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# 24 U.S.C. § 172 - Repealed. Pub. L. 98–621, § 10(f)(1), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3380

## Notes

Section, act Aug. 7, 1882, ch. 433, 22 Stat. 330, related to sale of surplus products and waste materials of Saint Elizabeths Hospital.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective Oct. 1, 1987, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 98–621, set out as an Effective Date note under section 225 of this title.