As used in this article:

1. (1) "Securities Act of 1933" (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.);
2. (2) "Securities Exchange Act of 1934" (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.);
3. (3) "Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935" (15 U.S.C. 79 et seq.);
4. (4) "Investment Company Act of 1940" (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.);
5. (5) "Investment Advisers Act of 1940" (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 et seq.);
6. (6) "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974" (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.);
7. (7) "National Housing Act" (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
8. (8) "Commodity Exchange Act" (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.);
9. (9) "Internal Revenue Code" (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.);
10. (10) "Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970" (15 U.S.C. 78aaa et seq.);
11. (11) "Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998" (112 Stat. 3227);
12. (12) "Small Business Investment Act of 1958" (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.); and

13. (13) "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act" (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.);

    mean those statutes, and the rules and regulations adopted under those statutes, as in effect on July 1, 2008.

As added by P.L.27-2007, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.171; P.L.7-2015, SEC.48.