , Dec. 21, 1995 , 109 Stat. 717
• § 790e — Coordination by Director of energy information gathering activities of Federal agencies
• § 790f — Reports by Director
• § 790g — Access by Director to energy information
• § 790h — Congressional access to energy information; disclosure by Congress
• § 791 — Congressional declaration of purpose
• § 792 — Coal conversion and allocation
• § 793 — Protection of public health and environment
• § 794 — Energy conservation study
• § 795 — Report to Congress by January 31, 1975
• § 796 — Reporting of energy information
• § 797 — Enforcement
• § 798 — Definitions
• § 7a — Definitions
• § 7a–1 — Limitation on recovery
• § 7a–2 — Rights, authorities, and liabilities not affected
• § 7a–3 — Anti-retaliation protection for whistleblowers
• § 8 — Trusts in restraint of import trade illegal; penalty
• § 8001 — Findings
• § 8002 — Definitions
• § 8003 — Federal swimming pool and spa drain cover standard
• § 8004 — Swimming pool safety grant program
• § 8005 — Minimum State law requirements
• § 8006 — Education and awareness program
• § 8007 — CPSC report
• § 8008 — Applicability
• § 801 to 827 — Repealed. Apr. 26, 1937, ch. 127, § 20(a) , 50 Stat. 90
• § 80a–1 — Findings and declaration of policy
• § 80a–10 — Affiliations or interest of directors, officers, and employees
• § 80a–11 — Offers to exchange securities
• § 80a–12 — Functions and activities of investment companies
• § 80a–13 — Changes in investment policy
• § 80a–14 — Size of investment companies
• § 80a–15 — Contracts of advisers and underwriters
• § 80a–16 — Board of directors
• § 80a–17 — Transactions of certain affiliated persons and underwriters
• § 80a–18 — Capital structure of investment companies
• § 80a–19 — Payments or distributions
• § 80a–2 — Definitions; applicability; rulemaking considerations
• § 80a–20 — Proxies; voting trusts; circular ownership
• § 80a–21 — Loans by management companies
• § 80a–22 — Distribution, redemption, and repurchase of securities; regulations by securities associations
• § 80a–23 — Closed-end companies
• § 80a–24 — Registration of securities under Securities Act of 1933
• § 80a–25 — Reorganization plans; reports by Commission
• § 80a–26 — Unit investment trusts
• § 80a–27 — Periodic payment plans
• § 80a–28 — Face-amount certificate companies
• § 80a–29 — Reports and financial statements of investment companies and affiliated persons
• § 80a–3 — Definition of investment company
• § 80a–30 — Accounts and records
• § 80a–31 — Accountants and auditors
• § 80a–32 — Filing of documents with Commission in civil actions
• § 80a–33 — Destruction and falsification of reports and records
• § 80a–34 — Unlawful representations and names
• § 80a–35 — Breach of fiduciary duty
• § 80a–36 — Larceny and embezzlement
• § 80a–37 — Rules, regulations, and orders
• § 80a–38 — Procedure for issuance of rules and regulations
• § 80a–39 — Procedure for issuance of orders
• § 80a–3a — Protection of philanthropy under State law
• § 80a–4 — Classification of investment companies
• § 80a–40 — Hearings by Commission
• § 80a–41 — Enforcement of subchapter
• § 80a–42 — Court review of orders
• § 80a–43 — Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
• § 80a–44 — Disclosure of information filed with Commission; copies
• § 80a–45 — Reports by Commission; hiring and leasing authority
• § 80a–46 — Validity of contracts
• § 80a–47 — Liability of controlling persons; preventing compliance with subchapter
• § 80a–48 — Penalties
• § 80a–49 — Construction with other laws
• § 80a–5 — Subclassification of management companies
• § 80a–50 — Separability
• § 80a–51 — Short title
• § 80a–52 — Effective date
• § 80a–53 — Election to be regulated as business development company
• § 80a–54 — Acquisition of assets by business development companies
• § 80a–55 — Qualifications of directors
• § 80a–56 — Transactions with certain affiliates
• § 80a–57 — Changes in investment policy
• § 80a–58 — Incorporation of subchapter provisions
• § 80a–59 — Functions and activities of business development companies
• § 80a–6 — Exemptions
• § 80a–60 — Capital structure
• § 80a–61 — Loans
• § 80a–62 — Distribution and repurchase of securities
• § 80a–63 — Accounts and records
• § 80a–64 — Preventing compliance with subchapter; liability of controlling persons
• § 80a–7 — Transactions by unregistered investment companies
• § 80a–8 — Registration of investment companies
• § 80a–9 — Ineligibility of certain affiliated persons and underwriters
• § 80b–1 — Findings
• § 80b–10 — Disclosure of information by Commission
• § 80b–10a — Consultation
• § 80b–11 — Rules, regulations, and orders of Commission
• § 80b–12 — Hearings
• § 80b–13 — Court review of orders