Title 52Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73

§30141 Extension of credit by regulated industries; regulations

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the Secretary of Transportation, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Surface Transportation Board to each create and keep rules about giving credit without collateral. The rules apply to any person or company they regulate that gives such credit to a federal candidate or someone acting for that candidate for goods or services used in the candidate’s campaign for nomination or election.

Full Legal Text

Title 52, §30141

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The Secretary of Transportation, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Surface Transportation Board shall each maintain,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. its own regulations with respect to the extension of credit, without security, by any person regulated by the Secretary under subpart II of part A of subtitle VII of title 49, or such Commission or Board, to any candidate for Federal office, or to any person on behalf of such a candidate, for goods furnished or services rendered in connection with the campaign of such candidate for nomination for election, or election, to such office.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Subpart II of part A of subtitle VII of title 49, referred to in text, is set out in section 41101 et seq. of Title 49, Transportation. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 451 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers referenced in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections prior to their editorial reclassification to this title.

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–287 substituted “the Secretary” for “such Secretary”. 1995—Pub. L. 104–88 inserted “or Board” after “or such Commission” and substituted “Surface Transportation Board shall each maintain” for “Interstate Commerce Commission shall each promulgate, within ninety days after February 7, 1972”. 1994—Pub. L. 103–272 substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Civil Aeronautics Board” and “Secretary under subpart II of part A of subtitle VII of title 49, or such Commission,” for “Board or Commission”. 1974—Pub. L. 93–443 struck out “(as such term is defined in section 431(c) of this title)” after “Federal office”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1995 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–88 effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 1301 of Title 49, Transportation.

Effective Date

of 1974 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93–443 effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 410(a) of Pub. L. 93–443, set out as a note under section 30101 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

52 U.S.C. § 30141

Title 52Voting and Elections

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73