### Question
Can you define what self-regulatory organization means?


### Answer
**Self-regulatory organization** is defined as the following in *15 U.S.C. § 7006*:

> an organization or entity that is not a Federal regulatory agency or a State, but that is under the supervision of a Federal regulatory agency and is authorized under Federal law to adopt and administer rules applicable to its members that are enforced by such organization or entity, by a Federal regulatory agency, or by another self-regulatory organization

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 7006*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 96-ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER I-ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES IN COMMERCE**

