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15 U.S.C. § 2 — Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty

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15 U.S.C. § 2 — Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty

Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $100,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $1,000,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.

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Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $100,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $1,000,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.

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12 U.S.C. § 1828 — Regulations governing insured depository institutions

**(a) Representations of deposit insurance** (1) **Insured depository institutions** (A) *In general* — Each insured depository institution shall display at each place of business maintained by that institution a sign or signs relating to the insurance of the deposits of the institution, in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the Corporation. (B) *Statement to be included* — Each sign required under subparagraph (A) shall include a statement that insured deposits are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government. (2) **Regulations** — The Corporation shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection, including regulations governing the substance of signs required by paragraph (1) and the manner of display or use of such signs. (3) **Penalties** — For each day that an insured depository institution continues to violate paragraph (1) or any regulation issued under paragraph (2), it shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $100, which the Corporation may recover for its use. (4) **False advertising, misuse of FDIC names, and misrepresentation to indicate insured status** (A) *Prohibition on false advertising and misuse of FDIC names* — No person may represent or imply that any deposit liability, obligation, certificate, or share is insured or guaranteed by the Corporation, if such deposit liability, obligation, certificate, or share is not insured or guaranteed by the Corporation— (i) by using the terms “Federal Deposit”, “Federal Deposit Insurance”, “Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation”, any combination of such terms, or the abbreviation “FDIC” as part of the business name or firm name of any person, including any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or other business entity; or (ii)

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12 U.S.C. § 1849 — Saving provision

**(a) General rule** Nothing herein contained shall be interpreted or construed as approving any act, action, or conduct which is or has been or may be in violation of existing law, nor shall anything herein contained constitute a defense to any action, suit, or proceeding pending or hereafter instituted on account of any prohibited antitrust or monopolistic act, action, or conduct, except as specifically provided in this section. **(b) Antitrust review** (1) **In general** — The Board shall immediately notify the Attorney General of any approval by it pursuant to [section 1842 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1842&num=0&edition=prelim) of a proposed acquisition, merger, or consolidation transaction and, if the transaction also involves an acquisition under [section 1843 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1843&num=0&edition=prelim), the Board shall also notify the Federal Trade Commission of such approval. If the Board has found that it must act immediately in order to prevent the probable failure of a bank or bank holding company involved in any such transaction, the transaction may be consummated immediately upon approval by the Board. If the Board has advised the Comptroller of the Currency or the State supervisory authority, as the case may be, of the existence of an emergency requiring expeditious action and has required the submission of views and recommendations within ten days, the transaction may not be consummated before the fifth calendar day after the date of approval by the Board. In all other cases, the transaction may not be consummated before the thirtieth calendar day after the date of approval by the Board or, if the Board has not receive

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15 U.S.C. § 2 — Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty

Page 13 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2 delay generic drug and biosimilar competition beyond that reasonably contemplated by applicable law, not later than 45 days after the date of this order, through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, write a letter to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office enumerating and describing any rel- evant concerns of the FDA; (vii) to support the market entry of lower-cost ge- neric drugs and biosimilars, continue the implementa- tion of the law widely known as the CREATES Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–94, 133 Stat. 3130), by: (A) promptly issuing Covered Product Authoriza- tions (CPAs) to assist product developers with obtain- ing brand-drug samples; and (B) issuing guidance to provide additional informa- tion for industry about CPAs; and (viii) through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, prepare for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of interchangeable biological products, and for payment models to support increased utilization of generic drugs and biosimilars. (q) To reduce the cost of covered products to the American consumer without imposing additional risk to public health and safety, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall work with States and Indian Tribes that propose to develop section 804 Importation Pro- grams in accordance with the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173, 117 Stat. 2066), and the FDA’s im- plementing regulations. (r) The Secretary of Commerce shall: (i) acting through the Director of the National Insti- tute of Standards and Technology (NIST), consider ini- tiating a rulemaking to require agencies to report to NIST, on an annual

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