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# 45 U.S.C. § 421 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379

## Notes

Section, Pub. L. 91–458, title I, § 101, Oct. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 971, stated congressional declaration of purpose for this chapter. See section 20101 of Title 49, Transportation.