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11 U.S.C. 761: Definitions for this subchapter

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 6d, 11 U.S.C. 101, 11 U.S.C. 556.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203, §724(b)(1), added subpar. (F) and struck out former subpar. (F) which read as follows: "any other agreement or transaction that is similar to an agreement or transaction referred to in this paragraph;". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (4)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §724(b)(2), substituted "a commodity contract account" for "the commodity futures account". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (9)

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–8 added subpars. (F) to (J). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (4)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §112(c)(6)(A)], amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: " 'clearing organization' means organization that clears commodity contracts made on, or subject to the rules of, a contract market or board of trade;". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §112(c)(6)(B)], amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: " 'contract market' means board of trade designated as a contract market by the Commission under the Act;". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (7)
    • Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §112(c)(6)(C)], amended par. (8) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (8) read as follows: " 'contract of sale', 'commodity', 'future delivery', 'board of trade', and 'futures commission merchant' have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Act;". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (8)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–394, §501(d)(29)(A), struck out "(7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)" after "Act". · (1)
    • Pub. L. 103–394, §501(d)(29)(B), struck out "(7 U.S.C. 6c(b))" after "Act". · (5)
    • Pub. L. 103–394, §501(d)(29)(C), struck out "(7 U.S.C. 23)" after "Act". · (13)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–353 substituted "from and that is the lawful property" for "and that is property". · (10)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–222, §16(1), inserted "made" after "commodity contracts". · (2)
    • Pub. L. 97–222, §16(2), substituted "with respect to" for "if the debtor is" wherever appearing, and substituted "cleared by such clearing organization, or commodity option traded on, or subject to the rules of, a contract market or board of trade that is cleared by such clearing organiza… · (4)
    • Pub. L. 97–222, §16(3), substituted "with respect to" for "if the debtor is" wherever appearing, in subpar. (A) substituted "such futures commission merchant" for "the debtor" wherever appearing and "such futures commission merchant's" for "the debtor's", in subpar. (B) substituted "such … · (9)
    • Pub. L. 97–222, §16(4), struck out "at any time" after "security, or property," in provisions preceding subpar. (A). · (10)
    • Pub. L. 97–222, §16(5), inserted a comma after "property" and struck out the comma after "credit". · (12)
    • Pub. L. 97–222, §16(6), substituted "section 19 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 23)" for "section 217 of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 15a)". · (13)
    • Pub. L. 97–222, §16(7), struck out "that is engaged" after "means person". · (14)
    • Pub. L. 97–222, §16(8), substituted "mark-to-market payments, settlement payments, variation payments, daily settlement payments, and final settlement payments made as adjustments to settlement prices" for "a daily variation settlement payment". · (15)
    • Pub. L. 97–222, §16(9), struck out "at any time" after "customer property". · (16)
    • Pub. L. 97–222, §16(10), in provisions preceding subpar. (A) substituted "has" for "holds", in subpar. (A) inserted "the" after "(A)" in provisions preceding cl. (i), and "in such capacity" after "customer" in cl. (ii). · (17)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.