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Title 19 — Customs Duties

Chapter 15 — Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery

§ 2706. Effective date

Statutory text

(a)

This chapter shall take effect on .

(b)

Repealed. Pub. L. 101–382, title II, § 211, , 104 Stat. 655.

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. Pub. L. 98–67 title II § 218 · 97 Stat. 369

    Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 2706

    Pub. L. 98–67, title II, § 218, Aug. 5, 1983, 97 Stat. 395

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 98–67, title II, § 218, Aug. 5, 1983, 97 Stat. 395

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 218. EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUBTITLE AND TERMINATION OF DUTY-FREE TREATMENT. (a) Effective Date.— This subtitle shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Termination of Duty-Free Treatment.— No duty-free treat ment extended to beneficiary countries under this subtitle shall remain in effect after September 30, 1995.

  2. Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Expansion Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–382 title II § 211 · 104 Stat. 629

    Repealed · 19 U.S.C. § 2706(b)

    Pub. L. 101–382 struck out subsec. (b) which related to termination of duty-free treatment. Notwithstanding directory language repealing “section 218 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2706(b))”, amendment was executed by repealing subsec. (b) to reflect the probable intent of Congress in view of catchline for section 211 of Pub. L. 101–382 which read “Repeal of termination date on duty-free treatment under the Act”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–382 struck out subsec. (b) which related to termination of duty-free treatment. Notwithstanding directory language repealing “section 218 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2706(b))”, amendment was executed by repealing subsec. (b) to reflect the probable intent of Congress in view of catchline for section 211 of Pub. L. 101–382 which read “Repeal of termination date on duty-free treatment under the Act”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 211. REPEAL OF TERMINATION DATE ON DUTY-FREE TREATMENT UNDER THE ACT. Section 218 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2706(b)) is repealed.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this subtitle” meaning subtitle A (§§ 211–218) of title II of Pub. L. 98–67 which enacted this chapter, amended section 1202 of this title, repealed section 2582 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1202, 1319, 2251, and 2703 of this title and section 1311 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–382 struck out subsec. (b) which related to termination of duty-free treatment. Notwithstanding directory language repealing “section 218 of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2706(b))”, amendment was executed by repealing subsec. (b) to reflect the probable intent of Congress in view of catchline for section 211 of Pub. L. 101–382 which read “Repeal of termination date on duty-free treatment under the Act”.

Credits

1983–1990 · 2 acts
  1. 1983Pub. L. 98–67, title II, § 218, , 97 Stat. 395
  2. 1990Pub. L. 101–382, title II, § 211, , 104 Stat. 655.
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(Pub. L. 98–67, title II, § 218, , 97 Stat. 395; Pub. L. 101–382, title II, § 211, , 104 Stat. 655.)

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