18 U.S.C. § 3301. Securities fraud offenses

1. (a)
   (a)

   Definition.—

   In this section, the term “securities fraud offense” means a violation of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to violate—

   1. (1)
      (a)(1)section 1348;
   2. (2)
      (a)(2)section 32(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ff(a));
   3. (3)
      (a)(3)section 24 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77x);
   4. (4)
      (a)(4)section 217 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–17);
   5. (5)
      (a)(5)section 49 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–48); or
   6. (6)
      (a)(6)section 325 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 77yyy).
2. (b)
   (b)

   Limitation.—

   No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a securities fraud offense, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 6 years after the commission of the offense.