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title: "22 U.S.C. § 216"
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# 22 U.S.C. § 216 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 233(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–426

## Notes

Section, act June 4, 1920, ch. 223, § 4, 41 Stat. 751, authorized return of fees on refusal to visé.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealFor effective date of repeal, see section 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 233(c)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as an Effective Date of 1999 Amendment note under section 214 of this title.