§ 1716. Presumption of death or detention

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. 1942

   Pub. L. 77–668 · 56 Stat. 1039

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1716

   Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668, title II, § 206, 56 Stat. 1034

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668, title II, § 206, 56 Stat. 1034

2. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–608 title I § 104 · 72 Stat. 536

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 1716

   Pub. L. 85–608 substituted “a hostile force or person” for “the enemy”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 85–608 substituted “a hostile force or person” for “the enemy”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 104. Sections 101 (b), 104 (a), 201 (b), and 206 of the Act of 42 USC 1701, 1704. 1711, 1716. December 2, 1942 (ch. 668, 56 Stat. 1028), as amended, are amended by striking out the words “enemy” and “the enemy” wherever they appear and inserting the words “a hostile force or person” in place thereof.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 85–608 effective June 30, 1958, see section 402 of Pub. L. 85–608, set out as a note under section 1651 of this title.

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