text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Law Technical Corrections 
  Act of 2007''.
  
  SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
  
      (a) Securities Act of 1933.--The Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
  77a et seq.) is amended--
              (1) in section 3(a)(4) (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(4)), by striking 
          ``individual;'' and inserting ``individual,'';
              (2) in section 18(b)(1)(C) (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)(C)), by 
          striking ``is a security'' and inserting ``a security'';
              (3) in section 18(c)(2)(B)(i) (15 U.S.C. 77r(c)(2)(B)(i)), 
          by striking ``State, or'' and inserting ``State or'';
              (4) in section 19(d)(6)(A) (15 U.S.C. 77s(d)(6)(A)), by 
          striking ``in paragraph (1) of (3)'' and inserting ``in 
          paragraph (1) or (3)''; and
              (5) in section 27A(c)(1)(B)(ii) (15 U.S.C. 77z-
          2(c)(1)(B)(ii)), by striking ``business entity;'' and inserting 
          ``business entity,''.
      (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--The Securities Exchange Act 
  of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) is amended--
              (1) in section 2(1)(a) (15 U.S.C. 78b(1)(a)), by striking 
          ``affected'' and inserting ``effected'';
              (2) in section 3(a)(55)(A) (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(55)(A)), by 
          striking ``section 3(a)(12) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
          1934'' and inserting ``section 3(a)(12) of this Act'';
              (3) in section 3(g) (15 U.S.C. 78c(g)), by striking 
          ``company, account person, or entity'' and inserting ``company, 
          account, person, or entity'';
              (4) in section 10A(i)(1)(B)(i) (15 U.S.C. 78j-
          1(i)(1)(B)(i)), by striking ``nonaudit'' and inserting ``non-
          audit'';
              (5) in section 13(b)(1) (15 U.S.C. 78m(b)(1)), by striking 
          ``earning statement'' and inserting ``earnings statement'';
              (6) in section 15(b)(1) (15 U.S.C. 78o(b)(1))--
                      (A) by striking the sentence beginning ``The order 
                  granting'' and ending ``from such membership.'' in 
                  subparagraph (B); and
                      (B) inserting such sentence in the matter following 
                  such subparagraph after ``are satisfied.'';
              (7) in section 15 (15 U.S.C. 78o), redesignate subsection 
          (i), as added by section 303(f) of the Commodity Futures 
          Modernization Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-455), as subsection 
          (j);
              (8) in section 15C(a)(2) (15 U.S.C. 78o-5(a)(2))--
                      (A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
                  subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
                      (B) by striking the sentence beginning ``The order 
                  granting'' and ending ``from such membership.'' in such 
                  redesignated subparagraph (B); and
                      (C) inserting such sentence in the matter following 
                  such redesignated subparagraph after ``are 
                  satisfied.'';
              (9) in section 16(a)(2)(C) (15 U.S.C. 78p(a)(2)(C)), by 
          striking ``section 206(b)'' and inserting ``section 206B'';
              (10) in section 17(b)(1)(B) (15 U.S.C. 78q(b)(1)(B)), by 
          striking ``15A(k) gives'' and inserting ``15A(k), give''; and
              (11) in section 21C(c)(2) (15 U.S.C. 78u-3(c)(2)), by 
          striking ``paragraph (1) subsection'' and inserting ``Paragraph 
          (1)''.
      (c) Trust Indenture Act of 1939.--The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 
  (15 U.S.C. 77aaa et seq.) is amended--
              (1) in section 304(b) (15 U.S.C. 77ddd(b)), by striking 
          ``section 2 of such Act'' and inserting ``section 2(a) of such 
          Act'';
              (2) in section 313(a)(4) (15 U.S.C. 77mmm(a)(4)) by 
          striking ``subsection 311'' and inserting ``section 311(b)''; 
          and
              (3) in section 317(a)(1) (15 U.S.C. 77qqq(a)(1)), by 
          striking ``(1),'' and inserting ``(1)''.
      (d) Investment Company Act of 1940.--The Investment Company Act of 
  1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended--
              (1) in section 2(a)(19) (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19)) by 
          striking ``clause (vi)'' both places it appears in the last two 
          sentences and inserting ``clause (vii)'';
              (2) in section 9(b)(4)(B) (15 U.S.C. 80a-9(b)(4)(B)), by 
          inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end;
              (3) in section 12(d)(1)(J) (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(J)), by 
          striking ``any provision of this subsection'' and inserting 
          ``any provision of this paragraph'';
              (4) in section 13(a)(3) (15 U.S.C. 80a-13(a)(3)), by 
          inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end;
              (5) in section 17(f)(4) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(4)), by 
          striking ``No such member'' and inserting ``No member of a 
          national securities exchange'';
              (6) in section 17(f)(6) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(6)), by 
          striking ``company may serve'' and inserting ``company, may 
          serve''; and
              (7) in section 61(a)(3)(B)(iii) (15 U.S.C. 80a-
          60(a)(3)(B)(iii))--
                      (A) by striking ``paragraph (1) of section 205'' 
                  and inserting ``section 205(a)(1)''; and
                      (B) by striking ``clause (A) or (B) of that 
                  section'' and inserting ``section 205(b)(1) or (2)''.
      (e) Investment Advisers Act of 1940.--The Investment Advisers Act 
  of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 et seq.) is amended--
              (1) in each of the following sections, by striking 
          ``principal business office'' or ``principal place of 
          business'' (whichever and wherever it appears) and inserting 
          ``principal office and place of business'': sections 
          203(c)(1)(A), 203(k)(4)(B), 213(a), 222(b), and 222(c) (15 
          U.S.C. 80b-3(c)(1)(A), 80b-3(k)(4)(B), 80b-13(a), 80b-18a(b), 
          and 80b-18a(c)); and
              (2) in section 206(3) (15 U.S.C. 80b-6(3)), by inserting 
          ``or'' after the semicolon at the end.
  
  SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS FOR THE REPEAL OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES 
                HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935.
  
      (a) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--The Securities Exchange Act 
  of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) is amended--
              (1) in section 3(a)(47) (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(47)), by striking 
          ``the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79a 
          et seq.),''; and
              (2) in section 12(k) (15 U.S.C. 78l(k)), by amending 
          paragraph (7) to read as follows:   
              ``(7) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
          term `emergency' means--
                      ``(A) a major market disturbance characterized by 
                  or constituting--
                              ``(i) sudden and excessive fluctuations of 
                          securities prices generally, or a substantial 
                          threat thereof, that threaten fair and orderly 
                          markets; or
                              ``(ii) a substantial disruption of the safe 
                          or efficient operation of the national system 
                          for clearance and settlement of transactions in 
                          securities, or a substantial threat thereof; or
                      ``(B) a major disturbance that substantially 
                  disrupts, or threatens to substantially disrupt--
                              ``(i) the functioning of securities 
                          markets, investment companies, or any other 
                          significant portion or segment of the 
                          securities markets; or
                              ``(ii) the transmission or processing of 
                          securities transactions.''.
              (3) in section 21(h)(2) (15 U.S.C. 78u(h)(2)), by striking 
          ``section 18(c) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 
          1935,''.
      (b) Trust Indenture Act of 1939.--The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 
  (15 U.S.C. 77aaa et seq.) is amended--
              (1) in section 303 (15 U.S.C. 77ccc), by amending paragraph 
          (17) to read as follows:
              ``(17) The terms `Securities Act of 1933' and `Securities 
          Exchange Act of 1934' shall be deemed to refer, respectively, 
          to such Acts, as amended, whether amended prior to or after the 
          enactment of this title.'';
              (2) in section 308 (15 U.S.C. 77hhh), by striking 
          ``Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
          or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935'' each place 
          it appears and inserting ``Securities Act of 1933 or the 
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934'';
              (3) in section 310 (15 U.S.C. 77jjj), by striking 
          subsection (c) (including the preceding heading);
              (4) in section 311 (15 U.S.C. 77kkk) by striking subsection 
          (c);
              (5) in section 323(b) (15 U.S.C. 77www(b)), by striking 
          ``Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Exchange Act of 
          1934, or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935'' and 
          inserting ``Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange 
          Act of 1934''; and
              (6) in section 326 (15 U.S.C. 77zzz), by striking 
          ``Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Exchange Act of 
          1934, or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,'' and 
          inserting ``Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange 
          Act of 1934''.
      (c) Investment Company Act of 1940.--The Investment Company Act of 
  1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended--
              (1) in section 2(a)(44) (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(44)), by 
          striking ```Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935','';
              (2) in section 3(c) (15 U.S.C. 80a-3(c)), by amending 
          paragraph (8) to read as follows:
              ``(8) [Repealed]'';
              (3) in section 38(b) (15 U.S.C. 80a-37(b)), by striking 
          ``the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,''; and
              (4) in section 50 (15 U.S.C. 80a-49), by striking ``the 
          Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,''.
      (d) Investment Advisers Act of 1940.--Section 202(a)(21) of the 
  Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(21)) is amended by 
  striking ```Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935',''.
  
              Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2007.
  
              Attest:
  
                                              LORRAINE C. MILLER,
  
                                                                   Clerk.
target: Securities Law Technical Corrections Act of 2007 - Makes technical corrections to the following Acts: (1) the Securities Act of 1933; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (3) the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; (4) the Investment Company Act of 1940; and (5) the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
  
  Amends the following statutes to make conforming amendments for the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935: (1) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (2) the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; (3) the Investment Company Act of 1940; and (4) the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
feat_title: To make various technical and clerical amendments to the Federal securities laws.