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# 10 U.S.C. § 4972 - Transferability

## Text

A guarantee issued under this subchapter shall be fully and freely transferable.

(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XIII, § 1321(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 476, § 2540a; renumbered § 4972, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1873(b), (c)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4290.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 2540a of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.