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7 U.S.C. 9: Prohibition regarding manipulation and false information

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-791. Changed by 12 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 9a, 7 U.S.C. 12a, 7 U.S.C. 13b, 7 U.S.C. 18, 7 U.S.C. 21.

13 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (13).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203, §753(a), amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to exclusion of persons from privilege of "registered entities", procedure for exclusion, review by court of appeals, and enforcement powers of Commission. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §741(b)(3), in first sentence, inserted "or of any swap," before "or has willfully made". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–246, §13103(a), in cl. (3) of third sentence inserted "(A)" after "assess such person" and added subcl. (B). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–554 substituted "registered entity" for "contract market" wherever appearing, "registered entities" for "contract markets" wherever appearing, and "privileges" for "trading privileges" in two places. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–546, §402(9)(B), which directed amendment of first sentence by striking "the Secretary of Agriculture or", could not be executed because of amendment by Pub. L. 93–463, §103(a). See 1974 Amendment note below.
    • Pub. L. 102–546, §§209(a)(1), 212(b), 223, 402(1)(C), (6), substituted, in first sentence, "Commission thereunder" for "commission thereunder", in sentence beginning "Upon evidence received", inserted "(1)", substituted "(2) if" for "and, if", "suspend" for "may suspend", "(3)" for "and may", "the …

    1983

    • Pub. L. 97–444 struck out "as futures commission merchant or any person associated therewith as described in section 6k of this title, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, or as floor broker hereunder" after "such person, if registered" and also after "such person is registered" and …

    1974

    • Pub. L. 93–463, §§103(e), 204(b), 205(b), 212(a)(1), (2), 408, substituted "it" for "he", inserted "or any person associated therewith as described in section 6k of this title," after "futures commission merchant" wherever appearing, inserted "commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator" bef…
    • 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…

    1968

    • Pub. L. 90–258 amended first sentence generally, providing for denial of trading privileges to persons other than contract markets and suspension or revocation of registration of futures commission merchants and floor brokers, who are manipulating or have attempted to manipulate prices, for willful…

    1960

    • Pub. L. 86–507 inserted "or by certified mail" after "registered mail".

    1958

    • Pub. L. 85–791 substituted "transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Secretary of Agriculture and thereupon the Secretary of Agriculture shall file in the court the record theretofore made, as provided in section 2112 of Title 28" for "served upon the Secretary of Agriculture by delivering such…

    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.