Us Code § 821 - to 823. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title I, §21301(b)(1)(A), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 683
Full text of Us Code United States Code § 821 — to 823. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title I, §21301(b)(1)(A), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 683, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 821. to 823. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title I, §21301(b)(1)(A), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 683
Section 821, Pub. L. 94–210, title V, §501, as added Pub. L. 105–178, title VII, §7203(a)(1), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 471; amended Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, §11602, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1693, defined terms for purposes of this subchapter. See section 22401 of Title 49, Transportation.
A prior section 821, Pub. L. 94–210, title V, §501, Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 66; Pub. L. 95–620, title VIII, §803(c)(1), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3347; Pub. L. 96–101, §24(b), Nov. 4, 1979, 93 Stat. 747; Pub. L. 96–448, title IV, §405(d), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, §1162(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 684; Pub. L. 99–509, title IV, §4033(c)(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908, defined terms for purposes of this subchapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–178, title VII, §7203(a)(1), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 471.
Section 822, Pub. L. 94–210, title V, §502, as added Pub. L. 105–178, title VII, §7203(a)(1), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 473; amended Pub. L. 109–59, title IX, §9003(b)–(g), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1921–1923; Pub. L. 110–432, div. A, title VII, §701(e), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4906; Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, §§11603–11605(a), 11606, 11607(a), 11608, 11609, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1694, 1695, 1697–1700; Pub. L. 116–94, div. H, title I, §192, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2972; Pub. L. 116–159, div. B, title I, §1104(b), Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 727, related to direct loans and loan guarantees. See section 22402 of Title 49, Transportation.
A prior section 822, Pub. L. 94–210, title V, §502, Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 67; Pub. L. 95–620, title VIII, §803(c)(2)–(4), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3347, related to the Rail Fund, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–178, title VII, §7203(a)(1), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 471.
Section 823, Pub. L. 94–210, title V, §503, as added and amended Pub. L. 105–178, title VII, §7203(a)(1), (4), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 475, 477; Pub. L. 109–59, title IX, §9003(h), (i), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1923; Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, §11605(b), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1695; Pub. L. 115–56, div. D, §164(b), as added Pub. L. 115–123, div. B, §20101(2), Feb. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 121, related to administration of direct loans and loan guarantees. See section 22403 of Title 49, Transportation.
A prior section 823, Pub. L. 94–210, title V, §503, Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 69; Pub. L. 94–555, title II, §216(b), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2627, related to classification and designation of rail lines, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–178, title VII, §7203(a)(1), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 471.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Savings Provision
Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title I, §21301(b)(2), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 683, provided that: "The repeals under paragraph (1) [repealing this section and sections 822, 823, and 836 of this title] shall not affect the rights and duties that matured under the repealed sections, the penalties that were incurred under such sections, or any proceeding authorized under any such section that commenced before the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 15, 2021]."
Substantive Criteria and Standards
Pub. L. 109–59, title IX, §9003(j), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1923, which related to the substantive criteria and standards used by the Secretary of Transportation to determine whether to approve or disapprove applications submitted under former section 822 of this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title I, §21301(b)(1)(B), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 683.
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