Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 (Title V of the Securities Enforcement Remedies and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990), Sections 504(b) and ............... ................ Title 5, United States Code, Sections 551–557, 704-706 Commodity Exchange Act, Sections 1a, 2, 4m and 12 (7 U.S.C. 1a, 2, Act of October 28, 1974, Section 111 (12 U.S.C. 250) Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, Section 18(c)(3) (12 U.S.C. 6351-6) Agricultural Marketing Act, Section 15(a) (12 U.S.C. 1141j(a)) Farm Credit Act of 1971, Section 8.12 (12 U.S.C. 2279aa-12) Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401nt-3422) Title 18, United States Code, Sections 152, 471-473, 474A, 494, 495, 510, 513, 514, 1001, 1341–1343, 3571-3574, 6001-6004 Higher Education Act of 1965, Section 439(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087-2()) International Finance Corporation Act, Section 13 (22 U.S.C. 282k) Inter-American Development Bank Act, Section 11 (22 U.S.C. 283h) Asian Development Bank Act, Section 11 (22 U.S.C. 285h) Bretton Woods Agreements Act, Section 15 (22 U.S.C. 286k-1) Act of June 29, 1949, Section 3 (22 U.S.C. 286k-2) African Development Bank Act, Section 1341 (22 U.S.C. 290i-9) European_Bank for Reconstruction and Development Act, as contained in the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2901 note, 2901, 2901-7) Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Sections 103, 401, 403, 404, 414, 501 521, 851 Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Section 3(21) (29 U.S.C 1002(21)) Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Section 28 (43 U.S.C. 1625) Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, Section 210(g) (45 U.S.C 720(g)) Communications Act of 1934, Section 3 (h), (t) (47 U.S.C. 153 (h) (t)) Regulatory Definition of "Separately Identifiable Department or Division of a Bank," Rule G-1 iv SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (References in brackets [ ] are to title 15, United States Code) AN ACT To provide full and fair disclosure of the character of securities sold in interstate and foreign commerce and through the mails, and to prevent frauds in the sale thereof, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. [77a] This title may be cited as the "Securities Act of 1933". DEFINITIONS SEC. 2. [77b] (a) DEFINITIONS.-When used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires (1) The term "security" means any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a "security", or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing. (2) The term "person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust, any unincorporated organization, or a government or political subdivision thereof. As used in this paragraph the term "trust" shall include only a trust where the interest or interests of the beneficiary or beneficiaries are evidenced by a security. (3) The term "sale" or "sell" shall include every contract of sale or disposition of a security or interest in a security, for value. The term "offer to sell", "offer for sale", or "offer" shall include every attempt or offer to dispose of, or solicitation of an offer to buy, a security or interest in a security, for value. The terms defined in this paragraph and the term "offer to 3 |