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NOTES:
Source
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 725; Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(k), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1062; Pub. L. 109–435, title IV, § 404, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3227.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 409(e) | 31:724a (last sentence). | July 27, 1956, ch. 748, 70 Stat. 678, § 1302 (last sentence); added Aug. 12, 1970, Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(l)(3), 84 Stat. 782. |
The words “Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section” are omitted as unnecessary.
References in Text
The Act of July 5, 1946, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(A), is act July 5, 1946, ch. 540, 60 Stat. 427, as amended, popularly known as the Trademark Act of 1946 and also as the Lanham Act, which is classified generally to chapter 22 (§ 1051 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
1051 of Title
15 and Tables.
Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in subsecs. (d)(2)(B) and (e)(1)(B)(ii), is classified to section
45 of Title
15, Commerce and Trade.
The first section of the Clayton Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(1)(B), is classified to section
12 of Title
15, Commerce and Trade.
The date of enactment of this subsection, referred to in subsec. (e)(3), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–435, which was approved Dec. 20, 2006.
Amendments
2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–435, § 404(b), substituted “Except as otherwise provided in this title,” for “Except as provided in section
3628 of this title,”.
Subsecs. (d) to (h). Pub. L. 109–435, § 404(a), added subsecs. (d) to (h) and struck out former subsecs. (d) and (e), which read as follows:
“(d) The Department of Justice shall furnish, under section
411 of this title, the Postal Service such legal representation as it may require, but with the prior consent of the Attorney General the Postal Service may employ attorneys by contract or otherwise to conduct litigation brought by or against the Postal Service or its officers or employees in matters affecting the Postal Service.
“(e) A judgment against the Government of the United States arising out of activities of the Postal Service shall be paid by the Postal Service out of any funds available to the Postal Service.”
1982—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97–258 added subsec. (e).
Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section
101 of this title.
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