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46 U.S.C. 70118: Enforcement by State and local officers

Created in 2004 by Public Law 108-293. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (a)

How it got here

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–181 repealed Pub. L. 109–304, §15(33)(A). See 2006 Amendment note below. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Law text

2006

  • Pub. L. 109–304, §15(33)(A), which directed renumbering identical to that made by Pub. L. 109–241, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–181. See Amendment note and Construction of 2006 Amendment note below. Law text
  • Pub. L. 109–241 renumbered section 70119 of this title, as added by Pub. L. 108–293, §801(a), as this section. (Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006) Law text

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.