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6 U.S.C. 1131: Definitions

Created in 2007 by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 124h–1, 6 U.S.C. 603, 6 U.S.C. 1137a.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (2).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    Unchanged since the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public Law 110-53 (Aug 3, 2007).

    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.