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42 U.S.C. 7101: Definitions
Created in 1977 by Public Law 95-91. Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 3393, 16 U.S.C. 824a-1, 30 U.S.C. 1303, 42 U.S.C. 5905, 42 U.S.C. 16182.
140 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Energy (71), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy (55), Department of Energy (General Provisions) (12), Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (1).
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 3617 Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act · passed house · would change (12), (20), (d)
How it got here
Unchanged since Public Law 95-91 (Aug 4, 1977).
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.