"Securities Act of 1933" (15 USC Section 77a et seq.), "Securities Exchange Act of 1934" (15 USC Section 78a et seq.), "Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935" (15 USC Section 79 et seq.), "Investment Company Act of 1940" (15 USC Section 80a-1 et seq.), "Investment Advisers Act of 1940" (15 USC Section 80b-1 et seq.), "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974" (29 USC Section 1001 et seq.), "National Housing Act" (12 USC Section 1701 et seq.), "Commodity Exchange Act" (7 USC Section 1 et seq.), "Internal Revenue Code" (26 USC Section 1 et seq.), "Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970" (15 USC Section 78aaa et seq.), "Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998" (112 Stat.3227), "Small Business Investment Act of 1958" (15 USC Section 661 et seq.), and "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act" (15 USC Section 7001 et seq.) mean those statutes and the rules and regulations adopted under those statutes, as in effect on January 1, 2000, or as later amended.