United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3933 (98th)
Forward Contract Bankruptcy Act Amendments of 1983
Introduced
20 September 1983
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
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Summary
Forward Contract Bankruptcy Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends title 11 (Bankruptcy) of the United States Code to define for the purposes of such title: (1) "forward contract" as a contract (other than a commodity contract) for the purchase, sale, or transfer of a commodity, or product or byproduct thereof with a maturity date more than two days after the date the contract is entered into; and (2) "forward contract merchant" as a person whose business consists in whole or in part of entering into forward contracts as or with merchants in commodities.
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summary · EN · 20 September 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/3933
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/3933