(a) Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage CorporationNo class of equity securities of the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall be treated as an exempted security for purposes of section 78l, 78m, 78n, or 78p of this title.
(b) Federal Home Loan Banks(1) RegistrationEach Federal Home Loan Bank shall register a class of its common stock under section 78l(g) of this title, not later than 120 days after July 30, 2008, and shall thereafter maintain such registration and be treated for purposes of this chapter as an “issuer”, the securities of which are required to be registered under section 78l of this title, regardless of the number of members holding such stock at any given time.
(2) Standards relating to audit committeesEach Federal Home Loan Bank shall comply with the rules issued by the Commission under section 78j–1(m) of this title.
(c) DefinitionsFor purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Federal Home Loan Bank; memberThe terms “Federal Home Loan Bank” and “member”, have the same meanings as in section 1422 of title 12.
(2) Federal National Mortgage AssociationThe term “Federal National Mortgage Association” means the corporation created by the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act [12 U.S.C. 1716 et seq.].
(3) Federal Home Loan Mortgage CorporationThe term “Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation” means the corporation created by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act [12 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.].
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CHAPTER 2B— SECURITIES EXCHANGES
§ 78b. Necessity for regulation
§ 78c. Definitions and application
§ 78c–2. Securities-related derivatives
§ 78c–3. Clearing for security-based swaps
§ 78c–4. Security-based swap execution facilities
§ 78c–5. Segregation of assets held as collateral in security-based swap transactions
§ 78d. Securities and Exchange Commission
§ 78d–1. Delegation of functions by Commission
§ 78d–2. Transfer of functions with respect to assignment of personnel to chairman
§ 78d–3. Appearance and practice before the Commission
§ 78d–4. Additional duties of Inspector General
§ 78d–6. Report and certification of internal supervisory controls
§ 78d–7. Triennial report on personnel management
§ 78d–8. Annual financial controls audit
§ 78d–9. Report on oversight of national securities associations
§ 78e. Transactions on unregistered exchanges
§ 78f. National securities exchanges
§ 78h. Restrictions on borrowing and lending by members, brokers, and dealers
§ 78i. Manipulation of security prices
§ 78j. Manipulative and deceptive devices
§ 78j–3. Compensation committees
§ 78j–4. Recovery of erroneously awarded compensation policy
§ 78k. Trading by members of exchanges, brokers, and dealers
§ 78k–1. National market system for securities; securities information processors
§ 78l. Registration requirements for securities
§ 78l–1. Applications for unlisted trading privileges deemed filed under
§ 78m. Periodical and other reports
§ 78m–1. Reporting and recordkeeping for certain security-based swaps
§ 78m–2. Reporting requirements regarding coal or other mine safety
§ 78n–1. Shareholder approval of executive compensation
§ 78o. Registration and regulation of brokers and dealers
§ 78o–1. Brokers deemed to be registered
§ 78o–2. Liabilities arising prior to amendment unaffected
§ 78o–3. Registered securities associations
§ 78o–4a. Commission Office of Municipal Securities
§ 78o–5. Government securities brokers and dealers
§ 78o–6. Securities analysts and research reports
§ 78o–7. Registration of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations
§ 78o–8. Universal ratings symbols
§ 78o–9. Study and rulemaking on assigned credit ratings
§ 78o–11. Credit risk retention
§ 78p. Directors, officers, and principal stockholders
§ 78q–1. National system for clearance and settlement of securities transactions
§ 78q–2. Automated quotation systems for penny stocks
§ 78r. Liability for misleading statements
§ 78s. Registration, responsibilities, and oversight of self-regulatory organizations
§ 78t. Liability of controlling persons and persons who aid and abet violations
§ 78t–1. Liability to contemporaneous traders for insider trading
§ 78u. Investigations and actions
§ 78u–1. Civil penalties for insider trading
§ 78u–2. Civil remedies in administrative proceedings
§ 78u–3. Cease-and-desist proceedings
§ 78u–4. Private securities litigation
§ 78u–5. Application of safe harbor for forward-looking statements
§ 78u–6. Securities whistleblower incentives and protection
§ 78u–7. Implementation and transition provisions for whistleblower protection
§ 78w. Rules, regulations, and orders; annual reports
§ 78x. Public availability of information
§ 78y. Court review of orders and rules
§ 78z. Unlawful representations
§ 78aa. Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
§ 78aa–1. Special provision relating to statute of limitations on private causes of action
§ 78bb. Effect on existing law
§ 78dd. Foreign securities exchanges
§ 78dd–1. Prohibited foreign trade practices by issuers
§ 78dd–2. Prohibited foreign trade practices by domestic concerns
§ 78dd–3. Prohibited foreign trade practices by persons other than issuers or domestic concerns
§ 78hh–1. Effective date of certain sections
§ 78kk. Authorization of appropriations
§ 78ll. Requirements for the EDGAR system
§ 78mm. General exemptive authority
§ 78nn. Tennessee Valley Authority
§ 78pp. Investor Advisory Committee