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title: "15 U.S.C. § 176b"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 176b - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862

## Notes

Section, act Jan. 27, 1938, ch. 11, § 2, 52 Stat. 8, related to disclosure by employee of information. See section 1905 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealSection 20 of act June 25, 1948, provided that the repeal of this section shall be effective Sept. 1, 1948.