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title: "28 U.S.C. § 599"
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# 28 U.S.C. § 599 - Termination of effect of chapter
## Text
This chapter shall cease to be effective five years after the date of the enactment of the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994, except that this chapter shall continue in effect with respect to then pending matters before an independent counsel that in the judgment of such counsel require such continuation until that independent counsel determines such matters have been completed.
(Added Pub. L. 100191, § 2, Dec. 15, 1987, 101 Stat. 1306; amended Pub. L. 103270, § 2, June 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 732.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe date of the enactment of the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 103270, which was approved June 30, 1994.
Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103270 substituted “1994” for “1987”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103270 applicable with respect to independent counsels appointed before, on, or after June 30, 1994, see section 7(a) of Pub. L. 103270, set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 591 of this title.
Effective DateSection effective Dec. 15, 1987, see section 6 of Pub. L. 100191, set out as a note under section 591 of this title.