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7 U.S.C. 6p: Standards and examinations

Created in 1974 by Public Law 93-463. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 6f, 7 U.S.C. 6k.

5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (5).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(11)(A)], substituted "title, contract markets, or derivatives transaction execution facilities" for "title or contract markets". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(5) [title I, §123(a)(11)(B)], inserted "derivatives transaction execution facility," after "contract market,". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (b)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–546 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

    1983

    • Pub. L. 97–444 substituted "persons required to be registered with the Commission" for "futures commission merchants, floor brokers, and those persons associated with futures commission merchants or floor brokers" in first sentence, "customers, clients, pool participants, or other members of the pu…

    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.