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7 U.S.C. 6: Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions
Created in 1974 by Public Law 93-463. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
10 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 2, 7 U.S.C. 6d, 7 U.S.C. 6s, 7 U.S.C. 16, 7 U.S.C. 25.
20 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (20).
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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, §738(b)(1), inserted "or by subsection (e)" after "Unless exempted by the Commission pursuant to subsection (c)" in introductory provisions. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §738(a)(1)–(3), designated existing provisions as par. (2), designated the first to third sentences as subpars. (A) to (C), respectively, redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (C), inserted headings, in subpar. (B), substi… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §738(a)(4), added par. (1). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §721(d), substituted "except that—" for "except that the Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission may by rule, regulation, or order jointly exclude any agreement, contract, or transaction from section 2(a)(1)(D) of this title), if the Commission determi… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §722(f), added par. (6). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §738(b)(2), added subsec. (e). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (e)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(3)(A)(i)], substituted "designated or registered by the Commission as a contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility for" for "designated by the Commission as a 'contract market' for". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(3)(A)(ii)], struck out "member of such" after "by or through a". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(3)(A)(iii)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(3)(B)(i)], substituted "designated or registered as a contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility" for "designated as a contract market" and "subparagraphs (C)(ii) and (D) of section 2(a)(1) of this title, except that the… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(3)(B)(ii)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (c)
1992
- Pub. L. 102–546, §502(a)(1), substituted "Unless exempted by the Commission pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, it shall be unlawful" for "It shall be unlawful". · (a)
- Pub. L. 102–546, §502(a)(2), added subsecs. (c) and (d). · (c), (d)
1983
- Pub. L. 97–444 amended section generally, combining into subsec. (a) existing provisions of this section together with provisions formerly contained in section 6h(1) of this title, relating to the conduct of offices or places of business anywhere in the United States or its territories that are use…
1974
- Pub. L. 93–463 substituted "Commission" for "Secretary of Agriculture" and "United States Department of Agriculture".
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.