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7 U.S.C. 6d: Dealing by unregistered futures commission merchants or introducing brokers prohibited; duties in handling customer receipts; conflict-of-interest systems and procedures; Chief Compliance Officer; rules to avoid duplicative regulations; swap requirements; portfolio margining accounts
Created in 1968 by Public Law 90-258. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 7a–2, 7 U.S.C. 21, 15 U.S.C. 78o.
12 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (12).
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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, §749(a)(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted "be a" for "engage as" and struck out "or introducing broker in soliciting orders or accepting orders for the purchase or sale of any commodity for future delivery, or involving any contracts of sale of any commodi… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §749(a)(1)(B), struck out "or introducing broker" after "merchant". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §749(a)(1)(C), struck out "if a futures commission merchant," after "such person shall,". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §732, added subsecs. (c) and (d) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (e). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (c), (d), (e)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §724(a), which directed amendment of section by adding subsec. (f) at end, was executed by making the addition after subsec. (e) to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the addition of subsec. (h) by section 713(b) of Pub. L. 111–203. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §749(a)(2), which directed amendment of section by adding subsec. (g) at end, was executed by making the addition after subsec. (f) to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the addition of subsec. (h) by section 713(b) of Pub. L. 111–203. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 111–203, §713(b), added subsec. (h). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (h)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title II, §251(f)], designated first undesignated par. as subsec. (a), designated second undesignated par. as subsec. (b), and added subsec. (c). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text
- Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(6)], inserted "or derivatives transaction execution facility" after "contract market" wherever appearing. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text
1983
- Pub. L. 97–444, §207(1), inserted reference to introducing brokers in provisions preceding par. (1).
- Pub. L. 97–444, §207(2), inserted "or introducing broker" after "futures commission merchant". · (1)
- Pub. L. 97–444, §207(3), inserted "if a futures commission merchant," after "such person shall,". · (2)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–405 in par. (2) inserted provisions authorizing Commission to prescribe terms and conditions under which funds and property commingled and deposited as permitted by par. (2) may be commingled and deposited with other funds and property received by a futures commission merchant and requir…
1974
- Pub. L. 93–463 substituted "Commission" for "Secretary of Agriculture" in pars. (1) and (2).
1968
- Pub. L. 90–258 struck out from second proviso of first par. authorization for investment of customer funds in investment securities of the kind national banking associations may buy or in loans secured by negotiable warehouse receipts conveying or securing title to readily marketable commodities to…
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.