References to federal statutes.

“ Securities Act of 1933 ” , 15 U.S.C. §77a et seq. ; “ Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ” , 15 U.S.C. §78a et seq. ; “ Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ” , 15 U.S.C. §79 et seq. ; “ Investment Company Act of 1940 ” , 15 U.S.C. §80a-1 et seq. ; “ Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ” , 15 U.S.C. §80b-1 et seq. ; “ Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ” , 29 U.S.C. §1001 et seq. ; “ National Housing Act ” , 12 U.S.C. §1701 ; “ Commodity Exchange Act ” , 7 U.S.C. §1 et seq. ; “ Internal Revenue Code ” , 26 U.S.C. §1 et seq. ; “ Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 ” , 15 U.S.C. §78aaa et seq. ; “ Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 ” , 112 Stat. 3227 ; “ Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ” , 15 U.S.C. §661 et seq. ; “ Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ” , 15 U.S.C. §7001 et seq. ; and “ Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ” , Pub. L. No. 111-203 mean those federal statutes and the rules and regulations adopted under those federal statutes, as in effect on January 1, 2015. 2004 Acts, ch 1161, §2, 68 ; 2015 Acts, ch 128, §2, 50, 51