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22 U.S.C. 2292: General provisions

Created in 1975 by Public Law 87-195. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (c)

How it got here

2016

  • Pub. L. 114–195 added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). Law text · (c), (d)

1980

  • Pub. L. 96–533 substituted "limitations" for "limitation on appropriations". · (b)

1978

  • Pub. L. 95–424 substituted ", international organization, or private voluntary organization" for "or international organization". · (b)

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.