Compiled January 2009
Our review of the annotated history for Title 46, United States Code section 8501 reveals the following legislative history. Each public law (hereinafter referred to as Pub.L.) represents a separate congressional enactment or bill.
Added: Pub.L. 98-89 (1984)
Amended: Pub.L. 98-557 (1984) [nonsubstantive amdt]
The historical derivation of current section 8501 are former sections 211 through 215. We were able to locate a 1981 superseded United States Codebook, which provided the following history for these superseded sections:
• Former § 211 (current § 8501(a)): 1928, c. 728 (May 24, 1928) [45 Stat. 728]; 1941, c. 354 (August 16, 1941) [55 Stat. 621]
• Former § 212 (current § 8501(b)): 1928, c. 728 (May 24, 1928) [45 Stat. 728]; 1938, c. 601 (June 23, 1938) [52 Stat. 1027]; Pub. L. 85-726 (1958), 72 Stat. 806
• Former § 213 (current § 8501(c), (e)): 1928, c. 728 (May 24, 1928) [45 Stat. 728]
• Former § 214 repealed in 1976 – may not be relevant to current § 8501
• Former § 215 (current § 8501(d)): Unable to locate a superseded codebook containing this language and history. Will assume that there is only one Public Law between 1981 and the 1984 enactment of § 8501 that added this former section.
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