15 U.S.C. § 78fff — General provisions of a liquidation proceeding

**(a) Purposes** The purposes of a liquidation proceeding under this chapter shall be— (1) as promptly as possible after the appointment of a trustee in such liquidation proceeding, and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter— (A) to deliver customer name securities to or on behalf of the customers of the debtor entitled thereto as provided in [section 78fff–2(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78fff–2/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) to distribute customer property and (in advance thereof or concurrently therewith) otherwise satisfy net equity claims of customers to the extent provided in this section; (2) to sell or transfer offices and other productive units of the business of the debtor; (3) to enforce rights of subrogation as provided in this chapter; and (4) to liquidate the business of the debtor. **(b) Application of title 11** To the extent consistent with the provisions of this chapter, a liquidation proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with, and as though it were being conducted under chapters 1, 3, and 5 and subchapters I and II of chapter 7 of title 11. For the purposes of applying such title in carrying out this section, a reference in such title to the date of the filing of the petition shall be deemed to be a reference to the filing date under this chapter. **(c) Determination of customer status** In a liquidation proceeding under this chapter, whenever a person has acted with respect to cash or securities with the debtor after the filing date and in a manner which would have given him the status of a customer with respect to such cash or securities had the action occurred prior to the filing date, and the trustee is satisfied that such action was taken by the customer in good faith and prior to the appointment of the trustee, the date on which such action was taken shall be deemed to be the filing date for purposes of determining the net equity of such customer with respect to such cash or securities. **(d) Apportionment** In a liquidation proceeding under this chapter, any cash or securities remaining after the liquidation of a lien or pledge made by a debtor shall be apportioned between his general estate and customer property in the proportion in which the general property of the debtor and the cash and securities of the customers of such debtor contributed to such lien or pledge. Securities apportioned to the general estate under this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of section 78lll(5)(A) of this title. **(e) Costs and expenses of administration** All costs and expenses of administration of the estate of the debtor and of the liquidation proceeding shall be borne by the general estate of the debtor to the extent it is sufficient therefor, and the priorities of distribution from the general estate shall be as provided in [section 726 of title 11](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section726&num=0&edition=prelim). Costs and expenses of administration shall include payments pursuant to [section 78fff–2(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78fff–2/e&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 78fff–3(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78fff–3/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) (to the extent such payments recovered securities which were apportioned to the general estate pursuant to subsection (d)) and costs and expenses of SIPC employees utilized by the trustee pursuant to [section 78fff–1(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section78fff–1/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim). All funds advanced by SIPC to a trustee for such costs and expenses of administration shall be recouped from the general estate under [section 507(a)(2) of title 11](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section507/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).