§ 5901. Findings

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1993

   Pub. L. 103–55 § 2 · 107 Stat. 276

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 5901

   Pub. L. 103–55, § 2, July 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 276

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 103–55, § 2, July 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 276

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that— (1) the distribution of goods and services to consumers in the United States requires the free flow of currency, bullion, securities, food stamps, and other items of unusual value in interstate commerce; (2) the armored car industry transports and protects such items in interstate commerce, including daily transportation of currency and food stamps valued at more than $1,000,000,000; (3) armored car crew members are often subject to armed attack by individuals attempting to steal such items; (4) to protect themselves and the items they transport, such crew members are armed with weapons; (5) various States require both weapons training and a criminal record background check before licensing a crew member to carry a weapon; and (6) there is a need for each State to reciprocally accept weapons licenses of other States for armored car crew members to assure the free and safe transport of valuable items in interstate commerce.

2. 2008

   Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–246 § 4002(b)(1)(E) · 122 Stat. 1651

   Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 5901(1); 15 U.S.C. § 5901(2)

   Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(b)(1)(E), (2)(L), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits” for “food stamps”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(b)(1)(E), (2)(L), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits” for “food stamps”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (E) by striking “food stamps” each place it appears and inserting “supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits”;

   Effective date note
   Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture. Amendment by section 4002(b)(1)(E), (2)(L) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.

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