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# 22 U.S.C. § 1741f - Rule of construction

## Text

Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to authorize a private right of action.

(Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title III, § 308, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3099.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThis subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 301–308) of title III of div. FF of Pub. L. 116–260, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3091, known as the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, which enacted this subchapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.