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title: "16 U.S.C. § 971j"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 971j - Repealed. Pub. L. 114–81, title I, § 107(5), Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 658

## Notes

Section, Pub. L. 94–70, § 11, as added Pub. L. 104–43, title III, § 308, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 386; amended Pub. L. 105–384, title II, § 202(b)(1)(E), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3453, required the Secretary to submit an annual report.