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Source

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 901; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 333(a), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 622; Pub. L. 105–206, title III, §§ 3412, 3417 (a), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 751, 757.)

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–206, § 3417(a), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–206, § 3417(a), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Pub. L. 105–206, § 3412, added subsec. (d).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–206, § 3417(a), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e).
1982—Pub. L. 97–248 redesignated existing provisions as subsec. (a), added subsec. (a) heading, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary” wherever appearing.

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–206, title III, § 3417(b), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 758, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to contacts made after the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 22, 1998].”

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Section 333(b) of Pub. L. 97–248 provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 3, 1982].”


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