2020 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 109 - Wall Street Transparency and Accountability
Subchapter I - Regulation of Over-the-Counter Swaps Markets
Part B - Regulation of Swap Markets
Sec. 8321 - Authority to define terms
15 U.S.C. § 8321 (2020) |
§8321. Authority to define terms |
(a) Authority to define terms
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission may adopt a rule to define— (1) the term "commercial risk"; and (2) any other term included in an amendment to the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) made by this subtitle. To include transactions and entities that have been structured to evade this subtitle (or an amendment made by this subtitle), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall adopt a rule to further define the terms "swap", "swap dealer", "major swap participant", and "eligible contract participant". |
(Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, §721(b), (c), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1670.) |
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subtitle, referred to in text, is subtitle A (§§711–754) of title VII of Pub. L. 111–203, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1641, which enacted this subchapter, section 78c–2 of this title, and sections 1b, 6b–1, 6r to 6t, 7b–3, 24a, and 26 of Title 7, Agriculture, amended sections 78f, 78o, and 78s of this title, sections 1a, 2, 6 to 6b, 6c, 6d, 6m, 6q, 6s, 7 to 7b, 8 to 9a, 12, 12a, 13, 13–1, 13a–1, 13b, 15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 27 to 27b, 27e, and 27f of Title 7, section 761 of Title 11, Bankruptcy, and sections 4421 and 4422 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1a, 2, 6a, 7a–1, 7a–3, and 9 of Title 7, and amended provisions set out as a note under section 78c of this title. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables. The Commodity Exchange Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, 42 Stat. 998, which is classified generally to chapter 1 (§1 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1 of Title 7 and Tables. CODIFICATIONSection is comprised of subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 721 of Pub. L. 111–203, which were redesignated as subsecs. (a) and (b), respectively, of this section for purposes of codification. |
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Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 109 - WALL STREET TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY SUBCHAPTER I - REGULATION OF OVER-THE-COUNTER SWAPS MARKETS Part B - Regulation of Swap Markets Sec. 8321 - Authority to define terms |
section 8321 |
2020 |
January 13, 2021 |
No |
standard |
42 Stat. 998 124 Stat. 1670, 1641 |
Public Law 111-203 |