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title: "42 U.S.C. § 230"
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 230 - Repealed. Apr. 27, 1956, ch. 211, § 5(e), 70 Stat. 117

## Notes

Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 706, formerly title VI, § 606, 58 Stat. 713; renumbered title VII, § 706, Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, § 5, 60 Stat. 1049; amended Feb. 28, 1948, ch. 83, § 9(a), 62 Stat. 47; Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, title V, § 521(g), 63 Stat. 835, provided for computation of retired pay. See section 212 of this title.