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22 U.S.C. 8551: General provisions

Created in 2010 by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-195). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 78m, 22 U.S.C. 8513a, 22 U.S.C. 8724, 22 U.S.C. 8751, 22 U.S.C. 8785.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2013

    • Pub. L. 112–239 substituted "105B(a), or 105C(a)" for "or 105B(a)" and "105B(b), or 105C(b)" for "or 105B(b)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (b)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–158, §605(b), inserted ", and verifiably dismantled its," after "development of". (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–158, §403(d), inserted ", 105A(a), or 105B(a)" after "105(a)" and ", 105A(b), or 105B(b)" after "105(b)". (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012) Law text · (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.