15 USC § 77hhh - Integration of procedure with Securities Act and other Acts

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title: "15 USC § 77hhh - Integration of procedure with Securities Act and other Acts"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "77hhh"
section_name: "Integration of procedure with Securities Act and other Acts"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "SECURITIES AND TRUST INDENTURES"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "TRUST INDENTURES"
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source_credit: "(May 27, 1933, ch. 38, title III, § 308, as added Aug. 3, 1939, ch. 411, 53 Stat. 1156; amended Pub. L. 111–203, title IX, § 986(b)(2), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1936.)"
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# § 77hhh. Integration of procedure with Securities Act and other Acts

**(a)** **Incorporation by reference** 15 U.S.C. 77a15 U.S.C. 78a

The Commission, by such rules and regulations or orders as it deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors, shall authorize the filing of any information or documents required to be filed with the Commission under this subchapter, or under the Securities Act of 1933 [ et seq.] or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [ et seq.], by incorporating by reference any information or documents on file with the Commission under this subchapter or under any such Act.

**(b)** **Consolidation of applications, reports, etc.** 15 U.S.C. 77a15 U.S.C. 78a

The Commission, by such rules and regulations or orders as it deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors, shall provide for the consolidation of applications, reports, and proceedings under this subchapter with registration statements, applications, reports, and proceedings under the Securities Act of 1933 [ et seq.] or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [ et seq.].

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**Source Credit**: (May 27, 1933, ch. 38, title III, § 308, as added Aug. 3, 1939, ch. 411, 53 Stat. 1156; amended Pub. L. 111–203, title IX, § 986(b)(2), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1936.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Securities Act of 1933, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is , , which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 77a et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 2B (§ 78a et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

### Amendments

2010— substituted “Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934” for “Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 1 day after , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Banks and Banking.

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of Securities and Exchange Commission, with certain exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 10 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3175, , set out under .