Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§8301 Definitions
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 109— - WALL STREET TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - REGULATION OF OVER-THE-COUNTER SWAPS MARKETS › Part Part A— - Regulatory Authority › § 8301
Summary
Says the listed swap- and regulator-related words mean the same thing they do in section 1a of title 7, including any changes made under section 8321(a).
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §8301
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In this subtitle, the terms “prudential regulator”, “swap”, “swap dealer”, “major swap participant”, “swap data repository”, “associated person of a swap dealer or major swap participant”, “eligible contract participant”, “swap execution facility”, “security-based swap”, “security-based swap dealer”, “major security-based swap participant”, and “associated person of a security-based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant” have the meanings given the terms in section 1a of title 7, including any modification of the meanings under section 8321(a) of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
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 section 1b, 6b–1, 6r to 6t, 7b–3, 24a, and 26 of Title 7, Agriculture, amended section 78f, 78o, and 78s of this title, section 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 section 4421 and 4422 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, enacted provisions set out as notes under section 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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Provisions of subchapter effective on the later of 360 days after July 21, 2010, or, to the extent the provision requires a rulemaking, not less than 60 days after publication of the final rule or regulation implementing such provision, see section 754 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2010 Amendment note under section 1a of Title 7, Agriculture.
Short Title
Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 701, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1641, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter, sections 78c–2 to 78c–5, 78j–2, 78m–1, and 78o–10 of this title, and section 1b, 6b–1, 6r to 6t, 7b–3, 24a, and 26 of Title 7, Agriculture, amending section 77b, 77b–1, 77e, 77q, 78c, 78c–1, 78f, 78i, 78j, 78m, 78o, 78p, 78q–1, 78s, 78t, 78u–1, 78u–2, 78bb, 78dd, 78mm, 80a–2, and 80b–2 of this title, section 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 section 4421 and 4422 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, enacting provisions set out as notes under section 77b of this title and section 1a, 2, 6a, 7a–1, 7a–3, and 9 of Title 7, and amending provisions set out as notes under section 78c of this title] may be cited as the ‘Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010’.” Definition For definition of “including” as used in this section, see section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 8301
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73