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8 U.S.C. 1531: Definitions

Created in 1996 by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

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1996Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

1996Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996added it

8 U.S.C. 1531Definitions

(1)the term "alien terrorist" means any alien described in section 1227(a)(4)(B)…

(2)the term "classified information" has the same meaning as in section 1(a) of…

(3)the term "national security" has the same meaning as in section 1(b) of the…

(4)the term "removal court" means the court described in section 1532 of this…

(5)the term "removal hearing" means the hearing described in section 1534 of this…

(6)the term "removal proceeding" means a proceeding under this subchapter; and

(7)the term "special attorney" means an attorney who is on the panel established…

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

How it got here

1996

Pub. L. 104–208, §308(g)(1), substituted "section 1227(a)(4)(B)" for "section 1251(a)(4)(B)". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (1)
Pub. L. 104–208, §354(a)(5), added par. (7). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (7)

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.