§ 22. — Research and information programs; reports to Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC22]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 1--COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Sec. 22. Research and information programs; reports to Congress
(a) The Commission shall establish and maintain, as part of its
ongoing operations, research and information programs to (1) determine
the feasibility of trading by computer, and the expanded use of modern
information system technology, electronic data processing, and modern
communication systems by commodity exchanges, boards of trade, and by
the Commission itself for purposes of improving, strengthening,
facilitating, or regulating futures trading operations; (2) assist in
the development of educational and other informational materials
regarding futures trading for dissemination and use among producers,
market users, and the general public; and (3) carry out the general
purposes of this chapter.
(b) The Commission shall include in its annual reports to Congress
plans and findings with respect to implementing this section.
(Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, Sec. 18, as added Pub. L. 93-463, title IV,
Sec. 416, Oct. 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 1415.)
Effective Date
For effective date of section, see section 418 of Pub. L. 93-463,
set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment note under section 2 of
this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 16 of this title.
