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7 U.S.C. 12: Public disclosure

Created in 1968 by Public Law 90-258. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 6f, 7 U.S.C. 6k, 7 U.S.C. 6t, 7 U.S.C. 7a–1, 7 U.S.C. 7b–1.

11 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (11).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203, in last sentence, inserted ", central bank and ministries," after "department" wherever appearing and substituted ", is a party." for ". is a party." (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (e)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–246, §13105(g), in concluding provisions, struck out "commenced" after "receivership proceeding" and inserted "commenced" after "in a judicial proceeding". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title II, §253(a)], added par. (3). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(18)], in first sentence, substituted "registered entity" for "board of trade". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (c)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–546, §§205, 304(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted provisions at end relating to disclosure of information received from foreign futures authorities, and added par. (2). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–546, §304(2), inserted at end "This subsection shall not apply to the disclosure of data or information obtained by the Commission from a foreign futures authority." · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–546, §305, inserted references to foreign futures authority in fifth and last sentences. · (e)
    • Pub. L. 102–546, §402(7), substituted "subpoena" for "subpena" wherever appearing and "subpoenas" for "subpenas" in last sentence. · (f)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 97–444, §222(1), inserted proviso authorizing Commission to withhold from public disclosure any data or information concerning or obtained in connection with any pending investigation of any person. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 97–444, §222(2), inserted references to receivership proceedings involving a receiver appointed in a judicial proceeding brought under this chapter and to bankruptcy proceedings in which the Commission has intervened or in which Commission has right to appear and be heard under… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 97–444, §222(3), struck out "of the Executive Branch" after "Upon the request of any department or agency" and inserted "Upon the request of any department or agency of any State or any political subdivision thereof, acting within the scope of its jurisdiction, or any departmen… · (e)
    • Pub. L. 97–444, §222(5), added subsecs. (f) and (g). Former subsecs. (f) and (g) were redesignated (h) and (i), respectively. · (f), (g)
    • Pub. L. 97–444, §222(4), redesignated former subsecs. (f) and (g) as (h) and (i), respectively. · (h), (i)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–405 consolidated under this section provisions formerly contained in this section and sections 12–1, 12–2, and 12–3 of this title, generally revised provisions thus consolidated to clarify and expand disclosure to public of traders and their positions on boards of trade, and divided prov…

    1974

    • Pub. L. 93–463 substituted "Commission" for "Secretary of Agriculture", "it" for "he", "its" for "his", and "It" for "He".

    1968

    • Pub. L. 90–258 authorized investigations to ascertain facts regarding operations of other persons subject to any provisions of this chapter.

    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.