Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 122 — Travel and Tourism
§ 9801. Defined term
Statutory text
In this title,1 the term “COVID–19 public health emergency”—
means the public health emergency first declared on , by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 247d of title 42 with respect to COVID–19; and
includes any renewal of such declaration pursuant to such section 247d of title 42.
Footnotes
- 1 See References in Text note below.
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.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Pub. L. 117–328 div. BB title VI § 600 · 136 Stat. 4459
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 9801
(Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title VI, § 600, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5566.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title VI, § 600, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5566.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 600. DEFINED TERM. In this title, the term “COVID–19 public health emergency”— (1) means the public health emergency first declared on January 31, 2020, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to COVID–19; and (2) includes any renewal of such declaration pursuant to such section 319.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This title, referred to in text, is title VI of div. BB of Pub. L. 117–328, , 136 Stat. 5566. Section 600 and subtitle A (§§ 601–609) of title VI enacted this chapter, amended section 1546 of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes under this section and section 9802 of this title, amended provisions set out as a note under section 2171 of Title 19, Customs Duties, and amended Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Subtitle B (§ 611) of title VI is not classified to the Code. For complete classification of title VI to the Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 2022 Amendment
Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title VI, § 601, , 136 Stat. 5566, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 601–609) of title VI of div. BB of Pub. L. 117–328, enacting sections 9802 to 9805 of this title, amending section 1546 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 9802 of this title, amending provisions set out as notes under section 2171 of Title 19, Customs Duties, and amended Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees] may be cited as the ‘Visit America Act’.”
Completion of Proceeding
Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title VI, § 609, , 136 Stat. 5570, provided that: “If the Secretary of Commerce, before the date of the enactment of this Act [], has taken any action that, in whole or in part, implements this title [see References in Text note above] or the amendments made by this title, the Secretary is not required to revisit such action to the extent such action is consistent with this title and the amendments made by this title.”
Credits
(Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title VI, § 600, , 136 Stat. 5566.)