((a)) ** .—** 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 ();

((3)) section 24 of the Securities Act of 1933 ();

((4)) section 217 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ();

((5)) section 49 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (); or

((6)) section 325 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 ().

((b)) ** .—** 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.