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title: "49 U.S.C. § 44931"
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title_number: 49
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section: "44931"
citation: "49 U.S.C. § 44931"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 44931 - Authority to exempt
## Text
The Secretary of Homeland Security may grant an exemption from a regulation prescribed in carrying out sections 44901, 44903, 44906, 44909(c), and 4493544937 of this title when the Secretary decides the exemption is in the public interest.
(Added Pub. L. 115254, div. K, title I, § 1991(j)(1), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3645.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 44931, Pub. L. 103272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1215, related to the Director of Intelligence and Security, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 10771, title I, § 101(f)(6), Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 603.