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15 U.S.C. 2602: Definitions

Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-469. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 2607.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–182, §3(1)–(3), added pars. (4) and (7) and redesignated former pars. (4) and (5) as (5) and (6), respectively. Former pars. (6) and (7) redesignated (8) and (9), respectively. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (4), (5), (6), (7)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(c)(1), substituted "information" for "data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (8)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §3(1), redesignated par. (6) as (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (10). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (8)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §3(1), (4), added par. (12) and redesignated former pars. (7) to (11) as (9), (10), (11), (13), and (14), respectively. Former pars. (12) to (14) redesignated (15) to (17), respectively. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(c)(2)(A), (B), in introductory provisions, substituted "protocols and methodologies for the development of information" for "standards for the development of test data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (15)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §3(1), redesignated par. (12) as (15). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (15)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(c)(2)(C), substituted "on such information" for "on such data" in concluding provisions. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (15)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(c)(2)(B), substituted "for which information" for "for which test data" in concluding provisions. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (15)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(c)(2)(C), substituted "information" for "data" wherever appearing. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (15)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §3(1), redesignated pars. (13) and (14) as (16) and (17), respectively. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (16), (17)

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–92 substituted "and any component of such an article (limited to shot shells, cartridges, and components of shot shells and cartridges), and" for ", and". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016) Law text · (2)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–418 substituted "general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States" for "general headnote 2 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States". · (7)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954". · (2)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.