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NOTES:
Source
(Added Pub. L. 98–620, title III, § 302, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3352; amended Pub. L. 101–553, § 2(b)(1), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2750; Pub. L. 105–80, § 12(a)(23), Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1535.)
References in Text
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(A), is classified to section
1337 of Title
19, Customs Duties.
The customs laws, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), are classified generally to Title 19.
Amendments
1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–80 substituted “As used” for “as used” in second sentence.
1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–553 inserted sentences at end defining “any person” and providing that any State and any instrumentality, officer, or employee be subject to the provisions of this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–553 effective with respect to violations that occur on or after Nov. 15, 1990, see section 3 of Pub. L. 101–553, set out as a note under section
501 of this title.
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