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title: "26 U.S.C. § 615"
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# 26 U.S.C. § 615 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1901(a)(88), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1779]

## Notes

Section, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 211; July 6, 1960, Pub. L. 86–594, § 1, 74 Stat. 333; Sept. 12, 1966, Pub. L. 89–570, § 2(a), 80 Stat. 763; Dec. 30, 1969, Pub. L. 91–172, title V, § 504(a), 83 Stat. 632, related to pre-1970 exploration expenditures.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1976, see section 1901(d) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amendment note under section 2 of this title.