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# 18 U.S.C. § 1738 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106–578, § 4, Dec. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 3076]

## Notes

Section, added Pub. L. 97–398, § 4(a), Dec. 31, 1982, 96 Stat. 2011; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147, related to mailing private identification documents without a disclaimer.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective 90 days after Dec. 28, 2000, see section 5 of Pub. L. 106–578, set out as an Effective Date of 2000 Amendment note under section 1028 of this title.