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

(a) Definition.— In this section, the term “securities fraud offense” means a violation of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to violate—
(1) section 1348;
(2) section 32(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a));
(3) section 24 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77x);
(4) section 217 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–17);
(5) section 49 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–48); or
(6) section 325 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 ( 15 U.S.C. 77yyy).
(b) Limitation.— No person must 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.