Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is declared to...

Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the...

Every contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce in any Territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia, or...

The several district courts of the United States are invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of sections 1 to 7 of this title; and it shall be the duty of...

Whenever it shall appear to the court before which any proceeding under section 4 of this title may be pending, that the ends of justice require that other parties should be...

Any property owned under any contract or by any combination, or pursuant to any conspiracy (and being the subject thereof) mentioned in section 1 of this title, and being in...

Sections 1 to 7 of this title shall not apply to conduct involving trade or commerce (other than import trade or import commerce) with foreign nations unless - (1)...

The word ''person'', or ''persons'', wherever used in sections 1 to 7 of this title shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the...

Every combination, conspiracy, trust, agreement, or contract is declared to be contrary to public policy, illegal, and void when the same is made by or between two or more persons...

The several district courts of the United States are invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of section 8 of this title; and it shall be the duty of the...

Whenever it shall appear to the court before which any proceeding under section 9 of this title may be pending, that the ends of justice require that other parties should be...

Any property owned under any contract or by any combination, or pursuant to any conspiracy, and being the subject thereof, mentioned in section 8 of this title, imported into...

(a) ''Antitrust laws,'' as used herein, includes the Act entitled ''An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,'' approved July second,...

(a) Price; selection of customers It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of such commerce, either directly or indirectly, to discriminate in...

It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of such commerce, to be a party to, or assist in, any transaction of sale, or contract to sell,...

Nothing in this Act shall prevent a cooperative association from returning to its members, producers, or consumers the whole, or any part of, the net earnings or surplus...

Nothing in the Act approved June 19, 1936, known as the Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act, shall apply to purchases of their supplies for their own use by schools, colleges, ...

It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of such commerce, to lease or make a sale or contract for sale of goods, wares, merchandise,...

(a) Amount of recovery; prejudgment interest Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person who shall be injured in his business or property by reason of ...

Whenever the United States is hereafter injured in its business or property by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws it may sue therefor in the United States...

Any action to enforce any cause of action under section 15, 15a, or 15c of this title shall be forever barred unless commenced within four years after the cause of action accrued....

(a) Parens patriae; monetary relief; damages; prejudgment interest (1) Any attorney general of a State may bring a civil action in the name of such State, as parens patriae on...

In any action under section 15c(a)(1) of this title, in which there has been a determination that a defendant agreed to fix prices in violation of sections 1 to 7 of this...

Monetary relief recovered in an action under section 15c(a)(1) of this title shall - (1) be distributed in such manner as the district court in its discretion may...

(a) Notification to State attorney general Whenever the Attorney General of the United States has brought an action under the antitrust laws, and he has reason to believe that ...

For the purposes of sections 15c, 15d, 15e, and 15f of this title: (1) The term ''State attorney general'' means the chief legal officer of a State, or any other...

Sections 15c, 15d, 15e, 15f, and 15g of this title shall apply in any State, unless such State provides by law for its nonapplicability in such State. ...

(a) Prima facie evidence; collateral estoppel A final judgment or decree heretofore or hereafter rendered in any civil or criminal proceeding brought by or on behalf of the ...

The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce. Nothing contained in the antitrust laws shall be construed to forbid the existence and operation of labor, ...

No person engaged in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce shall acquire, directly or indirectly, the whole or any part of the stock or other share capital and no...

(a) Filing Except as exempted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, no person shall acquire, directly or indirectly, any voting securities or assets of any other...

(a)(1) No person shall, at the same time, serve as a director or officer in any two corporations (other than banks, banking associations, and trust companies) that are - ...

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(a) Commission, Board, or Secretary authorized to enforce compliance Authority to enforce compliance with sections 13, 14, 18, and 19 of this title by the persons...

Nothing herein contained shall affect rights of action arising, or litigation pending, or orders of the Federal Trade Commission issued and in effect or pending on review, based...

Any suit, action, or proceeding under the antitrust laws against a corporation may be brought not only in the judicial district whereof it is an inhabitant, but also in any...

In any suit, action, or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the United States subpoenas for witnesses who are required to attend a court of the United States in any...

Whenever a corporation shall violate any of the penal provisions of the antitrust laws, such violation shall be deemed to be also that of the individual directors, officers, or...

The several district courts of the United States are invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this Act, and it shall be the duty of the several United...

Any person, firm, corporation, or association shall be entitled to sue for and have injunctive relief, in any court of the United States having jurisdiction over the parties,...

(a) Limitations on the use of credit instruments; sales, resales, and transfers Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any...

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not...

(a) Major league baseball subject to antitrust laws Subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this section, the conduct, acts, practices, or agreements of persons in the business ...

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(a) Court of appeals; review by Supreme Court Except as otherwise expressly provided by this section, in every civil action brought in any district court of the United States ...

In the taking of depositions of witnesses for use in any suit in equity brought by the United States under sections 1 to 7 of this title, and in the hearings before any examiner...

No vessel permitted to engage in the coastwise or foreign trade of the United States shall be permitted to enter or pass through the Panama Canal if such ship is owned,...

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For purposes of sections 34 to 36 of this title - (1) the term ''local government'' means - (A) a city, county, parish, town, township, village, or any other...

(a) Prohibition in general No damages, interest on damages, costs, or attorney's fees may be recovered under section 4, 4A, or 4C of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 15, 15a, or...

(a) Prohibition in general No damages, interest on damages, costs or attorney's fees may be recovered under section 4, 4A, or 4C of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 15, 15a, or 15c)...

(a) Inapplicability of antitrust laws Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the antitrust laws, and any State law similar to any of the antitrust laws, shall...

For purposes of this section and section 37 of this title: (1) Antitrust laws The term ''antitrust laws'' has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of section 12 of...

A commission is created and established, to be known as the Federal Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), which shall be composed of five Commissioners, who ...

Each commissioner shall receive a salary, payable in the same manner as the salaries of the judges of the courts of the United States. The commission shall appoint a secretary,...

The principal office of the Commission shall be in the city of Washington, but it may meet and exercise all its powers at any other place. The Commission may, by one or more of...

The words defined in this section shall have the following meaning when found in this subchapter, to wit: ''Commerce'' means commerce among the several States or with ...

(a) Declaration of unlawfulness; power to prohibit unfair practices; inapplicability to foreign trade (1) Unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair...

To the extent any person introduces, delivers for introduction, sells, advertises, or offers for sale in commerce a product with a ''Made in the U.S.A.'' or ''Made in America''...

The Commission shall also have power - (a) Investigation of persons, partnerships, or corporations To gather and compile information concerning, and to investigate from time...

After June 16, 1933, no new investigations shall be initiated by the Commission as the result of a legislative resolution, except the same be a concurrent resolution of the two...

In any suit in equity brought by or under the direction of the Attorney General as provided in the antitrust Acts, the court may, upon the conclusion of the testimony therein, if...

The several departments and bureaus of the Government when directed by the President shall furnish the Commission, upon its request, all records, papers, and information in...

For the purposes of this subchapter the Commission, or its duly authorized agent or agents, shall at all reasonable times have access to, for the purpose of examination, and the...

Any person who shall neglect or refuse to attend and testify, or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce any documentary evidence, if in his power to do so, in obedience to...

Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent or interfere with the enforcement of the provisions of the antitrust Acts or the Acts to regulate commerce,...

(a) Unlawfulness It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation to disseminate, or cause to be disseminated, any false advertisement - (1) By...

(a) Power of Commission; jurisdiction of courts Whenever the Commission has reason to believe - (1) that any person, partnership, or corporation is engaged in, or is...

(a) Imposition of penalties Any person, partnership, or corporation who violates any provision of section 52(a) of this title shall, if the use of the commodity advertised may...

For the purposes of sections 52 to 54 of this title - (a) False advertisement (1) The term ''false advertisement'' means an advertisement, other than labeling, which...

(a) Procedure for exercise of authority to litigate or appeal (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) or (3), if - (A) before commencing, defending, or intervening...

If any provision of this subchapter, or the application thereof to any person, partnership, or corporation, or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this subchapter, and...

(a) Authority of Commission to prescribe rules and general statements of policy (1) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, the Commission may prescribe - ...

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(a) Suits by Commission against persons, partnerships, or corporations; jurisdiction; relief for dishonest or fraudulent acts (1) If any person, partnership,...

(a) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) The terms ''civil investigative demand'' and ''demand'' mean any demand issued by the commission under subsection (c)(1) ...

(a) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) The term ''material'' means documentary material, tangible things, written reports or answers to questions,...

(a) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) The term ''rule'' means any rule promulgated by the Commission under section 46 or section 57a of this title, except ...

(a) ''Board of Governors'' defined For purposes of this section, the term ''Board of Governors' means the Board of Governors'' of the Federal Reserve System. (b) Use as defense ...

(a) The Commission shall not have any authority to conduct any study, investigation, or prosecution of any agricultural cooperative for any conduct which, because of the...

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the functions, powers, and duties of the Commission not to exceed $92,700,000 for fiscal year 1994; not to exceed $99,000,000...

This subchapter may be cited as the ''Federal Trade Commission Act''. ...

The words ''export trade'' wherever used in this subchapter mean solely trade or commerce in goods, wares, or merchandise exported, or in the course of being exported from the...

Nothing contained in the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) shall be construed as declaring to be illegal an association entered into for the sole purpose of engaging in export...

Nothing contained in section 18 of this title shall be construed to forbid the acquisition or ownership by any corporation of the whole or any part of the stock or other capital...

The prohibition against ''unfair methods of competition'' and the remedies provided for enforcing said prohibition contained in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et...

Every association which engages solely in export trade, within thirty days after its creation, shall file with the Federal Trade Commission a verified written statement setting...

This subchapter may be cited as the ''Webb-Pomerene Act''. ...

As used in this subchapter - (a) The term ''person'' means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other form of business enterprise, plural or singular,...

The introduction, or manufacture for introduction, into commerce, or the sale, transportation, or distribution, in commerce, of any wool product which is misbranded within the...

(a) False identification; affixation of label, etc., contents A wool product shall be misbranded - (1) If it is falsely or deceptively stamped, tagged, labeled, or...

(a) Affixing; retention until sale Any person manufacturing for introduction, or first introducing into commerce a wool product shall affix thereto the stamp, tag, label, or...

(a) Authority of Commission Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this subchapter shall be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission under rules, regulations,...

(a) Grounds for condemnation; disposition of merchandise Any wool products shall be liable to be proceeded against in the district court of the United States for the district...

All wool products imported into the United States, except those made more than twenty years prior to such importation, shall be stamped, tagged, labeled, or otherwise identified...

(a) Avoidance of liability; requirements No person shall be guilty under section 68a of this title if he establishes a guaranty received in good faith signed by and containing...

Any person who willfully violates sections 68a, 68c, 68f, or 68g(b) of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $5,000, or...

The provision of this subchapter shall be held to be in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, the provisions of any other Act of the United States. ...

None of the provisions of this subchapter shall be construed to apply to the manufacture, delivery for shipment, shipment, sale, or offering for sale any carpets, rugs, mats,...

As used in this subchapter - (a) The term ''person'' means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, business trust, or any organized group of any of the...

(a) Introduction or manufacture for introduction into commerce, sale, advertising or offering for sale in commerce The introduction, or manufacture for introduction,...

For the purposes of this subchapter, a fur product shall be considered to be misbranded - (1) if it is falsely or deceptively labeled or otherwise falsely or...

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, a fur product or fur shall be considered to be falsely or deceptively advertised if any advertisement, representation, public announcement,...

(a) Necessity of proper labelling; additional information Fur products imported into the United States shall be labeled so as not to be misbranded within the meaning of section 69b...

(a) Fur Products Name Guide The Commission shall, with the assistance and cooperation of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, within six months...

(a) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subchapter, sections 69a, 69d, and 69h(b) of this title shall be enforced by ...

(a) Grounds for condemnation; disposition of merchandise (1) Any fur product or fur shall be liable to be proceeded against in the district court of the United States for...

(a) Avoidance of liability; requirements No person shall be guilty under section 69a of this title if he establishes a guaranty received in good faith signed by and containing...

(a) Any person who willfully violates section 69a, 69d, or 69h(b) of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $5,000, or...

The provisions of this subchapter shall be held to be in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, the provisions of any other Act of Congress. ...

As used in this subchapter - (a) The term ''person'' means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or any other form of business enterprise. (b) The...

(a) Introduction or manufacture for introduction into commerce, sale, advertising or offering for sale in commerce The introduction, delivery for introduction, manufacture for ...

(a) False or deceptive identification Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a textile fiber product shall be misbranded if it is falsely or deceptively stamped,...

(a) Removal or mutilation after shipment in commerce After shipment of a textile fiber product in commerce it shall be unlawful, except as provided in this subchapter, to remove or ...

(a) Maintenance and preservation by manufacturer Every manufacturer of textile fiber products subject to this subchapter shall maintain proper records showing the fiber content ...

(a) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this subchapter shall be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission under rules, ...

Whenever the Commission has reason to believe - (a) that any person is doing, or is about to do, an act which by section 70a, 70c, 70d, 70g, or 70h(b) of this title is ...

All textile fiber products imported into the United States shall be stamped, tagged, labeled, or otherwise identified in accordance with the provisions of section 70b of this...

(a) Avoidance of liability; requirements No person shall be guilty of an unlawful act under section 70a of this title if he establishes a guaranty received in good faith, ...

(a) Any person who willfully does an act which by section 70a, 70c, 70d, 70g, or 70h(b) of this title is declared to be unlawful shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon...

(a) None of the provisions of this subchapter shall be construed to apply to - (1) upholstery stuffing, except as provided in section 70b(h) of this title; (2)...

The provisions of this subchapter shall be held to be in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, the provisions of any other Act of the United States. ...

When used in this subchapter the term ''person'' includes partnerships, corporations, and associations. ...

It shall be unlawful for any person importing or assisting in importing any articles from any foreign country into the United States, commonly and systematically to import, sell...

If any article produced in a foreign country is imported into the United States under any agreement, understanding, or condition that the importer thereof or any other person in...

The Secretary of the Treasury shall make such rules and regulations as are necessary for the carrying out of the provisions of section 73 of this title. ...

Whenever any country, dependency, or colony shall prohibit the importation of any article the product of the soil or industry of the United States and not injurious to health...

Whenever, during the existence of a war in which the United States is not engaged, the President shall be satisfied that there is reasonable ground to believe that under the...

Whenever, during the existence of a war in which the United States is not engaged, the President shall be satisfied that there is reasonable ground to believe that any...

This subchapter may be cited as the ''Securities Act of 1933''. ...

(a) Definitions When used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires - (1) The term ''security'' means any note, stock, treasury stock, security...

(a) Non-security-based swap agreements The definition of ''security'' in section 77b(a)(1) of this title does not include any non-security-based swap agreement (as defined ...

(a) Exempted securities Except as hereinafter expressly provided, the provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to any of the following classes of securities: ...

The provisions of section 77e of this title shall not apply to - (1) transactions by any person other than an issuer, underwriter, or dealer. (2) transactions by...

(a) Sale or delivery after sale of unregistered securities Unless a registration statement is in effect as to a security, it shall be unlawful for any person, directly or...

(a) Method of registration Any security may be registered with the Commission under the terms and conditions hereinafter provided, by filing a registration statement...

(a) The registration statement, when relating to a security other than a security issued by a foreign government, or political subdivision thereof, shall contain the information,...

(a) Effective date of registration statement Except as hereinafter provided, the effective date of a registration statement shall be the twentieth day after the filing thereof...

(a) Authority of Commission If the Commission finds, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that any person is violating, has violated, or is about to violate any provision...

(a) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Commission may obtain a review of such order in the court of appeals of the United States, within any circuit wherein such person...

(a) Information in registration statement; documents not required Except to the extent otherwise permitted or required pursuant to this subsection or subsections (c), (d), or (e)...

(a) Persons possessing cause of action; persons liable In case any part of the registration statement, when such part became effective, contained an untrue statement of a...

(a) In general Any person who - (1) offers or sells a security in violation of section 77e of this title, or (2) offers or sells a security (whether or not...

No action shall be maintained to enforce any liability created under section 77k or 77l(a)(2) of this title unless brought within one year after the discovery of the untrue...

Any condition, stipulation, or provision binding any person acquiring any security to waive compliance with any provision of this subchapter or of the rules and regulations of...

Every person who, by or through stock ownership, agency, or otherwise, or who, pursuant to or in connection with an agreement or understanding with one or more other persons by...

(a) Remedies additional Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the rights and remedies provided by this subchapter shall be in addition to any and all other...

(a) Use of interstate commerce for purpose of fraud or deceit It shall be unlawful for any person in the offer or sale of any securities or any security-based swap agreement...

(a) Scope of exemption Except as otherwise provided in this section, no law, rule, regulation, or order, or other administrative action of any State or any political...

(a) Authority to purchase, hold, and invest in securities; securities considered as obligations of United States (1) Any person, trust, corporation, partnership, association, ...

(a) The Commission shall have authority from time to time to make, amend, and rescind such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this...

(a) Investigation of violations Whenever it shall appear to the Commission, either upon complaint or otherwise, that the provisions of this subchapter, or of any rule...

All hearings shall be public and may be held before the Commission or an officer or officers of the Commission designated by it, and appropriate records thereof shall be kept. ...

(a) Federal and State courts; venue; service of process; review; removal; costs The district courts of the United States and the United States courts of any Territory...

Neither the fact that the registration statement for a security has been filed or is in effect nor the fact that a stop order is not in effect with respect thereto shall be deemed...

Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of this subchapter, or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission under authority thereof, or any person...

Nothing in this subchapter shall relieve any person from submitting to the respective supervisory units of the Government of the United States information, reports, or other...

If any provision of this chapter, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the application of...

(a) Private class actions (1) In general The provisions of this subsection shall apply to each private action arising under this subchapter that is brought as a ...

(a) Applicability This section shall apply only to a forward-looking statement made by - (1) an issuer that, at the time that the statement is made, is subject to...

The Commission, by rule or regulation, may conditionally or unconditionally exempt any person, security, or transaction, or any class or classes of persons, securities,...

SCHEDULE A (1) The name under which the issuer is doing or intends to do business; (2) the name of the State or other sovereign power under which ...

For the purpose of protecting, conserving, and advancing the interests of the holders of foreign securities in default, there is hereby created a body corporate with the...

The control and management of the Corporation shall be vested in a board of six directors, who shall be appointed and hold office in the following manner: As soon as practicable...

The Corporation shall have power to adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal; to make contracts; to lease such real estate as may be necessary for the transaction of its business;...

The board of directors may - (1) Convene meetings of holders of foreign securities. (2) Invite the deposit and undertake the custody of foreign securities which...

The board of directors shall cause accounts to be kept of all matters relating to or connected with the transactions and business of the Corporation, and cause a general account...

The Corporation shall make, print, and make public an annual report of its operations during each year, send a copy thereof, together with a copy of the account and balance sheet...

The Corporation may in its discretion levy charges, assessed on a pro rata basis, on the holders of foreign securities deposited with it: Provided, That any charge levied at the...

The Corporation may receive subscriptions from any person, foundation with a public purpose, or agency of the United States Government, and such subscriptions may, in the...

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized to loan out of its funds not to exceed $75,000 for the use of the Corporation. ...

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for, and nothing in this subchapter shall be taken or construed as permitting or authorizing,...

This subchapter shall not take effect until the President finds that its taking effect is in the public interest and by proclamation so declares. ...

This subchapter may be cited as the ''Corporation of Foreign Bondholders Act, 1933.'' ...

This subchapter may be cited as the ''Trust Indenture Act of 1939.'' ...

(a) Practices adversely affecting public Upon the basis of facts disclosed by the reports of the Securities and Exchange Commission made to the Congress pursuant to section...

When used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires - (1) Any term defined in section 2 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b), and not...

(a) Specific securities exempted The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to any of the following securities: (1) any security other than (A) a note, bond,...

(a) Information required Subject to the provisions of section 77ddd of this title, a registration statement relating to a security shall include the following information...

(a) Prohibitions affecting unregistered securities not issued under indenture In the case of any security which is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (15...

(a) Application; information required; availability of information to public In the case of any security which is not required to be registered under the Securities Act...

(a) Incorporation by reference The Commission, by such rules and regulations or orders as it deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection...

(a) Effective time of registration or application for qualification of indenture The indenture under which a security has been or is to be issued shall be deemed to have...

(a) Persons eligible for appointment as trustee (1) There shall at all times be one or more trustees under every indenture qualified or to be qualified pursuant to this subchapter, ...

(a) Trustee as creditor of obligor Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, if the indenture trustee shall be, or shall become, a creditor, directly...

(a) Periodic filing of information by obligor with trustee Each obligor upon the indenture securities shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the institutional trustee thereunder...

(a) Report to security holders; time; contents The indenture trustee shall transmit to the indenture security holders as hereinafter provided, at stated intervals of not more ...

(a) Periodic reports Each person who, as set forth in the registration statement or application, is or is to be an obligor upon the indenture securities covered thereby shall - ...

(a) Duties prior to default The indenture to be qualified shall automatically be deemed (unless it is expressly provided therein that any such provision is excluded) to...

(a) Directions and waivers by bondholders The indenture to be qualified - (1) shall automatically be deemed (unless it is expressly provided therein that any such...

(a) The indenture trustee shall be authorized - (1) , (FOOTNOTE 1) in the case of a default in payment of the principal of any indenture security, when and as the same shall ...

(a) Imposed duties to control If any provision of the indenture to be qualified limits, qualifies, or conflicts with the duties imposed by operation of subsection (c) of...

(a) Authority of Commission; subject matter of rules, etc. The Commission shall have authority from time to time to make, issue, amend, and rescind such rules and regulations...

Hearings may be public and may be held before the Commission, any member or members thereof, or any officer or officers of the Commission designated by it, and appropriate...

(a) Investigatory powers For the purpose of any investigation or any other proceeding which, in the opinion of the Commission, is necessary and proper for the enforcement of...

(a) Review of orders Orders of the Commission under this subchapter (including orders pursuant to the provisions of sections 77eee(b) and 77ggg(c) of this title) shall be...

(a) Any person who shall make or cause to be made any statement in any application, report, or document filed with the Commission pursuant to any provisions of this subchapter, or...

It shall be unlawful for any person in offering, selling or issuing any security to represent or imply in any manner whatsoever that any action or failure to act by the Commission...

Any person who willfully violates any provision of this subchapter or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, or any person who willfully, in any application, report, or...

Except as otherwise expressly provided, nothing in this subchapter shall affect (1) the jurisdiction of the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.),...

Any condition, stipulation, or provision binding any person to waive compliance with any provision of this subchapter or with any rule, regulation, or order thereunder shall...

If any provision of this subchapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of the subchapter and the application...

This chapter may be cited as the ''Securities Exchange Act of 1934.'' ...

For the reasons hereinafter enumerated, transactions in securities as commonly conducted upon securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets are affected with a national public ...

(a) Definitions When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires - (1) The term ''exchange'' means any organization, association, or group of...

(a) Non-security-based swap agreements The definition of ''security'' in section 78c(a)(10) of this title does not include any non-security-based swap agreement (as defined...

(a) Establishment; composition; limitations on commissioners; terms of office There is hereby established a Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as...

(a) Authorization; functions delegable; eligible persons; application of other laws In addition to its existing authority, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall...

In addition to the functions transferred by the provisions of Reorganization Plan Numbered 10 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1265), there are hereby transferred from the Commission to the...

It shall be unlawful for any broker, dealer, or exchange, directly or indirectly, to make use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce for the purpose...

(a) Registration; application An exchange may be registered as a national securities exchange under the terms and conditions hereinafter provided in this section and in...