On March 30, the FDIC, Fed, and OCC issued guidance clarifying that the effective date of Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Act (known as the Swaps Pushout provision) is July 16, 2013. Section 716 prohibits the provision of Federal assistance to any entity defined under that section to be a swaps entity with respect to any swap, security-based swap, or other activity of the swaps entity.  Joint Release.  Guidance.