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6 U.S.C. 279: Children's affairs

Created in 2002 by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1158, 8 U.S.C. 1232, 34 U.S.C. 30307.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (2), Department of Homeland Security (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2008William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008

2002Homeland Security Act of 2002created it

6 U.S.C. 279Children's affairs

(a)Transfer of functions

(b)Functionsrewritten

(c)Rule of construction

(d)Effective date

(e)References

(f)Other transition issues

(g)Definitions

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 4371Kayla Hamilton Actpassed house

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 4371 Kayla Hamilton Act · passed house · would change (b)

How it got here

2008

Pub. L. 110–457, §235(f)(1), substituted ", including regular follow-up visits to such facilities, placements, and other entities, to assess the continued suitability of such placements." for period at end. (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
Pub. L. 110–457, §235(f)(2)(A), substituted "paragraph (1)," for "paragraph (1)(G),". (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
Pub. L. 110–457, §235(f)(2)(B), added par. (4). (William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008) 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.