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title: "36 U.S.C. § 506"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 506 - Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of regulations

## Text

Regulations prescribed and licenses authorized under this chapter are effective only during the inaugural period. The regulations shall be published in at least one daily newspaper published in the District of Columbia. A penalty prescribed for violating such a regulation may not be enforced until 5 days after publication.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1265.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50636:728 (1st, 2d sentences).Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 8 (1st, 2d sentences), 70 Stat. 1051. The words “full force and” are omitted as unnecessary.