Title 15 — COMMERCE AND 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— Definitions
- § 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
- § 13a— Discrimination in rebates, discounts, or advertising service charges; underselling in particular localities; penalties
- § 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
- § 15b— Limitation of actions
- § 15c— Actions by State attorneys general
- § 15d— Measurement of damages
- § 15e— Distribution of damages
- § 15f— Actions by Attorney General
- § 15g— Definitions
- § 15h— Applicability of parens patriae actions
- § 16— Judgments
- § 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
- § 21— Enforcement provisions
- § 21a— Actions and proceedings pending prior to June 19, 1936; 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
- § 29— Appeals
- § 34— Definitions applicable to sections 34 to 36
- § 35— Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations from any local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity
- § 36— Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity
- § 37— Immunity from antitrust laws
- § 37a— Definitions
- § 37b— Confirmation of antitrust status of graduate medical resident matching programs
- § 38— Association of marine insurance companies; application of antitrust laws
- § 41— Federal Trade Commission established; membership; vacancies; seal
- § 42— Employees; expenses
- § 43— Office and place of meeting
- § 44— Definitions
- § 45— Unfair methods of competition unlawful; prevention by Commission
- § 45a— Labels on products
- § 45b— Consumer review protection
- § 45c— Unfair and deceptive acts and practices relating to circumvention of ticket access control measures
- § 45d— Unfair or deceptive acts or practices with respect to substance use disorder treatment service and products
- § 45e— Office for the prevention of fraud targeting seniors
- § 45f— Collection, verification, and disclosure of information by online marketplaces to inform consumers
- § 46— Additional powers of Commission
- § 46a— Concurrent resolution essential to authorize investigations
- § 47— Reference of suits under antitrust statutes to Commission
- § 48— Information and assistance from departments
- § 49— Documentary evidence; depositions; witnesses
- § 50— Offenses and penalties
- § 51— Effect on other statutory provisions
- § 52— Dissemination of false advertisements
- § 53— False advertisements; injunctions and restraining orders
- § 54— False advertisements; penalties
- § 55— Additional definitions
- § 56— Commencement, defense, intervention and supervision of litigation and appeal by Commission or Attorney General
- § 57— Separability clause
- § 57a— Unfair or deceptive acts or practices rulemaking proceedings
- § 57b— Civil actions for violations of rules and cease and desist orders respecting unfair or deceptive acts or practices
- § 57b–1— Civil investigative demands
- § 57b–2— Confidentiality
- § 57b–2a— Confidentiality and delayed notice of compulsory process for certain third parties
- § 57b–2b— Protection for voluntary provision of information
- § 57b–3— Rulemaking process
- § 57b–4— Good faith reliance on actions of Board of Governors
- § 57b–5— Agricultural cooperatives
- § 57c— Authorization of appropriations
- § 57c–1— Staff exchanges
- § 57c–2— Reimbursement of expenses
- § 58— Short title
- § 61— Export trade; definitions
- § 62— Export trade and antitrust legislation
- § 63— Acquisition of stock of export trade corporation
- § 64— Unfair methods of competition in export trade
- § 65— Information required from export trade corporation; powers of Federal Trade Commission
- § 66— Short title
- § 68— Definitions
- § 68a— Misbranding declared unlawful
- § 68b— Misbranded wool products
- § 68c— Stamp, tag, label, or other identification
- § 68d— Enforcement of subchapter
- § 68e— Condemnation and injunction proceedings
- § 68f— Exclusion of misbranded wool products
- § 68g— Guaranty
- § 68h— Criminal penalty
- § 68i— Application of other laws
- § 68j— Exceptions from subchapter
- § 69— Definitions
- § 69a— Violations of Federal Trade Commission Act
- § 69b— Misbranded fur products
- § 69c— False advertising and invoicing
- § 69d— Fur products imported into United States
- § 69e— Name guide for fur products
- § 69f— Enforcement of subchapter
- § 69g— Condemnation and injunction proceedings
- § 69h— Guaranty
- § 69i— Criminal penalty
- § 69j— Application of other laws
- § 70— Definitions
- § 70a— Violations of Federal Trade Commission Act
- § 70b— Misbranded and falsely advertised textile fiber products
- § 70c— Removal of stamp, tag, label, or other identification
- § 70d— Records
- § 70e— Enforcement
- § 70f— Injunction proceedings
- § 70g— Exclusion of misbranded textile fiber products
- § 70h— Guaranty
- § 70i— Criminal penalty
- § 70j— Exemptions
- § 70k— Application of other laws
- § 71— “Person” defined
- § 73— Agreements involving restrictions in favor of imported goods
- § 74— Rules and regulations
- § 75— Retaliation against country prohibiting importations
- § 76— Retaliation against restriction of importations in time of war
- § 77— Discrimination against neutral Americans in time of war
- § 77a— Short title
- § 77aa— Schedule of information required in registration statement
- § 77aaa— Short title
- § 77aaaa— Contrary stipulations void
- § 77b— Definitions; promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation
- § 77b–1— Swap agreements
- § 77bb— “Corporation of Foreign Security Holders”; creation; principal office; branch offices
- § 77bbb— Necessity for regulation
- § 77bbbb— Separability
- § 77c— Classes of securities under this subchapter
- § 77cc— Directors of Corporation; appointment, term of office, and removal
- § 77ccc— Definitions
- § 77d— Exempted transactions
- § 77d–1— Requirements with respect to certain small transactions
- § 77dd— Powers and duties of Corporation, generally
- § 77ddd— Exempted securities and transactions
- § 77e— Prohibitions relating to interstate commerce and the mails
- § 77ee— Directors of Corporation, powers and duties generally
- § 77eee— Securities required to be registered under Securities Act
- § 77f— Registration of securities
- § 77ff— Accounts and annual balance sheet of Corporation; audits
- § 77fff— Securities not registered under Securities Act
- § 77g— Information required in registration statement
- § 77gg— Annual report by Corporation; printing and distribution
- § 77ggg— Qualification of indentures covering securities not required to be registered
- § 77h— Taking effect of registration statements and amendments thereto
- § 77h–1— Cease-and-desist proceedings
- § 77hh— Assessments by Corporation on holders of foreign securities
- § 77hhh— Integration of procedure with Securities Act and other Acts
- § 77i— Court review of orders
- § 77ii— Subscriptions accepted by Corporation as loans; repayment
- § 77iii— Effective time of qualification
- § 77j— Information required in prospectus
- § 77jj— Loans to Corporation from Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized
- § 77jjj— Eligibility and disqualification of trustee
- § 77k— Civil liabilities on account of false registration statement
- § 77kk— Representations by Corporation as acting for Department of State or United States forbidden; interference with foreign negotiations forbidden
- § 77kkk— Preferential collection of claims against obligor
- § 77l— Civil liabilities arising in connection with prospectuses and communications
- § 77ll— Effective date of subchapter
- § 77lll— Bondholders’ lists
- § 77m— Limitation of actions
- § 77mm— Short title
- § 77mmm— Reports by indenture trustee
- § 77n— Contrary stipulations void
- § 77nnn— Reports by obligor; evidence of compliance with indenture provisions
- § 77o— Liability of controlling persons
- § 77ooo— Duties and responsibility of the trustee
- § 77p— Additional remedies; limitation on remedies
- § 77ppp— Directions and waivers by bondholders; prohibition of impairment of holder’s right to payment; record date
- § 77q— Fraudulent interstate transactions
- § 77qqq— Special powers of trustee; duties of paying agents
- § 77r— Exemption from State regulation of securities offerings
- § 77r–1— Preemption of State law
- § 77rrr— Effect of prescribed indenture provisions
- § 77s— Special powers of Commission
- § 77sss— Rules, regulations, and orders
- § 77t— Injunctions and prosecution of offenses
- § 77ttt— Hearings by Commission
- § 77u— Hearings by Commission
- § 77uuu— Special powers of the Commission
- § 77v— Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
- § 77vvv— Judicial review
- § 77w— Unlawful representations
- § 77www— Liability for misleading statements
- § 77x— Penalties
- § 77xxx— Unlawful representations
- § 77y— Jurisdiction of other Government agencies over securities
- § 77yyy— Penalties
- § 77z— Separability
- § 77z–1— Private securities litigation
- § 77z–2— Application of safe harbor for forward-looking statements
- § 77z–2a— Conflicts of interest relating to certain securitizations
- § 77z–3— General exemptive authority
- § 77z–4— Data standards
- § 77zzz— Effect on existing law
- § 78a— Short title
- § 78aa— Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
- § 78aa–1— Special provision relating to statute of limitations on private causes of action
- § 78aaa— Short title
- § 78b— Necessity for regulation
- § 78bb— Effect on existing law
- § 78bbb— Application of Securities Exchange Act of 1934
- § 78c— Definitions and application
- § 78c–1— Swap agreements
- § 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
- § 78cc— Validity of contracts
- § 78ccc— Securities Investor Protection Corporation
- § 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–5— Deadline for completing enforcement investigations and compliance examinations and inspections
- § 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
- § 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
- § 78ddd— SIPC Fund
- § 78e— Transactions on unregistered exchanges
- § 78ee— Transaction fees
- § 78eee— Protection of customers
- § 78f— National securities exchanges
- § 78ff— Penalties
- § 78fff— General provisions of a liquidation proceeding
- § 78fff–1— Powers and duties of a trustee
- § 78fff–2— Special provisions of a liquidation proceeding
- § 78fff–3— SIPC advances
- § 78fff–4— Direct payment procedure
- § 78g— Margin requirements
- § 78gg— Separability
- § 78ggg— SEC functions
- § 78h— Restrictions on borrowing and lending by members, brokers, and dealers
- § 78hh— Effective date
- § 78hh–1— Effective date of certain sections
- § 78hhh— Examining authority functions
- § 78i— Manipulation of security prices
- § 78iii— Functions of self-regulatory organizations
- § 78j— Manipulative and deceptive devices
- § 78j–1— Audit requirements
- § 78j–2— Position limits and position accountability for security-based swaps and large trader reporting
- § 78j–3— Compensation committees
- § 78j–4— Recovery of erroneously awarded compensation policy
- § 78jjj— Prohibited acts
- § 78k— Trading by members of exchanges, brokers, and dealers
- § 78k–1— National market system for securities; securities information processors
- § 78kk— Authorization of appropriations
- § 78kkk— Miscellaneous provisions
- § 78l— Registration requirements for securities
- § 78l–1— Applications for unlisted trading privileges deemed filed under section 78l of this title
- § 78ll— Requirements for the EDGAR system
- § 78lll— Definitions
- § 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
- § 78mm— General exemptive authority
- § 78n— Proxies
- § 78n–1— Shareholder approval of executive compensation
- § 78n–2— Corporate governance
- § 78nn— Tennessee Valley Authority
- § 78o— Registration and regulation of brokers and dealers
- § 78o–1— Brokers deemed to be registered
- § 78o–10— Registration and regulation of security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants
- § 78o–11— Credit risk retention
- § 78o–2— Liabilities arising prior to amendment unaffected
- § 78o–3— Registered securities associations
- § 78o–4— Municipal securities
- § 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
- § 78oo— Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Home Loan Banks
- § 78p— Directors, officers, and principal stockholders
- § 78pp— Investor Advisory Committee
- § 78q— Records and reports
- § 78q–1— National system for clearance and settlement of securities transactions
- § 78q–2— Automated quotation systems for penny stocks
- § 78qq— Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee
- § 78r— Liability for misleading statements
- § 78rr— Data standards for security-based swap reporting
- § 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
- § 78v— Hearings by Commission
- § 78w— Rules, regulations, and orders; annual reports
- § 78x— Public availability of information
- § 78y— Court review of orders and rules
- § 78z— Unlawful representations
- § 80a–1— Findings and declaration of policy
- § 80a–10— Affiliations or interest of directors, officers, and employees
- § 80a–11— Offers to exchange securities
- § 80a–12— Functions and activities of investment companies
- § 80a–13— Changes in investment policy
- § 80a–14— Size of investment companies
- § 80a–15— Contracts of advisers and underwriters
- § 80a–16— Board of directors
- § 80a–17— Transactions of certain affiliated persons and underwriters
- § 80a–18— Capital structure of investment companies
- § 80a–19— Payments or distributions
- § 80a–2— Definitions; applicability; rulemaking considerations
- § 80a–20— Proxies; voting trusts; circular ownership
- § 80a–21— Loans by management companies
- § 80a–22— Distribution, redemption, and repurchase of securities; regulations by securities associations
- § 80a–23— Closed-end companies
- § 80a–24— Registration of securities under Securities Act of 1933
- § 80a–25— Reorganization plans; reports by Commission
- § 80a–26— Unit investment trusts
- § 80a–27— Periodic payment plans
- § 80a–28— Face-amount certificate companies
- § 80a–29— Reports and financial statements of investment companies and affiliated persons
- § 80a–3— Definition of investment company
- § 80a–30— Accounts and records
- § 80a–31— Accountants and auditors
- § 80a–32— Filing of documents with Commission in civil actions
- § 80a–33— Destruction and falsification of reports and records
- § 80a–34— Unlawful representations and names
- § 80a–35— Breach of fiduciary duty
- § 80a–36— Larceny and embezzlement
- § 80a–37— Rules, regulations, and orders
- § 80a–38— Procedure for issuance of rules and regulations
- § 80a–39— Procedure for issuance of orders
- § 80a–3a— Protection of philanthropy under State law
- § 80a–4— Classification of investment companies
- § 80a–40— Hearings by Commission
- § 80a–41— Enforcement of subchapter
- § 80a–42— Court review of orders
- § 80a–43— Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
- § 80a–44— Disclosure of information filed with Commission; copies
- § 80a–45— Reports by Commission; hiring and leasing authority
- § 80a–46— Validity of contracts
- § 80a–47— Liability of controlling persons; preventing compliance with subchapter
- § 80a–48— Penalties
- § 80a–49— Construction with other laws
- § 80a–5— Subclassification of management companies
- § 80a–50— Separability
- § 80a–51— Short title
- § 80a–52— Effective date
- § 80a–53— Election to be regulated as business development company
- § 80a–54— Acquisition of assets by business development companies
- § 80a–55— Qualifications of directors
- § 80a–56— Transactions with certain affiliates
- § 80a–57— Changes in investment policy
- § 80a–58— Incorporation of subchapter provisions
- § 80a–59— Functions and activities of business development companies
- § 80a–6— Exemptions
- § 80a–60— Capital structure
- § 80a–61— Loans
- § 80a–62— Distribution and repurchase of securities
- § 80a–63— Accounts and records
- § 80a–64— Preventing compliance with subchapter; liability of controlling persons
- § 80a–7— Transactions by unregistered investment companies
- § 80a–8— Registration of investment companies
- § 80a–9— Ineligibility of certain affiliated persons and underwriters
- § 80b–1— Findings
- § 80b–10— Disclosure of information by Commission
- § 80b–10a— Consultation
- § 80b–11— Rules, regulations, and orders of Commission
- § 80b–12— Hearings
- § 80b–13— Court review of orders
- § 80b–14— Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
- § 80b–15— Validity of contracts
- § 80b–17— Penalties
- § 80b–18— Hiring and leasing authority of Commission
- § 80b–18a— State regulation of investment advisers
- § 80b–18b— Custody of client accounts
- § 80b–18c— Rule of construction relating to the Commodities Exchange Act
- § 80b–19— Separability
- § 80b–2— Definitions
- § 80b–20— Short title
- § 80b–21— Effective date
- § 80b–3— Registration of investment advisers
- § 80b–3a— State and Federal responsibilities
- § 80b–4— Reports by investment advisers
- § 80b–4a— Prevention of misuse of nonpublic information
- § 80b–5— Investment advisory contracts
- § 80b–6— Prohibited transactions by investment advisers
- § 80b–6a— Exemptions
- § 80b–7— Material misstatements
- § 80b–8— General prohibitions
- § 80b–9— Enforcement of subchapter
- § 80c— Liaison between Securities and Exchange Commission and Small Business Administration
- § 80c–1— Annual government-business forum on capital formation
- § 80c–2— Authorization of appropriations
- § 80c–3— Reduction of costs of small securities issues
- § 141— Short title
- § 142— Definitions
- § 143— Registrar; designation; station; supervision by Secretary of Commerce
- § 144— China trade corporations
- § 144a— Incorporation fee for perpetual existence
- § 145— Certificate of incorporation
- § 146— General powers of corporation
- § 146a— Jurisdiction of suits by or against China Trade Act corporation
- § 147— Stock; issuance at par value
- § 148— Payment of stock in real or personal property
- § 149— Bylaws
- § 150— Stockholders’ meetings
- § 151— Directors
- § 152— Reports; records for public inspection
- § 153— Dividends
- § 154— Investigations by registrar; revocation of certificate of incorporation
- § 155— Authority of registrar in obtaining evidence
- § 156— Dissolution of corporation; trustees
- § 157— Regulations and fees; disposition of fees and penalties
- § 158— False or fraudulent statements prohibited; penalties
- § 159— Unauthorized use of legend; penalty
- § 160— Maintenance of agent for service
- § 161— Alteration, amendment, or repeal
- § 162— Creation of China corporations restricted
- § 172— Transfer of duties of Department of Labor; special investigations
- § 175— Additional duties of Bureau
- § 176— Collection of commercial statistics
- § 176a— Confidential nature of information furnished Bureau
- § 178— Collection of statistics of foreign and interstate commerce and transportation
- § 182— Statistics of manufactures
- § 183— Report of statistics
- § 188— Publication of commercial information
- § 190— Discussions in commercial reports of partisan questions
- § 191— Terms of measure, weight, and money in commercial reports
- § 196— Payments for rent of offices in foreign countries
- § 201— Sets of standard weights and measures for agricultural colleges
- § 202— Repairs to standards
- § 203— Replacing lost standard weights and measures; cost
- § 204— Metric system authorized
- § 205— Metric system defined
- § 205a— Congressional statement of findings
- § 205b— Declaration of policy
- § 205c— Definitions
- § 205d— United States Metric Board
- § 205e— Functions and powers of Board
- § 205f— Duties of Board
- § 205g— Gifts, donations and bequests to Board
- § 205h— Compensation of Board members; travel expenses
- § 205i— Personnel
- § 205j— Financial and administrative services; source and reimbursement
- § 205k— Authorization of appropriations; availability
- § 205l— Implementation in acquisition of construction services and materials for Federal facilities
- § 206— Standard gauge for sheet and plate iron and steel
- § 207— Preparation of standards by Secretary of Commerce
- § 208— Variations
- § 231— Standard barrel for apples; steel barrels
- § 232— Barrels below standard; marking
- § 233— Penalty for violations
- § 234— Standard barrel for fruits or other dry commodity
- § 235— Sale or shipment of barrel of less capacity than standard; punishment
- § 236— Variations from standard permitted; prosecutions; law not applicable to certain barrels
- § 237— Standard barrels for lime
- § 238— Penalty for selling in barrels not marked
- § 239— Sale in containers of less capacity than barrel
- § 240— Rules and regulations
- § 241— Penalty for selling lime in unmarked barrels and containers
- § 242— Duty of United States attorney to enforce law
- § 260— Congressional declaration of policy; adoption and observance of uniform standard of time; authority of Secretary of Transportation
- § 260a— Advancement of time or changeover dates
- § 261— Zones for standard time; interstate or foreign commerce
- § 262— Duty to observe standard time of zones
- § 263— Designation of zone standard times
- § 264— Part of Idaho in fourth zone
- § 265— Transfer of certain territory to standard central-time zone
- § 266— Applicability of administrative procedure provisions
- § 267— “State” defined
- § 271— Findings and purposes
- § 272— Establishment, functions, and activities
- § 272a— Technology services
- § 272b— Annual budget submission
- § 273— Functions; for whom exercised
- § 273a— Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology
- § 274— Director; powers and duties; report; compensation
- § 275— Hiring critical technical experts
- § 275a— Service charges
- § 275b— Charges for activities performed for other agencies
- § 275c— Cost recovery authority
- § 276— Ownership of facilities
- § 277— Regulations
- § 278— Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
- § 278b— Working Capital Fund
- § 278c— Acquisition of land for field sites
- § 278d— Construction and improvement of buildings and facilities
- § 278e— Functions and activities
- § 278f— Fire Research Center
- § 278g— International activities
- § 278g–1— Education and outreach
- § 278g–2— Post-doctoral fellowship program
- § 278g–2a— Teacher science and technology enhancement Institute program
- § 278g–3— Computer standards program
- § 278g–3a— Definitions
- § 278g–3b— Security standards and guidelines for agencies on use and management of Internet of Things devices
- § 278g–3c— Guidelines on the disclosure process for security vulnerabilities relating to information systems, including Internet of Things devices
- § 278g–3d— Implementation of coordinated disclosure of security vulnerabilities relating to agency information systems, including Internet of Things devices
- § 278g–3e— Contractor compliance with coordinated disclosure of security vulnerabilities relating to agency Internet of Things devices
- § 278g–4— Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board
- § 278g–5— Enterprise integration initiative
- § 278h— Research program on security of computer systems
- § 278h–1— Standards for artificial intelligence
- § 278i— Reports to Congress
- § 278j— Studies by National Research Council
- § 278k— Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- § 278k–1— Competitive awards program
- § 278k–2— Expansion awards pilot program
- § 278l— Assistance to State technology programs
- § 278n–1— Emergency communication and tracking technologies research initiative
- § 278n–2— Green manufacturing and construction
- § 278o— User fees
- § 278p— Notice to Congress
- § 278q— Appropriations; availability
- § 278r— Collaborative manufacturing research pilot grants
- § 278s— Manufacturing USA
- § 278t— Advanced communications research activities
- § 278u— Xylazine detection and analysis
- § 279— Absence of Director
- § 281a— Structural failures
- § 282a— Assessment of emerging technologies requiring research in metrology
- § 290— Congressional declaration of policy
- § 290a— Definitions
- § 290b— Collection, compilation, critical evaluation, publication and dissemination of standard reference data
- § 290c— Standards, criteria, and procedures for preparation and publication of standard reference data; publication in Federal Register
- § 290d— Sale of standard reference data; cost recovery; proceeds subject to National Institute of Standards and Technology
- § 290e— United States copyright and renewal rights
- § 290f— Authorization of appropriations
- § 291— Stamping with words “United States assay”, etc., unlawful
- § 292— Forfeiture
- § 293— Penalty for infraction
- § 294— Importation or transportation of falsely marked gold or silver ware prohibited
- § 295— Standard of fineness of gold articles; deviation
- § 296— Standard of fineness of silver articles; deviation
- § 297— Stamping plated articles
- § 298— Violations of law
- § 299— Definitions
- § 300— Application of State laws
- § 312— Employees
- § 313— Duties of Secretary of Commerce
- § 313a— Establishment of meteorological observation stations in the Arctic region
- § 313b— Institute for Aviation Weather Prediction
- § 313c— Authorized activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- § 313d— NIDIS program
- § 315— Changes or assignment to duty
- § 317— Appropriations and estimates
- § 318— Weather signals on mail cars
- § 322— Odd jobs for part-time employees
- § 325— Authority for certain functions and activities
- § 326— Maintenance of printing office in Washington, D.C.
- § 327— Employees for conduct of meteorological investigations in Arctic region; appointment and compensation; extra compensation to other Government employees for taking observations
- § 328— Transfer from other Government Departments of surplus equipment and supplies for Arctic stations
- § 330— Definitions
- § 330a— Report requirement; form; information; time of submission
- § 330b— Duties of Secretary
- § 330c— Authority of Secretary
- § 330d— Violation; penalty
- § 330e— Authorization of appropriations
- § 375— Definitions
- § 376— Reports to State tobacco tax administrator
- § 376a— Delivery sales
- § 377— Penalties
- § 378— Enforcement
- § 381— Imposition of net income tax
- § 382— Assessment of net income taxes
- § 383— “Net income tax” defined
- § 384— Separability
- § 391— Tax on or with respect to generation or transmission of electricity
- § 431— Definitions
- § 432— Boards of trade dealing in agricultural products; exclusion of representatives of cooperative associations prohibited
- § 433— Remedies of cooperative association excluded from representation
- § 501— Creation of body corporate; directors; principal office; agencies
- § 502— Board of directors of Textile Foundation
- § 503— Purpose of Foundation
- § 504— Powers of Foundation
- § 505— Report to Congress
- § 506— Amendment and repeal of chapter
- § 521— Fishing industry; associations authorized; “aquatic products” defined; marketing agencies; requirements
- § 522— Monopolies or restraints of trade; service of complaint by Secretary of Commerce; hearing; order to cease and desist; jurisdiction of district court
- § 631— Declaration of policy
- § 631a— Congressional declaration of small business economic policy
- § 631b— Reports to Congress; state of small business
- § 631c— Small Business Manufacturing Task Force
- § 632— Definitions
- § 633— Small Business Administration
- § 633a— Detailed justification for proposed changes in budget requests
- § 634— General powers
- § 634a— Office of Advocacy within Small Business Administration; Chief Counsel for Advocacy
- § 634b— Primary functions of Office of Advocacy
- § 634c— Additional duties of Office of Advocacy
- § 634d— Staff and powers of Office of Advocacy
- § 634e— Assistance of Government agencies
- § 634f— Reports
- § 634g— Budgetary line item and authorization of appropriations
- § 635— Deposit of moneys; depositaries, custodians, and fiscal agents; contributions to employees’ compensation funds
- § 636— Additional powers
- § 636b— Disaster loan interest rates
- § 636c— Age of applicant for disaster loans
- § 636d— Disaster aid to major sources of employment
- § 636e— Definitions
- § 636f— Coordination of efforts between the Administrator and the Internal Revenue Service to expedite loan processing
- § 636g— Development and implementation of major disaster response plan
- § 636h— Disaster planning responsibilities
- § 636i— Small business bonding threshold
- § 636k— Reports on disaster assistance
- § 636l— Semiannual report
- § 636m— Loan forgiveness
- § 637— Additional powers
- § 637b— Availability of information
- § 637c— Definitions
- § 637d— Subcontracting plan reports
- § 638— Research and development
- § 638b— Reducing vulnerability of SBIR and STTR programs to fraud, waste, and abuse
- § 639— Reporting requirements and agency cooperation
- § 639a— Review of loan program; submission of estimated needs for additional authorization
- § 639b— Oversight
- § 640— Voluntary agreements among small-business concerns
- § 641— Transfer to Administration of other functions, powers, and duties
- § 642— Requirements for loans
- § 643— Fair charge for use of Government-owned property
- § 644— Awards or contracts
- § 644a— Small Business Procurement Advisory Council
- § 645— Offenses and penalties
- § 645a— Annual report on suspensions and debarments proposed by Small Business Administration
- § 646— Liens
- § 647— Duplication of activities of other Federal departments or agencies
- § 648— Small business development center program authorization
- § 648b— Grants for SBDCs
- § 648c— SBA and USPTO partnerships
- § 649— Office of International Trade
- § 649b— Grants, contracts and cooperative agreements for international marketing programs
- § 649c— Authorization of appropriations
- § 649d— Central information clearinghouse
- § 650— Supervisory and enforcement authority for small business lending companies
- § 651— National small business tree planting program
- § 652— Central European Enterprise Development Commission
- § 653— Office of Rural Affairs
- § 654— Paul D. Coverdell drug-free workplace program
- § 655— Pilot Technology Access Program
- § 656— Women’s Business Center program
- § 657— Oversight of regulatory enforcement
- § 657a— HUBZone program
- § 657b— Veterans programs
- § 657d— Federal and State Technology Partnership Program
- § 657e— Mentoring Networks
- § 657f— Procurement program for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans
- § 657f–1— Certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans
- § 657g— Participation in federally funded projects
- § 657h— Small business energy efficiency
- § 657i— Coordination of disaster assistance programs with FEMA
- § 657j— Information tracking and follow-up system for disaster assistance
- § 657k— Disaster processing redundancy
- § 657l— Comprehensive disaster response plan
- § 657m— Plans to secure sufficient office space
- § 657n— Immediate Disaster Assistance program
- § 657o— Annual reports on disaster assistance
- § 657p— Outreach regarding health insurance options available to children
- § 657q— Consolidation of contract requirements
- § 657r— Mentor-protege programs
- § 657s— Limitations on subcontracting
- § 657t— Office of Credit Risk Management
- § 657u— Lender Oversight Committee
- § 661— Congressional declaration of policy
- § 662— Definitions
- § 671— Establishment; Associate Administrator; appointment and compensation
- § 681— Organization
- § 682— Capital requirements
- § 683— Borrowing operations
- § 684— Equity capital for small-business concerns
- § 685— Long-term loans to small-business concerns
- § 686— Aggregate limitations on amount of assistance to any single enterprise
- § 687— Operation and regulation of companies
- § 687a— Revocation and suspension of licenses; cease and desist orders
- § 687b— Investigations and examinations; power to subpena and take oaths and affirmations; aid of courts; examiners; reports
- § 687c— Injunctions and other orders
- § 687d— Conflicts of interest
- § 687e— Removal or suspension of management officials
- § 687f— Unlawful acts and omissions by officers, directors, employees, or agents
- § 687g— Penalties and forfeitures
- § 687h— Jurisdiction and service of process
- § 687k— Guaranteed obligations not eligible for purchase by Federal Financing Bank
- § 687l— Issuance and guarantee of trust certificates
- § 687m— Periodic issuance of guarantees and trust certificates
- § 689— Definitions
- § 689a— Purposes
- § 689b— Establishment
- § 689c— Selection of New Markets Venture Capital companies
- § 689d— Debentures
- § 689e— Issuance and guarantee of trust certificates
- § 689f— Fees
- § 689g— Operational assistance grants
- § 689h— Bank participation
- § 689i— Federal Financing Bank
- § 689j— Reporting requirement
- § 689k— Examinations
- § 689l— Injunctions and other orders
- § 689m— Additional penalties for noncompliance
- § 689n— Unlawful acts and omissions; breach of fiduciary duty
- § 689o— Removal or suspension of directors or officers
- § 689p— Regulations
- § 689q— Authorization of appropriations
- § 690— Definitions
- § 690a— Purposes
- § 690b— Establishment
- § 690c— Selection of Renewable Fuel Capital Investment companies
- § 690d— Debentures
- § 690e— Issuance and guarantee of trust certificates
- § 690f— Fees
- § 690g— Fee contribution
- § 690h— Operational assistance grants
- § 690i— Bank participation
- § 690j— Federal Financing Bank
- § 690k— Reporting requirement
- § 690l— Examinations
- § 690m— Miscellaneous
- § 690n— Removal or suspension of directors or officers
- § 690o— Regulations
- § 690p— Authorizations of appropriations
- § 690q— Termination
- § 692— Authority of Administration to guarantee payment of rentals by small business concerns under leases of commercial and industrial property
- § 693— Powers of Administration respecting loans; liquidation of obligations through creation of new leases, execution of subleases, and assignments of leases
- § 694–1— Planning design or installation of pollution control facilities
- § 694–2— Revolving fund for qualified contract guarantees; investment of idle funds
- § 694a— Definitions
- § 694b— Surety bond guarantees
- § 694c— Revolving fund for surety bond guarantees
- § 695— State development companies
- § 696— Loans for plant acquisition, construction, conversion and expansion
- § 697— Development company debentures
- § 697a— Private debenture sales
- § 697b— Pooling of debentures
- § 697c— Restrictions on development company assistance
- § 697d— Accredited Lenders Program
- § 697e— Premier Certified Lenders Program
- § 697f— Prepayment of development company debentures
- § 697g— Foreclosure and liquidation of loans
- § 712a— Limitation of obligations for administrative expenses of certain agencies; limitation on life of certain agencies
- § 713a–11— Annual appropriations to reimburse Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized loss
- § 713a–11a— Interest prohibited when reimbursing Corporation for net realized losses
- § 713a–12— Deposit of net realized gain of Commodity Credit Corporation in Treasury
- § 713a–13— Policies and procedures for minimum acquisition of stocks by Commodity Credit Corporation, encouragement of marketing through private trade channels and procurement of maximum returns in marketplace for producers and Corporation
- § 713a–4— Obligations of Commodity Credit Corporation; issuance; sale; purchase; redemption; etc.
- § 713a–5— Exemption of Commodity Credit Corporation and its obligations from taxation
- § 713a–6— Sale of surplus agricultural commodities to foreign governments
- § 713a–7— Exchange of surplus agricultural commodities for reserve stocks of strategic materials
- § 713a–9— Reimbursement of corporation from funds of Government agencies for services, losses, operating costs, or commodities purchased
- § 713c— Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation; continuance of existence; purchase and distribution of surplus agricultural commodities
- § 713c–1— Annual report to Congress by Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
- § 713c–2— Purchase and distribution of surplus fishery products
- § 713c–3— Promotion of the free flow of domestically produced fishery products
- § 713d— Declaration of purpose
- § 713d–1— Critical shortages; recommendations by President; public hearings
- § 713d–2— Food and conservation program; appropriations; administrative expenses
- § 713d–3— Authorizations for appropriations
- § 714— Creation and purpose of Corporation
- § 714a— Location of offices
- § 714b— General powers of Corporation
- § 714c— Specific powers of Corporation
- § 714d— Laws applicable to Corporation
- § 714e— Capital stock; amount; interest
- § 714f— Use of funds
- § 714g— Board of Directors
- § 714h— Officers and employees; appointment; duties
- § 714i— Cooperation with other governmental agencies
- § 714j— Utilization of associations and trade facilities
- § 714k— Records; annual report
- § 714l— Interest of Members of Congress
- § 714m— Crimes and offenses
- § 714n— Transfer of assets of Commodity Credit Corporation, a Delaware corporation
- § 714o— Dissolution of Delaware corporation
- § 714p— Release of innocent purchasers of converted goods
- § 715— Purpose of chapter
- § 715a— Definitions
- § 715b— Interstate transportation of contraband oil forbidden
- § 715c— Suspension of operation of section 715b of this title
- § 715d— Enforcement of chapter
- § 715e— Penalties for violation of chapter
- § 715f— Forfeiture of contraband oil shipped in violation of law; procedure
- § 715g— Refusal of carrier to accept shipment without certificate of clearance; certificate as justifying acceptance of shipment
- § 715h— Hearings and investigation by boards; appointment of board and employees
- § 715i— Restraining violations
- § 715j— “President” as including agencies, officers and employees
- § 715k— Saving clause
- § 715m— Cooperation between Secretary of the Interior and Federal and State authorities
- § 717— Regulation of natural gas companies
- § 717a— Definitions
- § 717b— Exportation or importation of natural gas; LNG terminals
- § 717b–1— State and local safety considerations
- § 717c— Rates and charges
- § 717c–1— Prohibition on market manipulation
- § 717d— Fixing rates and charges; determination of cost of production or transportation
- § 717e— Ascertainment of cost of property
- § 717f— Construction, extension, or abandonment of facilities
- § 717g— Accounts; records; memoranda
- § 717h— Rates of depreciation
- § 717i— Periodic and special reports
- § 717j— State compacts for conservation, transportation, etc., of natural gas
- § 717k— Officials dealing in securities
- § 717l— Complaints
- § 717m— Investigations by Commission
- § 717n— Process coordination; hearings; rules of procedure
- § 717o— Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders
- § 717p— Joint boards
- § 717q— Appointment of officers and employees
- § 717r— Rehearing and review
- § 717s— Enforcement of chapter
- § 717t— General penalties
- § 717t–1— Civil penalty authority
- § 717t–2— Natural gas market transparency rules
- § 717u— Jurisdiction of offenses; enforcement of liabilities and duties
- § 717v— Separability
- § 717w— Short title
- § 717x— Conserved natural gas
- § 717y— Voluntary conversion of natural gas users to heavy fuel oil
- § 717z— Emergency conversion of utilities and other facilities
- § 719— Congressional findings
- § 719a— Congressional statement of purpose
- § 719b— Definitions
- § 719c— Federal Power Commission reviews and reports
- § 719d— Federal and State officer or agency and other interested persons’ reports
- § 719e— Presidential decision and report
- § 719f— Congressional review
- § 719g— Transportation system certificates, rights-of-way, permits, leases, or other authorizations
- § 719h— Judicial review
- § 719i— Supplemental enforcement authority
- § 719j— Export limitations
- § 719k— Equal access to facilities
- § 719l— Antitrust laws
- § 719m— Authorization of appropriations
- § 719n— Separability
- § 719o— Civil rights; affirmative action of Federal officers and agencies; rules: promulgation and enforcement
- § 720— Definitions
- § 720a— Issuance of certificate of public convenience and necessity
- § 720b— Environmental reviews
- § 720c— Pipeline expansion
- § 720d— Federal Coordinator
- § 720e— Judicial review
- § 720f— State jurisdiction over in-State delivery of natural gas
- § 720g— Study of alternative means of construction
- § 720h— Clarification of ANGTA status and authorities
- § 720i— Sense of Congress concerning use of steel manufactured in North America and negotiation of a project labor agreement
- § 720j— Sense of Congress concerning participation by small business concerns
- § 720k— Alaska pipeline construction training program
- § 720l— Sense of Congress concerning natural gas demand
- § 720m— Sense of Congress concerning Alaskan ownership
- § 720n— Loan guarantees
- § 761— Congressional declaration of purpose
- § 762— Establishment
- § 764— Specific functions and purposes
- § 765— Transfer of functions
- § 766— Administrative provisions
- § 767— Transitional and savings provisions
- § 769— Definitions
- § 770— Appointments
- § 771— Comptroller General, powers and duties
- § 772— Administrator’s information-gathering power
- § 773— Public disclosure of information
- § 774— Reports and recommendations
- § 775— Sex discrimination; enforcement; other legal remedies
- § 777— Economic analysis of proposed actions
- § 778— Management oversight review; report to Administrator
- § 779— Coordination with, and technical assistance to, State governments
- § 780— Office of Private Grievances and Redress
- § 781— Comprehensive energy plan
- § 782— Petrochemical report to Congress
- § 783— Hydroelectric generating facilities; lists, transmittal to Congress; construction schedule and cost estimates for expedited construction program; prospective accomplishments from expedited completion of facilities; statement of appropriated but not obligated funds
- § 784— Exports of coal and refined petroleum products
- § 785— Foreign ownership; comprehensive review; sources of information; report to Congress; monitoring activity
- § 787— Project Independence Evaluation System documentation; access to model by Congress and public
- § 788— Use of commercial standards
- § 790— Establishment of Office of Energy Information and Analysis
- § 790a— National Energy Information System; information required to be maintained
- § 790b— Administrative provisions
- § 790c— Analysis and evaluation of energy information; establishment and maintenance by Director of professional, etc., capability; specific capabilities
- § 790e— Coordination by Director of energy information gathering activities of Federal agencies
- § 790f— Reports by Director
- § 790g— Access by Director to energy information
- § 790h— Congressional access to energy information; disclosure by Congress
- § 791— Congressional declaration of purpose
- § 792— Coal conversion and allocation
- § 793— Protection of public health and environment
- § 794— Energy conservation study
- § 795— Report to Congress by January 31, 1975
- § 796— Reporting of energy information
- § 797— Enforcement
- § 798— Definitions
- § 1001— Prize-fight films as subjects of interstate or foreign commerce
- § 1002— Golden Gate Bridge tolls; Government traffic and personnel in performance of office business not subject to tolls
- § 1003— Authorization for free travel on Golden Gate Bridge; issuance, presentation, and acceptance; other authorization devices
- § 1004— Penalties
- § 1005— San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge tolls; Government traffic and personnel on official business exempted; Government personnel on Yerba Buena Island or Treasure Island exempted
- § 1006— Authorization for free travel on San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge; issuance, presentation, and acceptance; other authorization devices
- § 1007— Penalties
- § 1011— Declaration of policy
- § 1012— Regulation by State law; Federal law relating specifically to insurance; applicability of certain Federal laws after June 30, 1948
- § 1013— Suspension until June 30, 1948, of application of certain Federal laws; Sherman Act applicable to agreements to, or acts of, boycott, coercion, or intimidation
- § 1014— Effect on other laws
- § 1015— “State” defined
- § 1021— Congressional declarations
- § 1022— Economic Report of President; coverage; supplementary reports; reference to Congressional joint committee; percentage rate of unemployment; definitions
- § 1022a— Medium-term economic goals and policies respecting full employment and balanced growth
- § 1022b— Presentation of analysis respecting short-term and medium-term goals in Economic Report of President; mutually reinforcing means
- § 1022c— Inclusion of priority policies and programs in President’s Budget
- § 1022d— President’s Budget
- § 1022e— Inflation
- § 1022f— Advisory board or boards
- § 1023— Council of Economic Advisers
- § 1024— Joint Economic Committee
- § 1025— Printing of monthly publication by Joint Economic Committee entitled “Economic Indicators”; distribution
- § 1051— Application for registration; verification
- § 1052— Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration
- § 1053— Service marks registrable
- § 1054— Collective marks and certification marks registrable
- § 1055— Use by related companies affecting validity and registration
- § 1056— Disclaimer of unregistrable matter
- § 1057— Certificates of registration
- § 1058— Duration, affidavits and fees
- § 1059— Renewal of registration
- § 1060— Assignment
- § 1061— Execution of acknowledgments and verifications
- § 1062— Publication
- § 1063— Opposition to registration
- § 1064— Cancellation of registration
- § 1065— Incontestability of right to use mark under certain conditions
- § 1066— Interference; declaration by Director
- § 1066a— Ex parte expungement
- § 1066b— Ex parte reexamination
- § 1067— Interference, opposition, and proceedings for concurrent use registration or for cancellation; notice; Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- § 1068— Action of Director in interference, opposition, and proceedings for concurrent use registration or for cancellation
- § 1069— Application of equitable principles in inter partes proceedings
- § 1070— Appeals to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board from decisions of examiners
- § 1071— Appeal to courts
- § 1072— Registration as constructive notice of claim of ownership
- § 1091— Supplemental register
- § 1092— Publication; not subject to opposition; cancellation
- § 1093— Registration certificates for marks on principal and supplemental registers to be different
- § 1094— Provisions of chapter applicable to registrations on supplemental register
- § 1095— Registration on principal register not precluded
- § 1096— Registration on supplemental register not used to stop importations
- § 1111— Notice of registration; display with mark; recovery of profits and damages in infringement suit
- § 1112— Classification of goods and services; registration in plurality of classes
- § 1113— Fees
- § 1114— Remedies; infringement; innocent infringement by printers and publishers
- § 1115— Registration on principal register as evidence of exclusive right to use mark; defenses
- § 1116— Injunctive relief
- § 1117— Recovery for violation of rights
- § 1118— Destruction of infringing articles
- § 1119— Power of court over registration
- § 1120— Civil liability for false or fraudulent registration
- § 1121— Jurisdiction of Federal courts; State and local requirements that registered trademarks be altered or displayed differently; prohibition
- § 1122— Liability of United States and States, and instrumentalities and officials thereof
- § 1123— Rules and regulations for conduct of proceedings in Patent and Trademark Office
- § 1124— Importation of goods bearing infringing marks or names forbidden
- § 1125— False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden
- § 1126— International conventions
- § 1127— Construction and definitions; intent of chapter
- § 1141— Definitions
- § 1141a— International applications based on United States applications or registrations
- § 1141b— Certification of the international application
- § 1141c— Restriction, abandonment, cancellation, or expiration of a basic application or basic registration
- § 1141d— Request for extension of protection subsequent to international registration
- § 1141e— Extension of protection of an international registration to the United States under the Madrid Protocol
- § 1141f— Effect of filing a request for extension of protection of an international registration to the United States
- § 1141g— Right of priority for request for extension of protection to the United States
- § 1141h— Examination of and opposition to request for extension of protection; notification of refusal
- § 1141i— Effect of extension of protection
- § 1141j— Dependence of extension of protection to the United States on the underlying international registration
- § 1141k— Duration, affidavits and fees
- § 1141l— Assignment of an extension of protection
- § 1141m— Incontestability
- § 1141n— Rights of extension of protection
- § 1151— Purpose of chapter
- § 1152— Clearinghouse for technical information; removal of security classification
- § 1153— Rules, regulations, and fees
- § 1154— Reference of data to armed services and other Government agencies
- § 1155— General standards and limitations; preservation of security classification
- § 1156— Use of existing facilities
- § 1157— Relation to other provisions
- § 1171— Definitions
- § 1172— Transportation of gambling devices as unlawful; exceptions; authority of Federal Trade Commission
- § 1173— Registration of manufacturers and dealers
- § 1174— Labeling and marking of shipping packages
- § 1175— Specific jurisdictions within which manufacturing, repairing, selling, possessing, etc., prohibited; exceptions
- § 1176— Penalties
- § 1177— Confiscation of gambling devices and means of transportation; laws governing
- § 1178— Nonapplicability of chapter to certain machines and devices
- § 1191— Definitions
- § 1192— Prohibited transactions
- § 1193— Flammability standards or regulations
- § 1194— Administration and enforcement
- § 1195— Injunction and condemnation proceedings
- § 1196— Penalties
- § 1197— Guaranties
- § 1198— Shipments from foreign countries; demand for redelivery; claim for liquidated damages
- § 1199— Chapter as additional legislation
- § 1200— Persons excluded from operation of chapter
- § 1201— Study and investigation; research, development and training
- § 1202— Exemptions
- § 1203— Preemption of Federal standards
- § 1204— Congressional veto of flammability regulations
- § 1211— Prohibition against transportation of refrigerators without safety devices
- § 1212— Violations; misdemeanor; penalties
- § 1213— Publication of safety standards in Federal Register
- § 1214— “Interstate commerce” defined
- § 1221— Definitions
- § 1222— Authorization of suits against manufacturers; amount of recovery; defenses
- § 1223— Limitations
- § 1224— Antitrust laws as affected
- § 1225— State laws as affected
- § 1226— Motor vehicle franchise contract dispute resolution process
- § 1231— Definitions
- § 1232— Label and entry requirements
- § 1233— Violations and penalties
- § 1241— Definitions
- § 1242— Introduction, manufacture for introduction, transportation or distribution in interstate commerce; penalty
- § 1243— Manufacture, sale, or possession within specific jurisdictions; penalty
- § 1244— Exceptions
- § 1245— Ballistic knives
- § 1261— Definitions
- § 1262— Declaration of hazardous substances
- § 1263— Prohibited acts
- § 1264— Penalties; exceptions
- § 1265— Seizures
- § 1266— Hearing before report of criminal violation
- § 1267— Injunctions; criminal contempt; trial by court or jury
- § 1268— Proceedings in name of United States; subpenas
- § 1269— Regulations
- § 1270— Examinations and investigations
- § 1271— Records of interstate shipment
- § 1272— Publicity; reports; dissemination of information
- § 1273— Imports
- § 1274— Remedies respecting banned hazardous substances
- § 1275— Toxicological Advisory Board
- § 1276— Congressional veto of hazardous substances regulations
- § 1277— Labeling of art materials
- § 1278— Requirements for labeling certain toys and games
- § 1278a— Children’s products containing lead; lead paint rule
- § 1291— Exemption from antitrust laws of agreements covering the telecasting of sports contests and the combining of professional football leagues
- § 1292— Area telecasting restriction limitation
- § 1293— Intercollegiate and interscholastic football contest limitations
- § 1294— Antitrust laws unaffected as regards to other activities of professional sports contests
- § 1295— “Persons” defined
- § 1311— Definitions
- § 1312— Civil investigative demands
- § 1313— Custodian of documents, answers and transcripts
- § 1314— Judicial proceedings
- § 1331— Congressional declaration of policy and purpose
- § 1332— Definitions
- § 1333— Labeling
- § 1334— Preemption
- § 1335— Unlawful advertisements on medium of electronic communication
- § 1335a— List of cigarette ingredients; annual submission to Secretary; transmittal to Congress; confidentiality
- § 1336— Authority of Federal Trade Commission; unfair or deceptive acts or practices
- § 1338— Criminal penalty
- § 1339— Injunction proceedings
- § 1340— Cigarettes for export
- § 1341— Smoking, research, education and information
- § 1351— Declaration of purpose
- § 1352— Definitions
- § 1353— Selection of designated agency
- § 1354— Five-year plan; annual technical services program
- § 1355— Conditions precedent to acceptance of plans and programs for review and approval by Secretary
- § 1356— Review and approval of plans and programs by Secretary
- § 1357— Interstate cooperation in administration and coordination of plans and programs
- § 1358— Consent of Congress for interstate compacts; reservation of right to alter, amend, or repeal
- § 1359— Advisory councils for technical services; appointment; functions; compensation and expenses
- § 1360— Appropriations and payments
- § 1361— Reference services to assist designated agencies to obtain information outside State
- § 1362— Rules and regulations
- § 1363— Prohibition against control over educational institutions; functions or responsibilities of other departments not affected
- § 1364— Annual report by designated agencies to Secretary; reports by Secretary to President and Congress
- § 1365— Public committee; appointment; functions; report
- § 1366— Termination of payments for noncompliance with law or diversion of funds
- § 1367— Repayments
- § 1368— Records
- § 1451— Congressional declaration of policy
- § 1452— Unfair and deceptive packaging and labeling; scope of prohibition
- § 1453— Requirements of labeling; placement, form, and contents of statement of quantity; supplemental statement of quantity
- § 1454— Rules and regulations
- § 1455— Procedure for promulgation of regulations
- § 1456— Enforcement
- § 1458— Cooperation with State authorities; transmittal of regulations to States; noninterference with existing programs
- § 1459— Definitions
- § 1460— Savings provisions
- § 1461— Effect upon State law
- § 1471— Definitions
- § 1472— Special packaging standards
- § 1472a— Special packaging for liquid nicotine containers
- § 1473— Conventional packages, marketing
- § 1474— Regulations for special packaging standards
- § 1476— Preemption of Federal standards
- § 1477— Enforcement by State Attorneys General
- § 1501— Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal
- § 1503a— Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
- § 1503b— Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation
- § 1505— Additional Assistant Secretary; duties, rank of Assistant Secretaries
- § 1506— Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; applicability of section 1505
- § 1507— Additional Assistant Secretary; appointment; compensation; duties
- § 1507b— Assistant Secretary of Commerce; appointment; compensation; duties
- § 1507c— Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; duties; appointment; compensation
- § 1508— General Counsel
- § 1509— Designation of officer to sign routine papers
- § 1510— Clerical assistants
- § 1511— Bureaus in Department
- § 1511b— United States fishery trade officers
- § 1511c— Estuarine Programs Office
- § 1511d— Chesapeake Bay Office
- § 1512— Powers and duties of Department
- § 1513— Duties and powers vested in Department
- § 1513a— Cost estimates for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs included in Department budget justification
- § 1513b— Cost estimates for National Institute of Standards and Technology construction projects included in Department budget justification
- § 1514— Basic authority for performance of certain functions and activities of Department
- § 1515— Records, etc., of bureaus transferred to Department of Commerce
- § 1516— Statistical information
- § 1516a— Statistics relating to social, health, and economic conditions of Americans of Spanish origin or descent
- § 1517— Transfer of statistical or scientific work
- § 1518— Custody of buildings; officers transferred
- § 1519— Annual and special reports
- § 1521— Working capital fund; establishment; amount; uses; reimbursement
- § 1521a— Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
- § 1522— Acceptance of gifts and bequests for purposes of the Department; separate fund; disbursements
- § 1523— Tax status of gifts and bequests of property
- § 1524— Investment and reinvestments of moneys; credit and disbursement of interest
- § 1525— Special studies; special compilations, lists, bulletins, or reports; clearinghouse for technical information; transcripts or copies; cost payments for special work; joint projects: cost apportionment, waiver
- § 1526— Receipts for work or services; deposit in special accounts; availability for payment of costs, repayment or advances to appropriations or funds, refunds, credits to working capital funds; appropriation limitation of annual expenditures from accounts
- § 1527— Fees or charges for services or publications under existing law unaffected
- § 1527a— Economics and Statistics Administration Revolving Fund
- § 1529— Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction over certain lands
- § 1530— Awarding of contracts for performance of commercial activity by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- § 1531— Buying Power Maintenance accounts for International Trade Administration, Export Administration, and United States Travel and Tourism Administration
- § 1532— Telecommunications; electromagnetic radiation; research, analysis, dissemination of information; other functions of Secretary
- § 1534— Assessment of fees for access to environmental data
- § 1536— Prohibition against fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels
- § 1537— Needs assessment for data management, archival, and distribution
- § 1538— Notice of reprogramming
- § 1539— Financial assistance
- § 1540— Cooperative agreements
- § 1541— Administrative Law Judges
- § 1542— Establishment of the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program
- § 1543— Task force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth
- § 1544— Promotion of tourist travel
- § 1545— Cooperation with travel agencies; publication of information
- § 1546— United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
- § 1547— Rules and regulations; employees
- § 1548— Authorization of appropriations
- § 1601— Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 1602— Definitions and rules of construction
- § 1603— Exempted transactions
- § 1604— Disclosure guidelines
- § 1605— Determination of finance charge
- § 1606— Determination of annual percentage rate
- § 1607— Administrative enforcement
- § 1608— Views of other agencies
- § 1610— Effect on other laws
- § 1611— Criminal liability for willful and knowing violation
- § 1612— Effect on government agencies
- § 1613— Annual reports to Congress by Bureau
- § 1615— Prohibition on use of “Rule of 78’s” in connection with mortgage refinancings and other consumer loans
- § 1616— Board review of consumer credit plans and regulations
- § 1631— Disclosure requirements
- § 1632— Form of disclosure; additional information
- § 1633— Exemption for State-regulated transactions
- § 1634— Effect of subsequent occurrence
- § 1635— Right of rescission as to certain transactions
- § 1637— Open end consumer credit plans
- § 1637a— Disclosure requirements for open end consumer credit plans secured by consumer’s principal dwelling
- § 1638— Transactions other than under an open end credit plan
- § 1638a— Reset of hybrid adjustable rate mortgages
- § 1639— Requirements for certain mortgages
- § 1639a— Duty of servicers of residential mortgages
- § 1639b— Residential mortgage loan origination
- § 1639c— Minimum standards for residential mortgage loans
- § 1639d— Escrow or impound accounts relating to certain consumer credit transactions
- § 1639e— Appraisal independence requirements
- § 1639f— Requirements for prompt crediting of home loan payments
- § 1639g— Requests for payoff amounts of home loan
- § 1639h— Property appraisal requirements
- § 1640— Civil liability
- § 1641— Liability of assignees
- § 1642— Issuance of credit cards
- § 1643— Liability of holder of credit card
- § 1644— Fraudulent use of credit cards; penalties
- § 1645— Business credit cards; limits on liability of employees
- § 1646— Dissemination of annual percentage rates; implementation, etc.
- § 1647— Home equity plans
- § 1648— Reverse mortgages
- § 1649— Certain limitations on liability
- § 1650— Preventing unfair and deceptive private educational lending practices and eliminating conflicts of interest
- § 1651— Procedure for timely settlement of estates of decedent obligors
- § 1661— Catalogs and multiple-page advertisements
- § 1662— Advertising of downpayments and installments
- § 1663— Advertising of open end credit plans
- § 1664— Advertising of credit other than open end plans
- § 1665— Nonliability of advertising media
- § 1665a— Use of annual percentage rate in oral disclosures; exceptions
- § 1665b— Advertising of open end consumer credit plans secured by consumer’s principal dwelling
- § 1665c— Interest rate reduction on open end consumer credit plans
- § 1665d— Reasonable penalty fees on open end consumer credit plans
- § 1665e— Consideration of ability to repay
- § 1666— Correction of billing errors
- § 1666a— Regulation of credit reports
- § 1666b— Timing of payments
- § 1666c— Prompt and fair crediting of payments
- § 1666d— Treatment of credit balances
- § 1666e— Notification of credit card issuer by seller of return of goods, etc., by obligor; credit for account of obligor
- § 1666f— Inducements to cardholders by sellers of cash discounts for payments by cash, check or similar means; finance charge for sales transactions involving cash discounts
- § 1666g— Tie-in services prohibited for issuance of credit card
- § 1666h— Offset of cardholder’s indebtedness by issuer of credit card with funds deposited with issuer by cardholder; remedies of creditors under State law not affected
- § 1666i— Assertion by cardholder against card issuer of claims and defenses arising out of credit card transaction; prerequisites; limitation on amount of claims or defenses
- § 1666i–1— Limits on interest rate, fee, and finance charge increases applicable to outstanding balances
- § 1666i–2— Additional limits on interest rate increases
- § 1666j— Applicability of State laws
- § 1667— Definitions
- § 1667a— Consumer lease disclosures
- § 1667b— Lessee’s liability on expiration or termination of lease
- § 1667c— Consumer lease advertising; liability of advertising media
- § 1667d— Civil liability of lessors
- § 1667e— Applicability of State laws; exemptions by Bureau from leasing requirements
- § 1667f— Regulations
- § 1671— Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 1672— Definitions
- § 1673— Restriction on garnishment
- § 1674— Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment
- § 1675— Exemption for State-regulated garnishments
- § 1676— Enforcement by Secretary of Labor
- § 1677— Effect on State laws
- § 1679— Findings and purposes
- § 1679a— Definitions
- § 1679b— Prohibited practices
- § 1679c— Disclosures
- § 1679d— Credit repair organizations contracts
- § 1679e— Right to cancel contract
- § 1679f— Noncompliance with this subchapter
- § 1679g— Civil liability
- § 1679h— Administrative enforcement
- § 1679i— Statute of limitations
- § 1679j— Relation to State law
- § 1681— Congressional findings and statement of purpose
- § 1681a— Definitions; rules of construction
- § 1681b— Permissible purposes of consumer reports
- § 1681c— Requirements relating to information contained in consumer reports
- § 1681c–1— Identity theft prevention; fraud alerts and active duty alerts
- § 1681c–2— Block of information resulting from identity theft
- § 1681c–3— Adverse information in cases of trafficking
- § 1681d— Disclosure of investigative consumer reports
- § 1681e— Compliance procedures
- § 1681f— Disclosures to governmental agencies
- § 1681g— Disclosures to consumers
- § 1681h— Conditions and form of disclosure to consumers
- § 1681i— Procedure in case of disputed accuracy
- § 1681j— Charges for certain disclosures
- § 1681k— Public record information for employment purposes
- § 1681l— Restrictions on investigative consumer reports
- § 1681m— Requirements on users of consumer reports
- § 1681n— Civil liability for willful noncompliance
- § 1681o— Civil liability for negligent noncompliance
- § 1681p— Jurisdiction of courts; limitation of actions
- § 1681q— Obtaining information under false pretenses
- § 1681r— Unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees
- § 1681s— Administrative enforcement
- § 1681s–1— Information on overdue child support obligations
- § 1681s–2— Responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies
- § 1681s–3— Affiliate sharing
- § 1681t— Relation to State laws
- § 1681u— Disclosures to FBI for counterintelligence purposes
- § 1681v— Disclosures to governmental agencies for counterterrorism purposes
- § 1681w— Disposal of records
- § 1681x— Corporate and technological circumvention prohibited
- § 1691— Scope of prohibition
- § 1691a— Definitions; rules of construction
- § 1691b— Promulgation of regulations by the Bureau
- § 1691c— Administrative enforcement
- § 1691c–1— Incentives for self-testing and self-correction
- § 1691c–2— Small business loan data collection
- § 1691d— Applicability of other laws
- § 1691e— Civil liability
- § 1691f— Annual reports to Congress; contents
- § 1692— Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 1692a— Definitions
- § 1692b— Acquisition of location information
- § 1692c— Communication in connection with debt collection
- § 1692d— Harassment or abuse
- § 1692e— False or misleading representations
- § 1692f— Unfair practices
- § 1692g— Validation of debts
- § 1692h— Multiple debts
- § 1692i— Legal actions by debt collectors
- § 1692j— Furnishing certain deceptive forms
- § 1692k— Civil liability
- § 1692l— Administrative enforcement
- § 1692m— Reports to Congress by the Bureau; views of other Federal agencies
- § 1692n— Relation to State laws
- § 1692o— Exemption for State regulation
- § 1692p— Exception for certain bad check enforcement programs operated by private entities
- § 1693— Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 1693a— Definitions
- § 1693b— Regulations
- § 1693c— Terms and conditions of transfers
- § 1693d— Documentation of transfers
- § 1693e— Preauthorized transfers
- § 1693f— Error resolution
- § 1693g— Consumer liability
- § 1693h— Liability of financial institutions
- § 1693i— Issuance of cards or other means of access
- § 1693j— Suspension of obligations
- § 1693k— Compulsory use of electronic fund transfers
- § 1693l— Waiver of rights
- § 1693l–1— General-use prepaid cards, gift certificates, and store gift cards
- § 1693m— Civil liability
- § 1693n— Criminal liability
- § 1693o— Administrative enforcement
- § 1693o–1— Remittance transfers
- § 1693o–2— Reasonable fees and rules for payment card transactions
- § 1693p— Reports to Congress
- § 1693q— Relation to State laws
- § 1693r— Exemption for State regulation
- § 1701— Definitions
- § 1702— Exemptions
- § 1703— Requirements respecting sale or lease of lots
- § 1704— Registration of subdivisions
- § 1705— Information required in statement of record
- § 1706— Effective date of statements of record and amendments thereto
- § 1707— Property report
- § 1708— Certification of substantially equivalent State law
- § 1709— Civil liabilities
- § 1710— Court review of orders
- § 1711— Limitation of actions
- § 1712— Contrary stipulations void
- § 1713— Additional remedies
- § 1714— Investigations, injunctions, and prosecution of offenses
- § 1715— Administration
- § 1716— Unlawful representations
- § 1717— Penalties for violations
- § 1717a— Civil money penalties
- § 1718— Rules, regulations, and orders
- § 1719— Jurisdiction of offenses and suits
- § 1720— Authorization of appropriations
- § 1801— Congressional declaration of policy
- § 1802— Definitions
- § 1803— Antitrust exemptions
- § 1804— Reinstatement of joint operating arrangements previously adjudged unlawful under antitrust laws
- § 1821— Definitions
- § 1822— Congressional statement of findings
- § 1823— Horse shows and exhibitions
- § 1824— Unlawful acts
- § 1824a— Export of horses
- § 1825— Violations and penalties
- § 1826— Notice of violations to Attorney General
- § 1827— Utilization of personnel of Department of Agriculture and officers and employees of consenting States; technical and other nonfinancial assistance to State
- § 1828— Rules and regulations
- § 1829— Preemption of State laws; concurrent jurisdiction; prohibition on certain State action
- § 1831— Authorization of appropriations
- § 1841— Emergency Loan Guarantee Board; establishment; membership; voting
- § 1842— Authority for loan guarantees; terms and conditions
- § 1843— Limitations and conditions of loan guarantees
- § 1844— Security for loan guarantees
- § 1845— Requirements applicable to loan guarantees
- § 1846— Powers and duties
- § 1847— Maximum obligation
- § 1848— Emergency loan guarantee fund
- § 1849— Federal Reserve banks as fiscal agents
- § 1850— Protection of Government’s interest
- § 1851— Reports to Congress; recommendations
- § 1852— Termination date
- § 2051— Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 2052— Definitions
- § 2053— Consumer Product Safety Commission
- § 2053a— Employee training exchanges
- § 2054— Product safety information and research
- § 2055— Public disclosure of information
- § 2055a— Publicly available consumer product safety information database
- § 2056— Consumer product safety standards
- § 2056a— Standards and consumer registration of durable nursery products
- § 2056b— Mandatory toy safety standards
- § 2056c— Sulfur content in drywall standard
- § 2056d— Performance standards to protect against portable fuel container explosions near open flames or other ignition sources
- § 2056e— Consumer product safety standard for button cell or coin batteries and consumer products containing such batteries
- § 2056f— Consumer product safety standard to protect against tip-over of clothing storage units
- § 2057— Banned hazardous products
- § 2057a— Banning of butyl nitrite
- § 2057b— Banning of isopropal nitrite and other nitrites
- § 2057c— Prohibition on sale of certain products containing specified phthalates
- § 2057d— Banning of inclined sleepers for infants
- § 2057e— Banning of crib bumpers
- § 2058— Procedure for consumer product safety rules
- § 2060— Judicial review of consumer product safety rules
- § 2061— Imminent hazards
- § 2063— Product certification and labeling
- § 2064— Substantial product hazards
- § 2065— Inspection and recordkeeping
- § 2066— Imported products
- § 2067— Exemption of exports
- § 2068— Prohibited acts
- § 2069— Civil penalties
- § 2070— Criminal penalties
- § 2071— Injunctive enforcement and seizure
- § 2072— Suits for damages
- § 2073— Additional enforcement of product safety rules and section 2064 orders
- § 2074— Private remedies
- § 2075— State standards
- § 2076— Additional functions of Consumer Product Safety Commission
- § 2076a— Report on civil penalties
- § 2076b— Inspector General audits and reports
- § 2077— Chronic Hazard Advisory Panels
- § 2078— Cooperation with States and other Federal agencies
- § 2079— Transfers of functions
- § 2080— Limitations on jurisdiction of Consumer Product Safety Commission
- § 2081— Authorization of appropriations
- § 2082— Interim cellulose insulation safety standard
- § 2083— Congressional veto of consumer product safety rules
- § 2084— Information reporting
- § 2085— Low-speed electric bicycles
- § 2086— Prohibition on industry-sponsored travel
- § 2087— Whistleblower protection
- § 2088— Financial responsibility
- § 2089— All-terrain vehicles
- § 2090— Grant program for carbon monoxide poisoning prevention
- § 2101— Marking requirements
- § 2102— Private enforcement
- § 2103— Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission
- § 2104— Imports
- § 2105— Application of other laws
- § 2106— Definitions
- § 2201— Congressional findings
- § 2202— Declaration of purpose
- § 2203— Definitions
- § 2204— United States Fire Administration
- § 2205— Public education
- § 2206— National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control
- § 2207— Fire technology
- § 2208— National Fire Data Center
- § 2209— Master plans
- § 2210— Reimbursement for costs of firefighting on Federal property
- § 2211— Review of fire prevention codes
- § 2212— Fire safety effectiveness statements
- § 2213— Annual conference
- § 2214— Public safety awards
- § 2215— Reports to Congress and President
- § 2216— Authorization of appropriations
- § 2217— Public access to information
- § 2218— Administrative provisions
- § 2219— Assistance to Consumer Product Safety Commission
- § 2220— Arson prevention, detection, and control
- § 2221— Arson prevention grants
- § 2223a— Review
- § 2223b— Working group
- § 2223c— Report and recommendations
- § 2223d— Annual revision of recommendations
- § 2223e— “Emergency response personnel” defined
- § 2224— Listings of places of public accommodation
- § 2225— Fire prevention and control guidelines for places of public accommodation
- § 2225a— Prohibiting Federal funding of conferences held at non-certified places of public accommodation
- § 2226— Dissemination of fire prevention and control information
- § 2227— Fire safety systems in federally assisted buildings
- § 2228— CPR training
- § 2229— Firefighter assistance
- § 2229a— Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response
- § 2230— Surplus and excess Federal equipment
- § 2231— Cooperative agreements with Federal facilities
- § 2232— Burn research
- § 2233— Removal of civil liability barriers that discourage the donation of fire equipment to volunteer fire companies
- § 2234— Encouraging adoption of standards for firefighter health and safety
- § 2235— Investigation authorities
- § 2301— Definitions
- § 2302— Rules governing contents of warranties
- § 2303— Designation of written warranties
- § 2304— Federal minimum standards for warranties
- § 2305— Full and limited warranting of a consumer product
- § 2306— Service contracts; rules for full, clear and conspicuous disclosure of terms and conditions; addition to or in lieu of written warranty
- § 2307— Designation of representatives by warrantor to perform duties under written or implied warranty
- § 2308— Implied warranties
- § 2309— Procedures applicable to promulgation of rules by Commission
- § 2310— Remedies in consumer disputes
- § 2311— Applicability to other laws
- § 2312— Effective dates
- § 2401— Congressional findings
- § 2402— Congressional statement of purpose
- § 2403— Congressional declaration of policy
- § 2404— Definitions
- § 2411— Establishment
- § 2412— Board of Directors
- § 2413— Executive Director and Deputy Director
- § 2414— Functions of the Center
- § 2415— Powers of the Center
- § 2416— Contracts and other funding arrangements
- § 2417— Criteria for participating parties
- § 2418— Annual report
- § 2431— Liaison with Center
- § 2432— Internal review
- § 2433— Support of external activities
- § 2434— Internal productivity
- § 2435— Other statutory obligations
- § 2451— Authority of Executive Director
- § 2461— Audit, review, and evaluation
- § 2471— Authorization of appropriations
- § 2501— Congressional findings and policy
- § 2502— Definitions
- § 2503— Duties of Secretary of Energy
- § 2504— Coordination between Secretary of Energy and other agencies
- § 2505— Research and development
- § 2506— Demonstrations
- § 2507— Contracts
- § 2508— Encouragement and protection of small business
- § 2509— Loan guarantees
- § 2510— Use of electric and hybrid vehicles by Federal agencies
- § 2511— Patents
- § 2512— Studies
- § 2514— Authorization for appropriations
- § 2601— Findings, policy, and intent
- § 2602— Definitions
- § 2603— Testing of chemical substances and mixtures
- § 2604— Manufacturing and processing notices
- § 2605— Prioritization, risk evaluation, and regulation of chemical substances and mixtures
- § 2606— Imminent hazards
- § 2607— Reporting and retention of information
- § 2608— Relationship to other Federal laws
- § 2609— Research, development, collection, dissemination, and utilization of information
- § 2610— Inspections and subpoenas
- § 2611— Exports
- § 2612— Entry into customs territory of the United States
- § 2613— Confidential information
- § 2614— Prohibited acts
- § 2615— Penalties
- § 2616— Specific enforcement and seizure
- § 2617— Preemption
- § 2618— Judicial review
- § 2619— Citizens’ civil actions
- § 2620— Citizens’ petitions
- § 2621— National defense waiver
- § 2622— Employee protection
- § 2623— Employment effects
- § 2625— Administration
- § 2626— Development and evaluation of test methods
- § 2627— State programs
- § 2628— Authorization of appropriations
- § 2629— Annual report
- § 2641— Congressional findings and purpose
- § 2642— Definitions
- § 2643— EPA regulations
- § 2644— Requirements if EPA fails to promulgate regulations
- § 2645— Submission to State Governor
- § 2646— Contractor and laboratory accreditation
- § 2647— Enforcement
- § 2648— Emergency authority
- § 2649— State and Federal law
- § 2650— Asbestos contractors and local educational agencies
- § 2651— Public protection
- § 2652— Asbestos Ombudsman
- § 2653— EPA study of asbestos-containing material in public buildings
- § 2654— Transitional rules
- § 2655— Worker protection
- § 2656— Training grants
- § 2661— National goal
- § 2662— Definitions
- § 2663— EPA citizen’s guide
- § 2664— Model construction standards and techniques
- § 2665— Technical assistance to States for radon programs
- § 2666— Grant assistance to States for radon programs
- § 2667— Radon in schools
- § 2668— Regional radon training centers
- § 2669— Study of radon in Federal buildings
- § 2670— Regulations
- § 2671— Additional authorizations
- § 2681— Definitions
- § 2682— Lead-based paint activities training and certification
- § 2683— Identification of dangerous levels of lead
- § 2684— Authorized State programs
- § 2685— Lead abatement and measurement
- § 2686— Lead hazard information pamphlet
- § 2687— Regulations
- § 2688— Control of lead-based paint hazards at Federal facilities
- § 2689— Prohibited acts
- § 2690— Relationship to other Federal law
- § 2691— General provisions relating to administrative proceedings
- § 2692— Authorization of appropriations
- § 2695— Grants for healthy school environments
- § 2695a— Model guidelines for siting of school facilities
- § 2695b— Public outreach
- § 2695c— Environmental health program
- § 2695d— Authorization of appropriations
- § 2697— Formaldehyde standards
- § 2701— Congressional findings and purpose
- § 2702— Definitions
- § 2703— Advanced systems program implementation by Secretary of Energy
- § 2704— Evaluation by Secretary of Transportation on utilization of advanced technology by automobile industry
- § 2705— Coordinating and consulting requirements and authorities of Secretary of Energy
- § 2706— Informational and testing functions of Secretary of Energy
- § 2707— Patents and inventions; statutory provisions applicable; contracts or grants covered
- § 2708— Comptroller General audit and examination of books, etc.; statutory provisions applicable; contracts or grants covered
- § 2709— Reports to Congress by Secretary of Energy
- § 2710— Authorization of appropriations
- § 2801— Definitions
- § 2802— Franchise relationship
- § 2803— Trial and interim franchises
- § 2804— Notification of termination or nonrenewal of franchise relationship
- § 2805— Enforcement provisions
- § 2806— Relationship of statutory provisions to State and local laws
- § 2807— Prohibition on restriction of installation of renewable fuel pumps
- § 2821— Definitions
- § 2822— Automotive fuel rating testing and disclosure requirements
- § 2823— Administration and enforcement provisions
- § 2824— Relationship of statutory provisions to State and local laws
- § 2841— Study by Secretary of Energy
- § 2901— Findings
- § 2902— Purpose
- § 2903— Definitions
- § 2904— National Climate Program
- § 2906— Annual report
- § 2907— Contract and grant authority; records and audits
- § 2908— Authorization of appropriations
- § 2921— Definitions
- § 2931— Findings and purpose
- § 2932— Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
- § 2933— United States Global Change Research Program
- § 2934— National Global Change Research Plan
- § 2935— Budget coordination
- § 2936— Scientific assessment
- § 2938— Relation to other authorities
- § 2951— Findings and purposes
- § 2952— International discussions
- § 2953— Global Change Research Information Office
- § 2961— Study and decision aid
- § 3001— Congressional findings and policy
- § 3002— Definitions
- § 3003— Acceptance of interstate off-track wager
- § 3004— Regulation of interstate off-track wagering
- § 3005— Liability and damages
- § 3006— Civil action
- § 3007— Jurisdiction and venue
- § 3051— Definitions
- § 3052— Recognition of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
- § 3053— Federal Trade Commission oversight
- § 3054— Jurisdiction of the Commission and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority
- § 3055— Horseracing anti-doping and medication control program
- § 3056— Racetrack safety program
- § 3057— Rule violations and civil sanctions
- § 3058— Review of final decisions of the Authority
- § 3059— Unfair or deceptive acts or practices
- § 3060— State delegation; cooperation
- § 3101— Congressional findings
- § 3102— Report to Congressional committees
- § 3103— National Employment Conference
- § 3111— Congressional statement of purpose
- § 3112— Countercyclical employment policies
- § 3113— Economic activity coordination
- § 3114— Regional and structural employment policies and programs
- § 3115— Youth employment policies and programs
- § 3116— Job training, counseling and reservoirs of employment projects
- § 3117— Capital formation
- § 3131— Congressional statement of purpose
- § 3132— Committee review
- § 3133— Exercise of rulemaking powers
- § 3151— Nondiscrimination
- § 3152— Labor standards
- § 3201— Purposes; coverage
- § 3202— Definitions
- § 3203— Adoption of certain standards
- § 3204— Special rules for standards
- § 3205— Federal participation
- § 3206— Gas utility rate design proposals
- § 3207— Judicial review and enforcement
- § 3208— Relationship to other applicable law
- § 3209— Reports respecting standards
- § 3210— Prior and pending proceedings
- § 3211— Relationship to other authority
- § 3301— Definitions
- § 3361— Declaration of emergency
- § 3362— Emergency purchase authority
- § 3363— Emergency allocation authority
- § 3364— Miscellaneous provisions
- § 3371— Authorization of certain sales and transportation
- § 3372— Assignment of contractual rights to receive surplus natural gas
- § 3373— Effect of certain natural gas prices on indefinite price escalator clauses
- § 3374— Clauses prohibiting certain sales, transportation, and commingling
- § 3375— Filing of contracts and agreements
- § 3391— Natural gas for essential agricultural uses
- § 3391a— “Essential agricultural use” defined
- § 3392— Natural gas for essential industrial process and feedstock uses
- § 3393— Establishment and implementation of priorities
- § 3394— Limitation on revoking or amending certain pre-1969 certificates of public convenience and necessity
- § 3411— General rulemaking authority
- § 3412— Administrative procedure
- § 3414— Enforcement
- § 3415— Intervention
- § 3416— Judicial review
- § 3418— Applicability of other Federal statutory provisions relating to information-gathering
- § 3431— Coordination with the Natural Gas Act
- § 3432— Effect on State laws
- § 3501— Exclusive territorial licenses to manufacture, distribute, and sell trademarked soft drink products; ultimate resale to consumers; substantial and effective competition
- § 3502— Price fixing agreements, horizontal restraints of trade, or group boycotts
- § 3503— “Antitrust law” defined
- § 3601— Congressional findings and purpose
- § 3602— Conversion lending
- § 3603— Definitions
- § 3604— Exemptions
- § 3605— Notice of conversion and opportunity to purchase; responsibility of State and local governments
- § 3606— Federal Housing Administration mortgage or loan insurance; expedition of application process and decision
- § 3607— Termination of self-dealing contracts
- § 3608— Judicial determinations respecting unconscionable leases
- § 3609— Void lease or contract provisions
- § 3610— Relationship of statutory provisions to State and local laws
- § 3611— Additional remedies
- § 3612— Concurrent State and Federal jurisdiction; venue; removal of cases
- § 3613— Limitation of actions
- § 3614— Waiver of rights as void
- § 3615— Nonexclusion of other statutory rights and remedies
- § 3616— Separability
- § 3701— Findings
- § 3702— Purpose
- § 3703— Definitions
- § 3704— Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology
- § 3704a— Clearinghouse for State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation
- § 3704b— National Technical Information Service
- § 3704b–1— Recovery of operating costs through fee collections
- § 3704b–2— Transfer of Federal scientific and technical information
- § 3705— Cooperative Research Centers
- § 3706— Grants and cooperative agreements
- § 3707— National Science Foundation Cooperative Research Centers
- § 3708— Administrative arrangements
- § 3710— Utilization of Federal technology
- § 3710a— Cooperative research and development agreements
- § 3710b— Rewards for scientific, engineering, and technical personnel of Federal agencies
- § 3710c— Distribution of royalties received by Federal agencies
- § 3710d— Employee activities
- § 3711— National Technology and Innovation Medal
- § 3711a— Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
- § 3711b— Conference on advanced automotive technologies
- § 3711c— Advanced motor vehicle research award
- § 3712— Personnel exchanges
- § 3713— Authorization of appropriations
- § 3714— Spending authority
- § 3715— Use of partnership intermediaries
- § 3716— Critical industries
- § 3717— National Quality Council
- § 3718— President’s Council on Innovation and Competitiveness
- § 3719— Prize competitions
- § 3720— Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- § 3721— Federal loan guarantees for innovative technologies in manufacturing
- § 3722— Regional innovation program
- § 3722a— Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program
- § 3722b— Distressed area Recompete Pilot Program
- § 3723— STEM apprenticeship programs
- § 3724— Crowdsourcing and citizen science
- § 3801— Congressional statement of findings and declaration of policy
- § 3802— Definitions
- § 3803— Duties of Secretary of Energy
- § 3804— Coordination with other Federal departments and agencies
- § 3805— Research and development activities
- § 3806— Demonstrations
- § 3807— Use of methane-fueled vehicles by Federal agencies and departments
- § 3809— Authorization of appropriations; required funding
- § 3810— Relationship to other laws
- § 3901— Definitions
- § 3902— Risk retention groups
- § 3903— Purchasing groups
- § 3904— Securities laws
- § 3905— Clarification concerning permissible State authority
- § 3906— Injunctive orders issued by United States district courts
- § 4001— Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 4002— Definitions
- § 4003— Office of Export Trade in Department of Commerce
- § 4011— Export trade promotion duties of Secretary of Commerce
- § 4012— Application for issuance of certificate of review
- § 4013— Issuance of certificate
- § 4014— Reporting requirement; amendment of certificate; revocation
- § 4015— Judicial review; admissibility
- § 4016— Protection conferred by certificate of review
- § 4017— Guidelines
- § 4018— Annual reports
- § 4019— Disclosure of information
- § 4020— Rules and regulations
- § 4021— Definitions
- § 4051— Requirement of prior authorization
- § 4052— Authorization of appropriations
- § 4053— Barter arrangements
- § 4101— Congressional findings and declaration of purposes
- § 4102— Arctic Research Commission
- § 4103— Duties of Commission; publication of guidelines; report to Congress
- § 4104— Cooperation with Commission
- § 4105— Administration
- § 4106— Implementation of Arctic research policy
- § 4107— Duties of Interagency Committee; report to Congress
- § 4108— Arctic research plan
- § 4109— Coordination and review of budget requests; Office of Science and Technology Policy; Office of Management and Budget
- § 4110— Authorization of appropriations; new spending authority
- § 4111— “Arctic” defined
- § 4112— Annual agency budget and spending report
- § 4301— Definitions
- § 4302— Rule of reason standard
- § 4303— Limitation on recovery
- § 4304— Award of costs, including attorney’s fees, to substantially prevailing party; offset
- § 4305— Disclosure of joint venture
- § 4306— Application of section 4303 protections to production of products, processes, and services
- § 4401— Public education
- § 4402— Smokeless tobacco warning
- § 4403— Ingredient reporting
- § 4404— Enforcement, regulations, and construction
- § 4405— Injunctions
- § 4406— Preemption
- § 4408— Definitions
- § 4501— Restitutionary amounts covered
- § 4502— Identification and disbursement of restitutionary amounts
- § 4503— Deposit of remainder of excess amount into Treasury as indirect restitution
- § 4504— Statute of limitation
- § 4505— Reports
- § 4506— Termination
- § 4507— Definitions
- § 4601— Findings, purposes, and definitions
- § 4602— Grants to Sematech
- § 4603— Semiconductor Technology Council
- § 4603a— Study and report by Semiconductor Technology Council
- § 4605— Export of semiconductor manufacturing
- § 4606— Protection of information
- § 4621— Findings
- § 4622— Establishment of semiconductor manufacturing technology research initiative
- § 4623— Participation of national laboratories of Department of Energy
- § 4624— Personnel exchanges
- § 4625— Other Department of Energy resources
- § 4626— Budgeting for semiconductor manufacturing technology research
- § 4627— Cost-sharing agreements
- § 4628— Department of Energy oversight of cooperative agreements relating to Initiative
- § 4629— Avoidance of duplication
- § 4630— Authorization of appropriations
- § 4631— Technology transfer
- § 4632— Semiconductor research and development
- § 4651— Definitions
- § 4652— Semiconductor incentives
- § 4653— Department of Defense
- § 4654— Department of Commerce study on status of microelectronics technologies in the United States industrial base
- § 4655— Funding for development and adoption of measurably secure semiconductors and measurably secure semiconductors supply chains
- § 4656— Advanced microelectronics research and development
- § 4657— Prohibition relating to foreign entities of concern
- § 4658— Defense Production Act of 1950 efforts
- § 4659— Additional authorities
- § 4712— Barter and countertrade
- § 4721— United States and Foreign Commercial Service
- § 4721a— State trade coordination
- § 4723— Market Development Cooperator Program
- § 4723a— United States Commercial Centers
- § 4724— Trade shows
- § 4725— United States and Foreign Commercial Service Pacific Rim initiative
- § 4726— Indian tribes export promotion
- § 4727— Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee
- § 4727a— Implementation of primary objectives of TPCC
- § 4728— Environmental trade promotion
- § 4728a— State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group
- § 4729— Report on export policy
- § 4801— Findings and purpose
- § 4802— Council established
- § 4803— Duties of Council
- § 4804— Membership
- § 4805— Executive Director and staff
- § 4806— Powers of Council
- § 4807— Annual report
- § 4808— Authorization of appropriations
- § 4809— Definitions
- § 4901— Definitions
- § 4902— Interagency Trade Data Advisory Committee
- § 4903— Functions of Committee
- § 4904— Consultation with private sector and government officials
- § 4905— Cooperation among executive agencies
- § 4906— Establishment of Data Bank
- § 4907— Operation of Data Bank
- § 4908— Information on service sector
- § 4909— Exclusion of information
- § 4910— Nonduplication
- § 4911— Collection of data
- § 4912— Fees and access
- § 5001— Penalties for entering into commerce of imitation firearms
- § 5101— Findings and purposes
- § 5102— Definitions
- § 5103— Establishment of scientific research and development program to develop competitive manufacturing technologies and increase energy efficiency in steel and aluminum industries
- § 5104— Protection of proprietary rights
- § 5105— Coordination
- § 5107— Reports
- § 5108— Authorization of appropriations
- § 5109— Relation of existing program
- § 5110— Drug-free workplace
- § 5201— Findings and purposes
- § 5202— National Action Plan on Advanced Superconductivity Research and Development
- § 5203— Department of Energy
- § 5204— National Institute of Standards and Technology
- § 5205— National Science Foundation
- § 5206— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- § 5207— Department of Defense
- § 5208— International cooperation
- § 5209— Technology transfer
- § 5301— Findings
- § 5302— Definitions
- § 5303— Establishment of program
- § 5304— Operation of program
- § 5305— Review
- § 5306— Industrial Advisory Board
- § 5307— Authorization of appropriations
- § 5308— Protection of proprietary rights
- § 5401— Findings
- § 5402— Definitions
- § 5403— Sale of fasteners
- § 5407— Manufacturers’ insignias
- § 5408— Remedies and penalties
- § 5409— Recordkeeping requirements
- § 5410— Relationship to State laws
- § 5411— Construction
- § 5411a— Certification and accreditation
- § 5411b— Applicability
- § 5501— Findings
- § 5502— Purposes
- § 5503— Definitions
- § 5511— Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program
- § 5512— Grand Challenges in areas of national importance
- § 5521— National Science Foundation activities
- § 5522— National Aeronautics and Space Administration activities
- § 5523— Department of Energy activities
- § 5524— Department of Commerce activities
- § 5527— Miscellaneous provisions
- § 5541— Definitions
- § 5542— Department of Energy high-end computing research and development program
- § 5701— Short title; findings
- § 5711— Federal Trade Commission regulations
- § 5712— Actions by States
- § 5713— Administration and applicability of subchapter
- § 5714— Definitions
- § 5721— Regulations
- § 5722— Relation to State laws
- § 5723— Enforcement
- § 5724— Definitions
- § 5901— Findings
- § 5902— State reciprocity of weapons licenses issued to armored car company crew members
- § 5903— Relation to other laws
- § 5904— Definitions
- § 6001— Establishment of program
- § 6002— Purposes for grants
- § 6003— Report to Congress
- § 6004— Standards
- § 6005— Authorization of appropriations
- § 6006— “Approved bicycle helmet” defined
- § 6101— Findings
- § 6102— Telemarketing rules
- § 6103— Actions by States
- § 6104— Actions by private persons
- § 6105— Administration and applicability of chapter
- § 6106— Definitions
- § 6107— Enforcement of orders
- § 6108— Review
- § 6151— National Do-Not-Call Registry
- § 6152— Telemarketing Sales Rule; do-not-call registry fees
- § 6153— Federal Communications Commission do-not-call regulations
- § 6154— Reporting requirements
- § 6155— Prohibition of expiration date
- § 6201— Disclosure to foreign antitrust authority of antitrust evidence
- § 6202— Investigations to assist foreign antitrust authority in obtaining antitrust evidence
- § 6203— Jurisdiction of district courts of United States
- § 6204— Limitations on authority
- § 6205— Exception to certain disclosure restrictions
- § 6206— Publication requirements applicable to antitrust mutual assistance agreements
- § 6207— Conditions on use of antitrust mutual assistance agreements
- § 6208— Limitations on judicial review
- § 6209— Preservation of existing authority
- § 6210— Report to Congress
- § 6211— Definitions
- § 6212— Authority to receive reimbursement
- § 6301— Definitions
- § 6302— Purposes
- § 6303— Boxing matches in States without boxing commissions
- § 6304— Safety standards
- § 6305— Registration
- § 6306— Review
- § 6307— Reporting
- § 6307a— Contract requirements
- § 6307b— Protection from coercive contracts
- § 6307c— Sanctioning organizations
- § 6307d— Required disclosures to State boxing commissions by sanctioning organizations
- § 6307e— Required disclosures for promoters
- § 6307f— Required disclosures for judges and referees
- § 6307g— Confidentiality
- § 6307h— Judges and referees
- § 6308— Conflicts of interest
- § 6309— Enforcement
- § 6310— Notification of supervising boxing commission
- § 6311— Studies
- § 6312— Professional boxing matches conducted on Indian reservations
- § 6313— Relationship with State law
- § 6401— Findings
- § 6402— Definitions
- § 6403— Referenda
- § 6404— Propane Education and Research Council
- § 6405— Assessments
- § 6406— Compliance
- § 6407— Lobbying restrictions
- § 6408— Market survey and consumer protection
- § 6409— Pricing
- § 6410— Relation to other programs
- § 6411— Reports
- § 6501— Definitions
- § 6502— Regulation of unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with collection and use of personal information from and about children on the Internet
- § 6503— Safe harbors
- § 6504— Actions by States
- § 6505— Administration and applicability
- § 6506— Review
- § 6551— Internet safety
- § 6552— Public awareness campaign
- § 6553— Annual reports
- § 6554— Online Safety and Technology working group
- § 6555— Definitions
- § 6601— Findings and purposes
- § 6602— Definitions
- § 6603— Application of chapter
- § 6604— Punitive damages limitations
- § 6605— Proportionate liability
- § 6606— Prelitigation notice
- § 6607— Pleading requirements
- § 6608— Duty to mitigate
- § 6609— Application of existing impossibility or commercial impracticability doctrines
- § 6610— Damages limitation by contract
- § 6611— Damages in tort claims
- § 6612— State of mind; bystander liability; control
- § 6613— Appointment of special masters or magistrate judges for Y2K actions
- § 6614— Y2K actions as class actions
- § 6615— Applicability of State law
- § 6616— Admissible evidence ultimate issue in State courts
- § 6617— Suspension of penalties for certain year 2000 failures by small business concerns
- § 6701— Operation of State law
- § 6711— Functional regulation of insurance
- § 6712— Insurance underwriting in national banks
- § 6713— Title insurance activities of national banks and their affiliates
- § 6714— Expedited and equalized dispute resolution for Federal regulators
- § 6715— Certain State affiliation laws preempted for insurance companies and affiliates
- § 6716— Interagency consultation
- § 6717— Definition of State
- § 6731— General application
- § 6732— Redomestication of mutual insurers
- § 6733— Effect on State laws restricting redomestication
- § 6734— Other provisions
- § 6735— Definitions
- § 6751— National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers
- § 6752— Purpose
- § 6753— Membership
- § 6754— Board of directors
- § 6755— Bylaws, standards, and disciplinary actions
- § 6756— Powers
- § 6757— Report by the Association
- § 6758— Liability of the Association and the Board members, officers, and employees of the Association
- § 6759— Presidential oversight
- § 6760— Relationship to State law
- § 6761— Coordination with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- § 6762— Right of action
- § 6763— Federal funding prohibited
- § 6764— Definitions
- § 6781— Standard of regulation for motor vehicle rentals
- § 6801— Protection of nonpublic personal information
- § 6802— Obligations with respect to disclosures of personal information
- § 6803— Disclosure of institution privacy policy
- § 6804— Rulemaking
- § 6805— Enforcement
- § 6806— Relation to other provisions
- § 6807— Relation to State laws
- § 6808— Study of information sharing among financial affiliates
- § 6809— Definitions
- § 6821— Privacy protection for customer information of financial institutions
- § 6822— Administrative enforcement
- § 6823— Criminal penalty
- § 6824— Relation to State laws
- § 6825— Agency guidance
- § 6826— Reports
- § 6827— Definitions
- § 6851— Civil action relating to disclosure of intimate images
- § 6901— Definitions
- § 6902— Establishment of program
- § 6903— Uses of assistance
- § 6904— Qualified organizations
- § 6905— Allocation of assistance; subgrants
- § 6906— Matching requirements
- § 6907— Applications for assistance
- § 6908— Recordkeeping
- § 6909— Authorization
- § 6910— Implementation
- § 7001— General rule of validity
- § 7002— Exemption to preemption
- § 7003— Specific exceptions
- § 7004— Applicability to Federal and State governments
- § 7005— Studies
- § 7006— Definitions
- § 7021— Transferable records
- § 7031— Principles governing the use of electronic signatures in international transactions
- § 7101— Establishment of the Interagency Committee
- § 7102— Duties of the Interagency Committee
- § 7103— Membership of the Interagency Committee
- § 7104— Reports from the Interagency Committee
- § 7105— Establishment of the National Women’s Business Council
- § 7106— Duties of the Council
- § 7107— Membership of the Council
- § 7108— Definitions
- § 7109— Studies and other research
- § 7110— Authorization of appropriations
- § 7201— Definitions
- § 7202— Commission rules and enforcement
- § 7211— Establishment; administrative provisions
- § 7212— Registration with the Board
- § 7213— Auditing, quality control, and independence standards and rules
- § 7214— Inspections of registered public accounting firms
- § 7214a— Additional disclosure
- § 7215— Investigations and disciplinary proceedings
- § 7216— Foreign public accounting firms
- § 7217— Commission oversight of the Board
- § 7218— Accounting standards
- § 7219— Funding
- § 7220— Definitions
- § 7231— Exemption authority
- § 7232— Study of mandatory rotation of registered public accounting firms
- § 7233— Commission authority
- § 7234— Considerations by appropriate State regulatory authorities
- § 7241— Corporate responsibility for financial reports
- § 7242— Improper influence on conduct of audits
- § 7243— Forfeiture of certain bonuses and profits
- § 7244— Insider trades during pension fund blackout periods
- § 7245— Rules of professional responsibility for attorneys
- § 7246— Fair funds for investors
- § 7261— Disclosures in periodic reports
- § 7262— Management assessment of internal controls
- § 7263— Exemption
- § 7264— Code of ethics for senior financial officers
- § 7265— Disclosure of audit committee financial expert
- § 7266— Enhanced review of periodic disclosures by issuers
- § 7301— National Construction Safety Teams
- § 7302— Composition of Teams
- § 7303— Authorities
- § 7304— Briefings, hearings, witnesses, and subpoenas
- § 7305— Additional powers
- § 7306— Disclosure of information
- § 7307— National Construction Safety Team report
- § 7308— National Institute of Standards and Technology actions
- § 7309— National Institute of Standards and Technology annual report
- § 7310— Advisory committee
- § 7311— Additional applicability
- § 7312— Construction
- § 7313— Authorization of appropriations
- § 7401— Findings
- § 7402— Definitions
- § 7403— National Science Foundation research
- § 7404— National Science Foundation computer and network security programs
- § 7405— Consultation
- § 7406— National Institute of Standards and Technology programs
- § 7407— Authorization of appropriations
- § 7408— National Academy of Sciences study on computer and network security in critical infrastructures
- § 7409— Coordination of Federal cyber security research and development
- § 7410— Grant eligibility requirements and compliance with immigration laws
- § 7411— Report on grant and fellowship programs
- § 7421— Definitions
- § 7422— No regulatory authority
- § 7423— No additional funds authorized
- § 7431— Federal cybersecurity research and development
- § 7432— National cybersecurity challenges
- § 7441— Cybersecurity competitions and challenges
- § 7442— Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program
- § 7443— National cybersecurity awareness and education program
- § 7461— Definitions
- § 7462— International cybersecurity technical standards
- § 7463— Cloud computing strategy
- § 7464— Identity management research and development
- § 7501— National Nanotechnology Program
- § 7502— Program coordination
- § 7503— Advisory Panel
- § 7504— Quadrennial external review of the National Nanotechnology Program
- § 7505— Authorization of appropriations
- § 7506— Department of Commerce programs
- § 7507— Department of Energy programs
- § 7508— Additional centers
- § 7509— Definitions
- § 7601— Availability of contact lens prescriptions to patients
- § 7602— Immediate payment of fees in limited circumstances
- § 7603— Prescriber verification
- § 7604— Expiration of contact lens prescriptions
- § 7605— Content of advertisements and other representations
- § 7606— Prohibition of certain waivers
- § 7607— Rulemaking by Federal Trade Commission
- § 7608— Violations
- § 7609— Study and report
- § 7610— Definitions
- § 7701— Congressional findings and policy
- § 7702— Definitions
- § 7703— Prohibition against predatory and abusive commercial e-mail
- § 7704— Other protections for users of commercial electronic mail
- § 7705— Businesses knowingly promoted by electronic mail with false or misleading transmission information
- § 7706— Enforcement generally
- § 7707— Effect on other laws
- § 7708— Do-Not-E-Mail registry
- § 7709— Study of effects of commercial electronic mail
- § 7710— Improving enforcement by providing rewards for information about violations; labeling
- § 7711— Regulations
- § 7712— Application to wireless
- § 7713— Separability
- § 7801— Definitions
- § 7802— Regulation of unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with the contact between an athlete agent and a student athlete
- § 7803— Enforcement
- § 7804— Actions by States
- § 7805— Protection of educational institution
- § 7806— Limitation
- § 7807— Sense of Congress
- § 7901— Findings; purposes
- § 7902— Prohibition on bringing of qualified civil liability actions in Federal or State court
- § 7903— Definitions
- § 8001— Findings
- § 8002— Definitions
- § 8003— Federal swimming pool and spa drain cover standard
- § 8004— Swimming pool safety grant program
- § 8005— Minimum State law requirements
- § 8006— Education and awareness program
- § 8007— CPSC report
- § 8008— Applicability
- § 8101— Definition
- § 8111— Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
- § 8112— Definition
- § 8113— Joint Strategic Plan
- § 8114— Reporting
- § 8115— Savings and repeals
- § 8116— Authorization of appropriations
- § 8131— Cyberpiracy protections for individuals
- § 8201— Reporting, payment, and allocation of premium taxes
- § 8202— Regulation of nonadmitted insurance by insured’s home State
- § 8203— Participation in national producer database
- § 8204— Uniform standards for surplus lines eligibility
- § 8205— Streamlined application for commercial purchasers
- § 8206— Definitions
- § 8221— Regulation of credit for reinsurance and reinsurance agreements
- § 8222— Regulation of reinsurer solvency
- § 8223— Definitions
- § 8231— Rule of construction
- § 8232— Severability
- § 8301— Definitions
- § 8302— Review of regulatory authority
- § 8303— Abusive swaps
- § 8304— Authority to prohibit participation in swap activities
- § 8305— Prohibition against Federal Government bailouts of swaps entities
- § 8306— Determining status of novel derivative products
- § 8307— Studies
- § 8308— Memorandum
- § 8321— Authority to define terms
- § 8322— Authority of FERC
- § 8323— Rulemaking on conflict of interest
- § 8324— Savings clause
- § 8325— International harmonization
- § 8341— Authority to further define terms
- § 8342— Savings clause
- § 8343— Rulemaking on conflict of interest
- § 8344— Other authority
- § 8401— Findings; declaration of policy
- § 8402— Prohibitions against certain unfair and deceptive Internet sales practices
- § 8403— Negative option marketing on the Internet
- § 8404— Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission
- § 8405— Enforcement by State attorneys general
- § 8501— Definitions
- § 8511— Public safety priority
- § 8512— Weather research and forecasting innovation
- § 8512a— Learning excellence and good examples from new developers
- § 8513— Tornado warning improvement and extension program
- § 8514— Hurricane forecast improvement program
- § 8515— Weather research and development planning
- § 8516— Observing system planning
- § 8517— Observing System Simulation Experiments
- § 8518— Computing resource efficiency improvement and annual report
- § 8519— Authorization of appropriations
- § 8520— United States Weather Research Program
- § 8521— Weather and climate information in agriculture
- § 8531— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite and data management
- § 8532— Commercial weather data
- § 8533— Unnecessary duplication
- § 8541— Environmental Information Services Working Group
- § 8542— Interagency weather research and forecast innovation coordination
- § 8543— Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and National Weather Service exchange program
- § 8544— Visiting fellows at National Weather Service
- § 8545— Warning coordination meteorologists at weather forecast offices of National Weather Service
- § 8546— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Ready All Hazards Award Program
- § 8547— Report on contract positions at National Weather Service
- § 8548— Weather enterprise outreach
- § 8549— Hurricane hunter aircraft
- § 8550— Improvements to Cooperative Observer Program of National Weather Service
- § 8561— Study on precipitation estimation
- § 8562— Improving probable maximum precipitation estimates
- § 8563— Definitions
- § 8601— Protections for covered sports medicine professionals
- § 8701— Declaration of policy
- § 8702— Definitions
- § 8703— Issuance of orders
- § 8704— Required terms in orders
- § 8705— Assessments
- § 8706— Referenda
- § 8707— Petition and review
- § 8708— Enforcement
- § 8709— Investigation and power to subpoena
- § 8710— Suspension or termination
- § 8711— Amendments to orders
- § 8712— Effect on other laws
- § 8713— Regulations
- § 8714— Limitation on expenditures for administrative expenses
- § 8715— Limitations on obligation of funds
- § 8716— Study and report by the Government Accountability Office
- § 8717— Study and report by the Department of Commerce
- § 8801— Definitions
- § 8802— Purposes
- § 8811— National Quantum Initiative Program
- § 8812— National Quantum Coordination Office
- § 8813— Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science
- § 8814— National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
- § 8814a— Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science
- § 8815— Sunset
- § 8831— National Institute of Standards and Technology activities and quantum consortium
- § 8841— Quantum information science research and education program
- § 8842— Multidisciplinary centers for quantum research and education
- § 8851— Quantum information science research program
- § 8852— National Quantum Information Science Research Centers
- § 8853— Department of Energy quantum network infrastructure research and development program
- § 8854— Department of Energy Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology program
- § 8901— Definition of Administrator
- § 8911— Monitoring and detection
- § 8921— Additions to toxics release inventory
- § 8931— Definitions
- § 8932— Performance standard for the detection of highly fluorinated compounds
- § 8933— Nationwide sampling
- § 8934— Data usage
- § 8935— Collaboration
- § 8951— Definitions
- § 8952— Research and coordination plan for enhanced response on emerging contaminants
- § 8961— PFAS destruction and disposal guidance
- § 8962— PFAS research and development
- § 8963— Interagency body on research related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
- § 9001— Definitions
- § 9002— Entrepreneurial development
- § 9003— State Trade Expansion Program
- § 9004— Waiver of matching funds requirement under the Women’s Business Center program
- § 9006— Direct appropriations
- § 9007— Minority Business Development Agency
- § 9008— United States Treasury program management authority
- § 9009— Emergency EIDL grants
- § 9009a— Grants for shuttered venue operators
- § 9009b— Targeted EIDL advance for small business continuity, adaptation, and resiliency
- § 9009c— Support for restaurants
- § 9010— Resources and services in languages other than English
- § 9011— Subsidy for certain loan payments
- § 9012— Emergency rulemaking authority
- § 9013— Community Navigator pilot program
- § 9021— Pandemic unemployment assistance
- § 9022— Flexibility in paying reimbursement
- § 9023— Emergency increase in unemployment compensation benefits
- § 9024— Temporary full Federal funding of the first week of compensable regular unemployment for States with no waiting week
- § 9025— Pandemic emergency unemployment compensation
- § 9026— Temporary financing of short-time compensation payments in States with programs in law
- § 9027— Temporary financing of short-time compensation agreements
- § 9028— Grants for short-time compensation programs
- § 9029— Assistance and guidance in implementing programs
- § 9030— Waiver of the 7-day waiting period for benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
- § 9031— Funding for the DOL Office of Inspector General for oversight of unemployment provisions
- § 9032— Implementation
- § 9033— Return to work reporting
- § 9034— Funding for fraud prevention, equitable access, and timely payment to eligible workers
- § 9041— Definitions
- § 9042— Emergency relief and taxpayer protections
- § 9043— Limitation on certain employee compensation
- § 9044— Continuation of certain air service
- § 9045— Coordination with Secretary of Transportation
- § 9046— Suspension of certain aviation excise taxes
- § 9047— Federal credit union transaction account guarantees
- § 9048— Temporary Government in the Sunshine Act relief
- § 9049— Temporary hiring flexibility
- § 9050— Temporary relief for community banks
- § 9051— Temporary relief from troubled debt restructurings
- § 9052— Optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses
- § 9053— Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery
- § 9054— Conflicts of interest
- § 9055— Congressional Oversight Commission
- § 9056— Foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance
- § 9057— Forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with Federally backed loans
- § 9058— Temporary moratorium on eviction filings
- § 9058a— Emergency rental assistance
- § 9058b— Funding for water assistance program
- § 9058c— Emergency rental assistance
- § 9058d— Homeowner Assistance Fund
- § 9059— Protection of collective bargaining agreement
- § 9060— Reports
- § 9061— Direct appropriation
- § 9062— Rule of construction
- § 9063— Termination of authority
- § 9071— Definitions
- § 9072— Pandemic relief for aviation workers
- § 9073— Procedures for providing payroll support
- § 9074— Required assurances
- § 9075— Protection of collective bargaining agreement
- § 9076— Limitation on certain employee compensation
- § 9077— Tax payer protection
- § 9078— Reports
- § 9079— Coordination
- § 9080— Direct appropriation
- § 9091— Definitions
- § 9092— Pandemic relief for aviation workers
- § 9093— Procedures for providing payroll support
- § 9094— Required assurances
- § 9095— Protection of collective bargaining agreements
- § 9096— Limitation on certain employee compensation
- § 9097— Minimum air service guarantees
- § 9098— Taxpayer protection
- § 9099— Reports
- § 9100— Coordination
- § 9101— Funding
- § 9111— Assistance for providers of transportation services affected by COVID–19
- § 9121— Relief for airports
- § 9131— Definitions
- § 9132— Payroll support program
- § 9141— Air transportation payroll support program extension
- § 9201— Findings
- § 9202— NSF support of research on manipulated or synthesized content and information security
- § 9203— NIST support for research and standards on generative adversarial networks
- § 9204— Generative adversarial network defined
- § 9301— National coordinating entity for sustainable chemistry
- § 9302— Strategic plan for sustainable chemistry
- § 9303— Agency activities in support of sustainable chemistry
- § 9304— Partnerships in sustainable chemistry
- § 9305— Prioritization
- § 9306— Rule of construction
- § 9401— Definitions
- § 9411— National Artificial Intelligence Initiative
- § 9412— National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office
- § 9413— Coordination by Interagency Committee
- § 9414— National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee
- § 9415— National AI Research Resource Task Force
- § 9431— National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes
- § 9441— Stakeholder outreach
- § 9442— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Artificial Intelligence Center
- § 9451— Artificial intelligence research and education
- § 9461— Department of Energy artificial intelligence research program
- § 9462— Veterans’ health initiative
- § 9501— Definitions
- § 9502— Minority Business Development Agency
- § 9511— Private sector development
- § 9512— Public sector development
- § 9513— Research and information
- § 9521— Definition
- § 9522— Purpose
- § 9523— Establishment
- § 9524— Grants and cooperative agreements
- § 9525— Minimizing disruptions to existing MBDA Business Center program
- § 9526— Publicity
- § 9541— Annual diverse business forum on capital formation
- § 9542— Agency study on alternative financing solutions
- § 9543— Educational development relating to management and entrepreneurship
- § 9551— Definitions
- § 9552— Business Centers
- § 9553— Report to Congress
- § 9554— Study and report
- § 9561— Grants to nonprofit organizations that support minority business enterprises
- § 9571— Purpose
- § 9572— Composition and term
- § 9573— Duties
- § 9581— General duties
- § 9582— Participation of Federal departments and agencies
- § 9591— Administrative powers
- § 9592— Federal assistance
- § 9593— Recordkeeping
- § 9594— Review and report by Comptroller General
- § 9595— Biannual reports; recommendations
- § 9596— Separability
- § 9597— Executive Order 11625
- § 9598— Authorization of appropriations
- § 9701— Definitions
- § 9702— National Integrated Flood Information System
- § 9703— Observations and modeling for total water prediction
- § 9704— Service coordination hydrologists at River Forecast Centers of the National Weather Service
- § 9705— Improving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration communication of future flood risks and hazardous flash flood events
- § 9706— Freshwater monitoring along the coast
- § 9707— Estimates of precipitation frequency in the United States
- § 9708— Interagency Committee on Water Management and Infrastructure
- § 9709— National Weather Service hydrologic research fellowship program
- § 9710— Identification and support of consistent, Federal set of forward-looking, long-term meteorological information
- § 9711— Gap analysis on availability of snow-related data to assess and predict flood and flood impacts
- § 9712— Availability to the public of flood-related data
- § 9801— Defined term
- § 9802— Purposes
- § 9803— Responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism
- § 9804— Travel and tourism strategy
- § 9805— Data on domestic travel and tourism
- § 9901— Prohibition on transfer of personally identifiable sensitive data of United States individuals to foreign adversaries