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15 U.S. Code Chapter 1 - MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE

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  1. § 1. Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty
  2. § 2. Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty
  3. § 3. Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal; combination a felony
  4. § 4. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure
  5. § 5. Bringing in additional parties
  6. § 6. Forfeiture of property in transit
  7. § 6a. Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations
  8. § 7. “Person” or “persons” defined
  9. § 7a. Definitions
  10. § 7a–1. Limitation on recovery
  11. § 7a–2. Rights, authorities, and liabilities not affected
  12. § 7a–3. Anti-retaliation protection for whistleblowers
  13. § 8. Trusts in restraint of import trade illegal; penalty
  14. § 9. Jurisdiction of courts; duty of United States attorneys; procedure
  15. § 10. Bringing in additional parties
  16. § 11. Forfeiture of property in transit
  17. § 12. Definitions; short title
  18. § 13. Discrimination in price, services, or facilities
  19. § 13a. Discrimination in rebates, discounts, or advertising service charges; underselling in particular localities; penalties
  20. § 13b. Cooperative association; return of net earnings or surplus
  21. § 13c. Exemption of non-profit institutions from price discrimination provisions
  22. § 14. Sale, etc., on agreement not to use goods of competitor
  23. § 15. Suits by persons injured
  24. § 15a. Suits by United States; amount of recovery; prejudgment interest
  25. § 15b. Limitation of actions
  26. § 15c. Actions by State attorneys general
  27. § 15d. Measurement of damages
  28. § 15e. Distribution of damages
  29. § 15f. Actions by Attorney General
  30. § 15g. Definitions
  31. § 15h. Applicability of parens patriae actions
  32. § 16. Judgments
  33. § 17. Antitrust laws not applicable to labor organizations
  34. § 18. Acquisition by one corporation of stock of another
  35. § 18a. Premerger notification and waiting period
  36. § 18b. Mergers involving foreign government subsidies
  37. § 19. Interlocking directorates and officers
  38. § 19a. Repealed. Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, § 329, 49 Stat. 717
  39. § 20. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–588, § 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2880
  40. § 21. Enforcement provisions
  41. § 21a. Actions and proceedings pending prior to June 19, 1936; additional and continuing violations
  42. § 22. District in which to sue corporation
  43. § 23. Suits by United States; subpoenas for witnesses
  44. § 24. Liability of directors and agents of corporation
  45. § 25. Restraining violations; procedure
  46. § 26. Injunctive relief for private parties; exception; costs
  47. § 26a. Restrictions on the purchase of gasohol and synthetic motor fuel
  48. § 26b. Application of antitrust laws to professional major league baseball
  49. § 27. Effect of partial invalidity
  50. § 27a. Transferred
  51. § 28. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 402(11), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3358
  52. § 29. Appeals
  53. § 30. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV, § 14102(f), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1922
  54. § 31. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV, § 14102(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1921
  55. §§ 32, 33. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–452, title II, §§ 209, 210, Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 929
  56. § 34. Definitions applicable to sections 34 to 36
  57. § 35. Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations from any local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity
  58. § 36. Recovery of damages, etc., for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by local government, or official or employee thereof acting in an official capacity
  59. § 37. Immunity from antitrust laws
  60. § 37a. Definitions
  61. § 37b. Confirmation of antitrust status of graduate medical resident matching programs
  62. § 38. Association of marine insurance companies; application of antitrust laws
Editorial Notes
Historical Note

This chapter includes among other statutory provisions the Sherman Act, comprising sections 1 to 7 of this title, the Clayton Act, comprising sections 12, 13, 14 to 19, 20, 21, and 22 to 27 of this title and sections 52 and 53 of Title 29, Labor, the Wilson Tariff Act, comprising sections 8 and 9 of this title, the Robinson-Patman Price Discrimination Act, comprising sections 13, 13a, 13b, and 21a of this title, the “Expediting Act”, sections 28 and 29 of this title, and the “Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976”, comprising sections 15c to 15h, 18a, and 66 of this title. For complete classification of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, see Short Title note under section 1 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Congressional Investigation of Monopoly

Joint Res. June 16, 1938, ch. 456, 52 Stat. 705, created a Temporary National Economic Committee which was authorized to make a full investigation on monopoly and the concentration of economic power in and financial control over production and distribution of goods and services. The time for submitting the final report under Joint Res. June 16, 1938, ch. 456, 52 Stat. 705, as amended Apr. 26, 1939, ch. 104, §§ 1, 2, 53 Stat. 624, was extended to Apr. 3, 1941, by Joint Res. Dec. 16, 1940, ch. 932, 54 Stat. 1225. The committee’s report was presented to Congress on Mar. 31, 1941, and was published in Senate Document No. 35.

Executive Documents
Executive Order No. 12022

Ex. Ord. No. 12022, Dec. 1, 1977, 42 F.R. 61441, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12052, Apr. 7, 1978, 43 F.R. 15133, which related to the National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12258, Dec. 31, 1980, 46 F.R. 1251, formerly set out as a note under section 14 of the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.