(a) Notification to State attorney generalWhenever the Attorney General of the United States has brought an action under the antitrust laws, and he has reason to believe that any State attorney general would be entitled to bring an action under this Act based substantially on the same alleged violation of the antitrust laws, he shall promptly give written notification thereof to such State attorney general.
(b) Availability of files and other materialsTo assist a State attorney general in evaluating the notice or in bringing any action under this Act, the Attorney General of the United States shall, upon request by such State attorney general, make available to him, to the extent permitted by law, any investigative files or other materials which are or may be relevant or material to the actual or potential cause of action under this Act.
Structure US Code
CHAPTER 1— MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
§ 1. Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty
§ 2. Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty
§ 3. Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal; combination a felony
§ 4. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure
§ 5. Bringing in additional parties
§ 6. Forfeiture of property in transit
§ 6a. Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations
§ 7. “Person” or “persons” defined
§ 7a–1. Limitation on recovery
§ 7a–2. Rights, authorities, and liabilities not affected
§ 7a–3. Anti-retaliation protection for whistleblowers
§ 8. Trusts in restraint of import trade illegal; penalty
§ 9. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure
§ 10. Bringing in additional parties
§ 11. Forfeiture of property in transit
§ 12. Definitions; short title
§ 13. Discrimination in price, services, or facilities
§ 13b. Cooperative association; return of net earnings or surplus
§ 13c. Exemption of non-profit institutions from price discrimination provisions
§ 14. Sale, etc., on agreement not to use goods of competitor
§ 15. Suits by persons injured
§ 15a. Suits by United States; amount of recovery; prejudgment interest
§ 15c. Actions by State attorneys general
§ 15e. Distribution of damages
§ 15f. Actions by Attorney General
§ 15h. Applicability of parens patriae actions
§ 17. Antitrust laws not applicable to labor organizations
§ 18. Acquisition by one corporation of stock of another
§ 18a. Premerger notification and waiting period
§ 18b. Mergers involving foreign government subsidies
§ 19. Interlocking directorates and officers
§ 21a. Actions and proceedings pending prior to ; additional and continuing violations
§ 22. District in which to sue corporation
§ 23. Suits by United States; subpoenas for witnesses
§ 24. Liability of directors and agents of corporation
§ 25. Restraining violations; procedure
§ 26. Injunctive relief for private parties; exception; costs
§ 26a. Restrictions on the purchase of gasohol and synthetic motor fuel
§ 26b. Application of antitrust laws to professional major league baseball
§ 27. Effect of partial invalidity
§§ 32, 33. Repealed. , §§ 209, 210, ,
§ 34. Definitions applicable to sections 34 to 36
§ 37. Immunity from antitrust laws
§ 37b. Confirmation of antitrust status of graduate medical resident matching programs
§ 38. Association of marine insurance companies; application of antitrust laws