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Title 15 of the United States Code outlines the role of commerce and trade in the
United States Code In the law of the United States, the Code of Laws of the United States of America (variously abbreviated to Code of Laws of the United States, United States Code, U.S. Code, U.S.C., or USC) is the official compilation and codification of the ...
. Notable legislation in the title includes the
Federal Trade Commission Act The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 was a United States federal law which established the Federal Trade Commission. The Act was signed into law by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts ...
, the Clayton Antitrust Act, the
Sherman Antitrust Act The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (, ) is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author. ...
, the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (also called the Exchange Act, '34 Act, or 1934 Act) (, codified at et seq.) is a law governing the secondary trading of securities ( stocks, bonds, and debentures) in the United States of America. A land ...
, the Consumer Product Safety Act, and the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. * — Monopolies and Combinations in Restraint of Trade; 15 U.S. Code § 13a is the Robinson Patman Act * —
Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction o ...
; Promotion Of Export Trade And Prevention Of Unfair Methods uk Competition * — Securities Act, Trust Indentures Act * — Securities Exchanges * — Securities Investor Protection * — Public Utility Holding Companies * — Investment Company Act, Investment Advisers Act * — Omnibus Small Business Capital Formation * —Trade-Marks * — China Trade * —Statistical and Commercial Information * —Weights and Measures and Standard Time ** Subchapter I—Weights, Measures, and Standards Generally ** Subchapter II— Metric Conversion ** Subchapter III—Standard Gauge for Iron and Steel ** Subchapter IV—Screw Threads ** Subchapter V—Standard of Electricity ** Subchapter VI—Standard Barrels ** Subchapter VII—Standard Baskets and Containers ** Subchapter VIII— Standard Hampers, Round Stave Baskets, and Splint Baskets for Fruits and Vegetables ** Subchapter IX—
Standard Time Standard time is the synchronisation of clocks within a geographical region to a single time standard, rather than a local mean time standard. Generally, standard time agrees with the local mean time at some meridian that passes through the ...
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National Institute of Standards and Technology The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST's activities are organized into physical s ...
* —Standard Reference Data Program * — Falsely Stamped Gold or Silver or Goods Manufactured Therefrom * —
National Weather Service The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the ...
* — Weather Modification Activities Or Attempts; Reporting Requirement * — War Finance Corporation * — Collection of State Cigarette Taxes * —State Taxation of Income from Interstate Commerce * — Caustic Poisons (repealed) * —Discrimination Against Farmers Cooperative Associations by Boards Of Trade * — Textile Foundation * —
Fishing Industry The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products. It is defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization as including ...
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was a government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortga ...
* — Aid to Small Business * —
Small Business Investment Program The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the United States government that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and stren ...
* —Economic Recovery * —Interstate Transportation Of Petroleum Products * —
Natural Gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbon d ...
* — Alaska Natural Gas Transportation * — Emergency Relief * — Emergency Petroleum Allocation * —
Federal Energy Administration The Federal Energy Administration (FEA) was a United States government organization created in 1974 to address the 1970s energy crisis, and specifically the 1973 oil crisis.Staff report (May 8, 1974). Energy Crisis Still With Us, Nixon Warns. ''Los ...
* - Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination * - Production, Marketing, and Use of Bituminous Coal * - Transportation of Firearms * - Miscellaneous * - Regulation of Insurance, McCarran–Ferguson Act * - National Policy on Employment and Productivity * - Trademarks (
Lanham Act The Lanham (Trademark) Act (, codified at et seq. () is the primary federal trademark statute of law in the United States. The Act prohibits a number of activities, including trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false advertising. ...
) * - Dissemination of Technical, Scientific and Engineering Information * - Transportation of Gambling Devices * - Flammable Fabrics * - Household Refrigerators * - Automobile Dealer Suits Against Manufacturers * - Disclosure of Automobile Information * - Manufacture, Transportation, or Distribution of Switchblade Knives * - Hazardous Substances * - Destruction of Property Moving in Commerce * - Telecasting of Professional Sports Contests * - Brake Fluid Regulation * - Antitrust Civil Process * - Seat Belt Regulation * - Cigarette Labeling and Advertising * - State Technical Services * - Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety * - Fair Packaging and Labeling Program * - Special Packaging of Household Substances for Protection of Children * - Department of Commerce * - Consumer Credit Protection ** Subchapter I — Consumer Credit Cost Disclosure ** Subchapter II — Restrictions on Garnishment ** Subchapter IIA — Credit Repair Organizations ** Subchapter III —
Fair Credit Reporting Act The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 ''et seq'', is U.S. Federal Government legislation enacted to promote the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of consumer information contained in the files of consumer reporting agencies. It ...
** Subchapter IV — Equal Credit Opportunity ** Subchapter V — Debt Collection Practices ** Subchapter VI —
Electronic Funds Transfer Electronic funds transfer (EFT) is the electronic transfer of money from one bank account to another, either within a single financial institution or across multiple institutions, via computer-based systems, without the direct intervention of b ...
* — Interstate Land Sales * — Newspaper Preservation * — Protection of Horses * —Emergency Loan Guarantees to Business Enterprises * — Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee * —Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings ** Subchapter I: Bumper Standards ** Subchapter II: Automobile Consumer Information Study ** Subchapter III: Diagnostic Inspection Demonstration Projects ** Subchapter IV: Odometer Requirements ** Subchapter V: Improving Automotive Efficiency ** Subchapter VI: Theft Prevention * —Automobile Title Fraud * — Consumer Product Safety * — Hobby Protection * — Fire Prevention and Control * — Consumer Product Warranties * — National Productivity and Quality of Working Life * — Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration * — Toxic Substances Control ** Subchapter I—Control of Toxic Substances ** Subchapter II— Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response ** Subchapter III— Indoor Radon Abatement ** Subchapter IV— Lead Exposure Reduction ** Subchapter V— Healthy High Performance Schools * — Automotive Propulsion Research and Development * — Petroleum Marketing Practices * — National Climate Program * — Global Change Research * — Interstate Horseracing * — Full Employment and Balanced Growth * —Retail Policies for Natural Gas Utilities * — Natural Gas Policy * — Soft Drink Interbrand Competition * —Condominium and Cooperative Conversion Protection and Abuse Relief * — Technology Innovation * — Methane Transportation Research, Development, and Demonstration * — Liability Risk Retention * —Promotion of Export Trade * — Arctic Research and Policy * — Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization * — Cooperative Research * — Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education * — Petroleum Overcharge Distribution and Restitution * — Semiconductor Research * — Export Enhancement * —
Competitiveness Policy Council The Competitiveness Policy Council was an independent federal advisory committee chartered in 1988 to advise the president and the Congress on more effective policies to promote U.S. competitiveness. The council had a unique quadrapartite membersh ...
* — National Trade Data Bank * — Imitation Firearms * — Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness * — Superconductivity and Competitiveness * — Metal Casting Competitiveness Research Program * —
Fasteners A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. In general, fasteners are used to create non-permanent joints; that is, joints that can be removed or disman ...
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High-Performance Computing High-performance computing (HPC) uses supercomputers and computer clusters to solve advanced computation problems. Overview HPC integrates systems administration (including network and security knowledge) and parallel programming into a mult ...
* — Land Remote Sensing Policy * — Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution * — Commercial Space Competitiveness * — Armored Car Industry Reciprocity * — Children's Bicycle Helmet Safety * — Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention * — International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance * — Professional Boxing Safety * — Propane Education and Research * — Children's Online Privacy Protection * — Year 2000 Computer Date Change * —Insurance, Title III of Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act * —Privacy * —Microenterprise Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program * — Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce * —Women's Business Enterprise Development * — Public Company Accounting Reform and Corporate Responsibility, also known as the "Sarbanes–Oxley Act" * — National Construction Safety Team * — Cyber Security Research and Development * — Nanotechnology Research and Development * — Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers * — Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing


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