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15 U.S.C. 4651: Definitions

Created in 2021 by the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 26 U.S.C. 7701.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 6207 Chip EQUIP Act · introduced · would change (14)

How it got here

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–167, §103(a)(1), substituted "a nonprofit entity, a private entity, a consortium of private entities, or a consortium of nonprofit, public, and private entities" for "a private entity, a consortium of private entities, or a consortium of public and private entities" and "of se… Law text · (2)
  • Pub. L. 117–167, §103(a)(2), (3), added par. (5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (8). Law text · (5), (6)
  • Pub. L. 117–167, §103(a)(4), added par. (7). Former par. (7) redesignated (9). Law text · (7)
  • Pub. L. 117–167, §103(a)(2), redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (8) and (9), respectively. Former pars. (8) and (9) redesignated (12) and (13), respectively. Law text · (8), (9)
  • Pub. L. 117–167, §103(a)(5), added pars. (10) and (11). Law text · (10), (11)
  • Pub. L. 117–167, §103(a)(2), redesignated pars. (8) and (9) as (12) and (13), respectively. Law text · (12), (13)

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.