§ 1261. Enforcement, regulations, and scope

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. There is no subsec. (b).

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. 1948

   Pub. L. 80–645 · 62 Stat. 683

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 1261

   June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 761

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 761

2. 1949

   Public Law not identified

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 1261(b)

   Subsec. (b). Act May 24, 1949, substituted subsection designation “(b)” for “(d)”

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Act May 24, 1949, substituted subsection designation “(b)” for “(d)”.

3. 2002

   Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–273 div. B title IV § 4004(b) · 116 Stat. 1758

   Struck · 18 U.S.C. § 1261

   Pub. L. 107–273 struck out subsec. (a) designation and subsec. (b) which read as follows: “This chapter shall not apply to the Canal Zone.”

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 107–273 struck out subsec. (a) designation and subsec. (b) which read as follows: “This chapter shall not apply to the Canal Zone.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 1261 of such title is amended— (1) by striking “(a) The Secretary” and inserting “The Secretary”; and (2) by striking subsection (b).

4. 2002

   Homeland Security Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–296 title XI § 1112(g) · 116 Stat. 2135

   Changed · 18 U.S.C. § 1261

   Pub. L. 107–296, which directed amendment of subsec. (a) generally, was executed by amending text of section generally to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the amendment by Pub. L. 107–273, see below. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary of the Treasury shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Regulations to carry out its provisions shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 107–296, which directed amendment of subsec. (a) generally, was executed by amending text of section generally to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the amendment by Pub. L. 107–273, see below. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary of the Treasury shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Regulations to carry out its provisions shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (g) Section 1261(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) The Attorney General— “(1) shall enforce the provisions of this chapter; and “(2) has the authority to issue regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.

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