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18 U.S.C. § 3301

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  1. (a)In this section, the term “securities fraud offense” means a violation of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to violate—
    1. (1)section 1348;
    2. (2)section 32(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ff(a));
    3. (3)section 24 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77x);
    4. (4)section 217 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–17);
    5. (5)section 49 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–48); or
    6. (6)section 325 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 77yyy).
  2. (b)No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a securities fraud offense, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 6 years after the commission of the offense.