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15 U.S.C. 78eee: Protection of customers
Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-598. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 12 U.S.C. 4403, 12 U.S.C. 4404, 12 U.S.C. 5385, 15 U.S.C. 78fff–4, 15 U.S.C. 78iii.
1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Securities and Exchange Commission (1).
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2010
- Pub. L. 111–203 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) relating to general rule, inserted heading, substituted "SIPC may, upon notice to a member of SIPC, file an application for a protective decree with any court of competent jurisdiction specified in section 78u(e) or 78aa … (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
2006
- Pub. L. 109–390 inserted "a derivatives clearing organization (as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act), a multilateral clearing organization (as defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991)," after "rule or bylaw of" and substituted "a secu… (Financial Netting Improvements Act of 2006) Law text · (b)
2005
- Pub. L. 109–8 added subpar. (C). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–283, §7(a), added par. (2), redesignated former par. (2) as (3) and, as so redesignated, revised format of provisions by setting out cls. (A) and (B) and inserted provisions relating to any person who was a member within 180 days prior to such determination and provisions re… · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–598, §308(a)(1), substituted "section 101 of title 11" for "the Bankruptcy Act". · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–598, §308(a)(2), (3), redesignated subpars. (C) to (E) as subpars. (B) to (D), respectively. Former subpar. (B), which provided for issuance of protective decree where court found that debtor had committed act of bankruptcy within meaning of Bankruptcy Act, was … · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–598, §308(b), substituted "the United States having jurisdiction over cases under title 11" for "bankruptcy by the Bankruptcy Act". · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–598, §308(c), substituted "any right of setoff, except to the extent such right may be affected under section 553 of title 11, and shall not abrogate" for "the right of setoff provided in section 68 of the Bankruptcy Act". · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–598, §308(d), substituted "section 322 of title 11" for "the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Act". · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–598, §308(e), substituted provisions relating to removal of proceeding to Bankruptcy Court for provisions relating to reference of proceeding to referee in bankruptcy. · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–598, §308(f)(1), (2), (5), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and substituted "title 11 governing applications for allowances under such title" for "the Bankruptcy Act governing applications for allowances under such Act". Former subpar. (B), which covered allowances to a… · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–598, §308(f)(2), (3), (5), redesignated subpar. (D) as (C) and substituted "subparagraph (B)" for "subparagraph (C)". Former subpar. (C) redesignated (B). · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–598, §308(f)(2), (4), (5), redesignated subpar. (E) as (D) and substituted "Section 504 of title 11" for "the Bankruptcy Act". Former subpar. (D) redesignated (C). · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–598, §308(f)(5), redesignated subpar. (F) as (E). Former subpar. (E) redesignated (D). · (b), (F)
- Pub. L. 95–283, §7(b), in par. (1) inserted "protective" after "of" in heading and substituted provisions relating to issuance of protective decrees, for provisions relating to specific findings necessary for issuance of a decree and uncontested, etc., applications, in par. (2) substit… · (b)
- Pub. L. 95–283, §7(c), added subsec. (d). · (d)
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.