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title: "43 U.S.C. § 438"
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# 43 U.S.C. § 438 - Repealed. Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 10, 67 Stat. 568

## Notes

Section, acts Feb. 14, 1920, ch. 76, 41 Stat. 434; Jan. 21, 1922, ch. 32, § 1, 42 Stat. 358; Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, § 4(m), 43 Stat. 703, related to exchange of farm unit. See sections 451 to 451k of this title.