The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(D)(ii), is act June 6, 1934, ch. 404, 48 Stat. 881, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 2B (§ 78a et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 78a of Title 15 and Tables.

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

A prior section 7a, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, § 5a, as added June 15, 1936, ch. 545, § 7, 49 Stat. 1497; amended Pub. L. 90–258, § 12, Feb. 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 29; Pub. L. 93–463, title I, § 103(a), (e), (f), title II, §§ 208–210, title IV, §§ 406, 407, Oct. 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 1392, 1400, 1401, 1413; Pub. L. 95–405, §§ 11, 12, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 870, 871; Pub. L. 97–444, title II, §§ 216, 217 (a), Jan. 11, 1983, 96 Stat. 2306, 2307; Pub. L. 99–641, title I, § 110(2), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3561; Pub. L. 102–546, title I, § 103, title II, §§ 201(a), 206 (a)(1), 213 (a), 217, 222 (a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3594, 3595, 3601, 3609, 3611, 3615, related to duties of contract markets prior to repeal by Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 110(2)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–384.

2008—Subsec. (d)(4) to (10). Pub. L. 110–246, § 13203(h), added par. (4) and redesignated former pars. (4) to (9) as (5) to (10), respectively.

Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

Amendment by section 13203(h) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective June 18, 2008, see section 13204(a) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 2 of this title.