{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s5909","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f5909.","heading":"Relationship to antitrust laws","text":"\u00a7\u202f5909.\nRelationship to antitrust laws\n(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to convey to any individual, corporation, or other business organization immunity from civil or criminal liability, or to create defenses to actions, under the antitrust laws.\n(b) As used in this section, the term \u201cantitrust law\u201d means\u2014\n(1) the Act entitled \u201cAn Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies\u201d, approved\nJuly 2, 1890\n15 U.S.C. 1\n(2) the Act entitled \u201cAn Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes\u201d, approved\nOctober 15, 1914\n15 U.S.C. 12\n(3) the Federal Trade Commission Act (\n15 U.S.C. 41\n(4) sections 73 and 74 of the Act entitled \u201cAn Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes\u201d, approved\nAugust 27, 1894\n15 U.S.C. 8\n(5) the Act of\nJune 19, 1936\n15 U.S.C. 13","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s5909.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5909","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f5909."},{"t":"heading","text":"Relationship to antitrust laws"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5909/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"content","text":" Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to convey to any individual, corporation, or other business organization immunity from civil or criminal liability, or to create defenses to actions, under the antitrust laws.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5909/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" As used in this section, the term \u201cantitrust law\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5909/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Act entitled \u201cAn Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies\u201d, approved ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"July 2, 1890","tail":" ("},{"t":"ref","text":"15 U.S.C. 1","href":"/us/usc/t15/s1","tail":" et seq.), as amended;"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5909/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Act entitled \u201cAn Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes\u201d, approved ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"October 15, 1914","tail":" ("},{"t":"ref","text":"15 U.S.C. 12","href":"/us/usc/t15/s12","tail":" et seq.) as amended;"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5909/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Federal Trade Commission Act (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"15 U.S.C. 41","href":"/us/usc/t15/s41","tail":" et seq.), as amended;"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5909/b/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" sections 73 and 74 of the Act entitled \u201cAn Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes\u201d, approved ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"August 27, 1894","tail":" ("},{"t":"ref","text":"15 U.S.C. 8","href":"/us/usc/t15/s8","tail":" and 9), as amended; and"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s5909/b/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Act of ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"June 19, 1936","tail":", chapter 592 ("},{"t":"ref","text":"15 U.S.C. 13","href":"/us/usc/t15/s13","tail":", 13a, 13b, and 21a)."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}