Category: United States Code

CHAPTER 4—NAVAL STORES

From Title 7—AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 4—NAVAL STORES Sec. 91. Short title. 92. Definitions. 93. Establishment of official naval stores standards. 94. Supplying duplicates of standards; examination, etc., of naval stores and certification thereof. 95. Prohibition of acts deemed injurious to commerce…

CHAPTER 3—GRAIN STANDARDS

From Title 7—AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 3—GRAIN STANDARDS Sec. 71. Short title. 72, 73. Omitted. 74. Congressional findings and declaration of policy. 75. Definitions. 75a. Repealed. 75b. Omitted. 76. Standards and procedures; establishment, amendment, and revocation. 77. Official inspection and weighing requirements;…

CHAPTER 2—COTTON STANDARDS

From Title 7—AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 2—COTTON STANDARDS Sec. 51.Short title. 51a.Extension of classification facilities to cotton growers. 51a–1.Contracts with cooperatives furnishing classers; amount and type of payment. 51b.Licensing samplers; revocation and suspension of license. 52.Use of nonofficial standards prohibited; sales by…

Sec. 27d. Administration of the predominance test

From Title 7-AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES §27d. Administration of the predominance test (a) In general No provision of the Commodity Exchange Act [7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.] shall apply to, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall not regulate, a…

Sec. 26. Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection

From Title 7-AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES §26. Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered judicial or administrative action The term “covered judicial or administrative action” means any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission…

Sec. 25. Private rights of action

From Title 7-AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES §25. Private rights of action (a) Actual damages; actionable transactions; exclusive remedy (1) Any person (other than a registered entity or registered futures association) who violates this chapter or who willfully aids, abets, counsels,…

Sec. 24a. Swap data repositories

From Title 7-AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES §24a. Swap data repositories (a) Registration requirement (1) Requirement; authority of derivatives clearing organization (A) In general It shall be unlawful for any person, unless registered with the Commission, directly or indirectly to make…

Sec. 23. Standardized contracts for certain commodities

From Title 7-AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES §23. Standardized contracts for certain commodities (a) Margin accounts or contracts and leverage accounts or contracts prohibited except as authorized Except as authorized under subsection (b), no person shall offer to enter into, enter…