This chapter may be cited as the "Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970". 15 U.S.C. § 78aaa Pub. L. 91-598, §1(a), Dec. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1636. EDITORIAL NOTES REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "This Act", meaning Pub. L. 91-598, Dec. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1636. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES SHORT TITLE OF 1978 AMENDMENTPub. L. 95-283, §1, May 21, 1978, 92 Stat. 249, provided that:
(a) Nothing in these Series 500 Rules shall be construed as limiting the rights of a trustee in a liquidation proceeding under the Act to avoid any securities transaction as fraudulent, preferential, or otherwise voidable under applicable law. (b) Nothing in these Series 500 Rules shall be construed as limiting the right of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, in a direct payment procedure under section 10 of the Act, to reject a claim for cash or a claim for securities if such claim arose