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SUBCHAPTER I— DOMESTIC SECURITIES
§ 77a. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Securities Act of...
§ 77b. Definitions; promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation - (a) DefinitionsWhen used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise...
§ 77b–1. Swap agreements - (a) [Reserved] (b) Security-based swap agreements(1) The definition of “security”...
§ 77c. Classes of securities under this subchapter - (a) Exempted securitiesExcept as hereinafter expressly provided, the provisions of...
§ 77d. Exempted transactions - (a) In generalThe provisions of section 77e of this title...
§ 77d–1. Requirements with respect to certain small transactions - (a) Requirements on intermediariesA person acting as an intermediary in...
§ 77e. Prohibitions relating to interstate commerce and the mails - (a) Sale or delivery after sale of unregistered securitiesUnless a...
§ 77f. Registration of securities - (a) Method of registrationAny security may be registered with the...
§ 77g. Information required in registration statement - (a) Information required in registration statement(1) In generalThe registration statement,...
§ 77h. Taking effect of registration statements and amendments thereto - (a) Effective date of registration statementExcept as hereinafter provided, the...
§ 77h–1. Cease-and-desist proceedings - (a) Authority of CommissionIf the Commission finds, after notice and...
§ 77i. Court review of orders - (a) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Commission...
§ 77j. Information required in prospectus - (a) Information in registration statement; documents not requiredExcept to the...
§ 77k. Civil liabilities on account of false registration statement - (a) Persons possessing cause of action; persons liableIn case any...
§ 77l. Civil liabilities arising in connection with prospectuses and communications - (a) In generalAny person who—(1) offers or sells a security...
§ 77m. Limitation of actions - No action shall be maintained to enforce any liability created...
§ 77n. Contrary stipulations void - Any condition, stipulation, or provision binding any person acquiring any...
§ 77o. Liability of controlling persons - (a) Controlling personsEvery person who, by or through stock ownership,...
§ 77p. Additional remedies; limitation on remedies - (a) Remedies additionalExcept as provided in subsection (b), the rights...
§ 77q. Fraudulent interstate transactions - (a) Use of interstate commerce for purpose of fraud or...
§ 77r. Exemption from State regulation of securities offerings - (a) Scope of exemptionExcept as otherwise provided in this section,...
§ 77r–1. Preemption of State law - (a) Authority to purchase, hold, and invest in securities; securities...
§ 77s. Special powers of Commission - (a) Rules and regulationsThe Commission shall have authority from time...
§ 77t. Injunctions and prosecution of offenses - (a) Investigation of violationsWhenever it shall appear to the Commission,...
§ 77u. Hearings by Commission - All hearings shall be public and may be held before...
§ 77v. Jurisdiction of offenses and suits - (a) Federal and State courts; venue; service of process; review;...
§ 77w. Unlawful representations - Neither the fact that the registration statement for a security...
§ 77x. Penalties - Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of...
§ 77y. Jurisdiction of other Government agencies over securities - Nothing in this subchapter shall relieve any person from submitting...
§ 77z. Separability - If any provision of this chapter, or the application of...
§ 77z–1. Private securities litigation - (a) Private class actions(1) In generalThe provisions of this subsection...
§ 77z–2. Application of safe harbor for forward-looking statements - (a) ApplicabilityThis section shall apply only to a forward-looking statement...
§ 77z–2a. Conflicts of interest relating to certain securitizations - (a) In generalAn underwriter, placement agent, initial purchaser, or sponsor,...
§ 77z–3. General exemptive authority - The Commission, by rule or regulation, may conditionally or unconditionally...
§ 77z–4. Data standards - (a) RequirementThe Commission shall, by rule, adopt data standards for...
§ 77aa. Schedule of information required in registration statement - (1) The name under which the issuer is doing or...
SUBCHAPTER II— FOREIGN SECURITIES
§ 77bb. “Corporation of Foreign Security Holders”; creation; principal office; branch offices - For the purpose of protecting, conserving, and advancing the interests...
§ 77cc. Directors of Corporation; appointment, term of office, and removal - The control and management of the Corporation shall be vested...
§ 77dd. Powers and duties of Corporation, generally - The Corporation shall have power to adopt, alter, and use...
§ 77ee. Directors of Corporation, powers and duties generally - (1) Convene meetings of holders of foreign securities. (2) Invite...
§ 77ff. Accounts and annual balance sheet of Corporation; audits - The board of directors shall cause accounts to be kept...
§ 77gg. Annual report by Corporation; printing and distribution - The Corporation shall make, print, and make public an annual...
§ 77hh. Assessments by Corporation on holders of foreign securities - The Corporation may in its discretion levy charges, assessed on...
§ 77ii. Subscriptions accepted by Corporation as loans; repayment - The Corporation may receive subscriptions from any person, foundation with...
§ 77jj. Loans to Corporation from Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized - The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized to loan out of...
§ 77kk. Representations by Corporation as acting for Department of State or United States forbidden; interference with foreign negotiations forbidden - (a) to claim or assert or pretend to be acting...
§ 77ll. Effective date of subchapter - This subchapter shall not take effect until the President finds...
§ 77mm. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Corporation of Foreign...
SUBCHAPTER III— TRUST INDENTURES
§ 77aaa. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Trust Indenture Act...
§ 77bbb. Necessity for regulation - (a) Practices adversely affecting publicUpon the basis of facts disclosed...
§ 77ccc. Definitions - (1) Any term defined in section 2 of the Securities...
§ 77ddd. Exempted securities and transactions - (a) Specific securities exemptedThe provisions of this subchapter shall not...
§ 77eee. Securities required to be registered under Securities Act - (a) Information requiredSubject to the provisions of section 77ddd of...
§ 77fff. Securities not registered under Securities Act - (a) Prohibitions affecting unregistered securities not issued under indentureIn the...
§ 77ggg. Qualification of indentures covering securities not required to be registered - (a) Application; information required; availability of information to publicIn the...
§ 77hhh. Integration of procedure with Securities Act and other Acts - (a) Incorporation by referenceThe Commission, by such rules and regulations...
§ 77iii. Effective time of qualification - (a) Effective time of registration or application for qualification of...
§ 77jjj. Eligibility and disqualification of trustee - (a) Persons eligible for appointment as trustee(1) There shall at...
§ 77kkk. Preferential collection of claims against obligor - (a) Trustee as creditor of obligorSubject to the provisions of...
§ 77lll. Bondholders’ lists - (a) Periodic filing of information by obligor with trusteeEach obligor...
§ 77mmm. Reports by indenture trustee - (a) Report to security holders; time; contentsThe indenture trustee shall...
§ 77nnn. Reports by obligor; evidence of compliance with indenture provisions - (a) Periodic reportsEach person who, as set forth in the...
§ 77ooo. Duties and responsibility of the trustee - (a) Duties prior to defaultThe indenture to be qualified shall...
§ 77ppp. Directions and waivers by bondholders; prohibition of impairment of holder’s right to payment; record date - (a) Directions and waivers by bondholdersThe indenture to be qualified—(1)...
§ 77qqq. Special powers of trustee; duties of paying agents - (a) The indenture trustee shall be authorized—(1) in the case...
§ 77rrr. Effect of prescribed indenture provisions - (a) Imposed duties to controlIf any provision of the indenture...
§ 77sss. Rules, regulations, and orders - (a) Authority of Commission; subject matter of rules, etc.The Commission...
§ 77ttt. Hearings by Commission - Hearings may be public and may be held before the...
§ 77uuu. Special powers of the Commission - (a) Investigatory powersFor the purpose of any investigation or any...
§ 77vvv. Judicial review - (a) Review of ordersOrders of the Commission under this subchapter...
§ 77www. Liability for misleading statements - (a) Any person who shall make or cause to be...
§ 77xxx. Unlawful representations - It shall be unlawful for any person in offering, selling...
§ 77yyy. Penalties - Any person who willfully violates any provision of this subchapter...
§ 77zzz. Effect on existing law - Except as otherwise expressly provided, nothing in this subchapter shall...
§ 77aaaa. Contrary stipulations void - Any condition, stipulation, or provision binding any person to waive...
§ 77bbbb. Separability - If any provision of this subchapter or the application of...