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11 U.S.C. § 761

Definitions for this subchapter

United States · Title 11 — BANKRUPTCY · Status: effective

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11 U.S.C. § 761, Definitions for this subchapter, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436864
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In this subchapter— “commodity contract” means— “customer” means— with respect to a futures commission merchant— entity that holds a claim against such futures commission merchant arising out of— with respect to a foreign futures commission merchant— entity that holds a claim against such foreign futures commission merchant arising out of— with respect to a leverage transaction merchant— entity that holds a claim against such leverage transaction merchant arising out of— with respect to a commodity options dealer— entity that holds a claim against such commodity options dealer arising out of— “customer property” means cash, a security, or other property, or proceeds of such cash, security, or property, received, acquired, or held by or for the account of the debtor, from or for the account of a customer— including— “net equity” means, subject to such rules and regulations as the Commission promulgates under the Act, with respect to the aggregate of all of a customer’s accounts that such customer has in the same capacity— the balance remaining in such customer’s accounts immediately after— the value, as of the date of transfer, of—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-598(H.R. 8200)1978-11-06
    A bill to establish a uniform law on the subject of bankruptcies.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-222(H.R. 4935)1982-07-27
    A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to correct technical errors, and to clarify and make substantive changes, with respect to securities and commodities.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-353(H.R. 5174)1984-07-10
    Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1983
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-394(H.R. 5116)1994-10-22
    Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-554(H.R. 4577)2000-12-21
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-8(S. 256)2005-04-20
    Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-203(H.R. 4173)2010-07-21
    Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act