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7 U.S.C. 13b: Manipulations or other violations; cease and desist orders against persons other than registered entities; punishment
Created in 1968 by Public Law 90-258. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
7 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (7).
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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, §753(b), amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "If any person (other than a registered entity) is manipulating or attempting to manipulate or has manipulated or attempted to manipulate the market price of any commodity, in interstate commerce, or for … (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text
- Pub. L. 111–203, §741(b)(4), inserted "or of any swap," before "or otherwise is violating". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text
2000
- Pub. L. 106–554 substituted "registered entity" for "contract market" in two places. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text
1992
- Pub. L. 102–546 made technical amendment to references to sections 9 and 15 of this title to reflect change in reference to corresponding section of original act and substituted "the higher of $100,000 or triple the monetary gain to such person" for "$100,000".
1974
- Pub. L. 93–463, §§103(a), 212(c), substituted "Commission" for "Secretary" before "may" and substituted "not more than $100,000" for "not less than $500 nor more than $10,000".
- Pub. L. 93–463, §103(a), provided for substitution of "Commission" for "Secretary of Agriculture" except where such words would be stricken by section 103(b), which directed striking the words "the Secretary of Agriculture or" where they appeared in the phrase "the Secretary of Agriculture or the C…
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.