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7 U.S.C. 27: Definitions

Created in 2000 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-554). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 2, 12 U.S.C. 1787, 12 U.S.C. 1821, 12 U.S.C. 2277a–10c, 12 U.S.C. 4617.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury (2), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203, §721(e)(9)(A), substituted "section 1a" for "section 1a(20)". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §721(e)(9)(B), substituted "section 1a" for "section 1a(12)". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §721(e)(9)(C), substituted "section 1a" for "section 1a(4)". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §725(g)(1)(B), struck out subsec. (d) which defined covered swap agreement. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (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.