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15 U.S.C. 77ccc: Definitions

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203 added par. (17) and struck out former par. (17) which read as follows: "The terms 'Securities Act of 1933,' 'Securities Exchange Act of 1934,' and 'Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935' shall be deemed to refer, respectively, to such Acts, as amended, whether amende… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (17)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–353 substituted "section 2(a)" for "section 2". (Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998) Law text · (2), (3)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–550 inserted "section 77eee of this title or" after "provided for in". · (8)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–181, §501, substituted "undertaking" for "undertakng". · (4)
    • Pub. L. 100–181, §502, inserted "(including a guarantor)" after "person" in two places. · (12)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–598 substituted "Bankruptcy Act or title 11" for "Act entitled 'An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States', approved July 1, 1898, as amended, whether amended prior to or after August 3, 1939". · (18)

    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.