15 USC § 78aaa - Short title

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title: "15 USC § 78aaa - Short title"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "78aaa"
section_name: "Short title"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–598, § 1(a), Dec. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1636.)"
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# § 78aaa. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970”.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–598, § 1(a), Dec. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1636.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “This Act”, meaning , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title of 1978 Amendment

> “This Act [enacting sections 78fff–1 to 78fff–4 of this title, amending sections 77c, 78c, 78k, and 78ccc to 78
> 
> of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under
> 
> ] may be cited as the ‘Securities Investor Protection Act Amendments of 1978’.”

, , , provided that: