15 USC 78 - Powers and duties of a trustee

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 7 of Puspan. L. 91–598 was renumbered section 11 and is classified to section 78ggg of this title.

Amendments

1978—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 95–598, § 308(i), substituted “trustee in a case under title 11” for “trustee in bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Act has with respect to a bankrupt and the property of a bankrupt”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 95–598, § 308(j), substituted “trustee in a case under chapter 7 of title 11, including, if the debtor is a commodity broker, as defined under section 101 of such title, the duties specified in subchapter IV of such chapter 7,” for “trustee in bankruptcy”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 95–598, § 308(k), substituted “required of a trustee in a case under chapter 7 of title 11” for “required by the Bankruptcy Act”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 95–598 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 402(a) of Puspan. L. 95–598, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.