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title: "24 U.S.C. § 197"
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# 24 U.S.C. § 197 - Repealed. Pub. L. 98–621, § 10(o), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3380

## Notes

Section, acts Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 853, 31 Stat. 1163; July 1, 1916, ch. 209, 39 Stat. 309; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–857, § 13(b), 72 Stat. 1264, related to contracts for care, maintenance, and treatment of insane members of Army.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective Oct. 1, 1987, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 98–621, set out as an Effective Date note under section 225 of this title.