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title: "42 U.S.C. § 19404"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 19404 - Applicability

## Text

This chapter shall apply with respect to a claim that is filed under Federal, State, or Tribal law on or after December 7, 2022.

(Pub. L. 117–224, § 5, Dec. 7, 2022, 136 Stat. 2292.)