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# 42 U.S.C. § 4959 - Repealed. Pub. L. 111–13, title II, § 2104, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1583

## Notes

Section, Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 109, as added Pub. L. 99–551, § 4(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3072; amended Pub. L. 101–204, title VI, § 601, Dec. 7, 1989, 103 Stat. 1819; Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 327, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(d)(36)(B), (f)(28)(B)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–427, 2681–434, related to the VISTA Literacy Corps.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under section 4950 of this title.