Compiled April, 2025
Our review of the annotated history for Title 15, United States Code section 636 reveals the following legislative history. Each public law (hereinafter referred to as Pub.L.) represents a separate congressional enactment or bill.
• Pub. L. 85–536, § 2[7], July 18, 1958, 72 Stat. 387
• Pub. L. 85–699, title VI, § 602(c), August 21, 1958, 72 Stat. 698
• Pub. L. 86–367, § 2, September 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 647
• Pub. L. 87–70, title III, § 305[a], June 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 167
• Pub. L. 87–305, § 9, September 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 668
• Pub. L. 88–264, § 1, February 5, 1964, 78 Stat. 7
• Pub. L. 88–560, title III, § 319, September 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 794
• Pub. L. 89–59, § 1(a), (b), June 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 206
• Pub. L. 89–409, § 3(a), May 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 133
• Pub. L. 89–769, § 7(b), November 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1319
• Pub. L. 90–104, title I, §§ 103, 104, October 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 268
• Pub. L. 90–448, title XI, § 1106(a), August 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 567
• Pub. L. 90–495, § 31, August 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 835
• Pub. L. 91–173, title V, § 504(a), (b), December 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 802
• Pub. L. 91–596, § 28(a), (b), December 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1618
• Pub. L. 91–597, § 25(a), (b), December 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1633, 1634
• Pub. L. 92–385, §§ 1(a), 2(a), August 16, 1972, 86 Stat. 554, 555
• Pub. L. 92–500, § 8(a), October 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 898
• Pub. L. 92–595, § 3(b), October 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1316
• Pub. L. 93–237, §§ 2(a), (b), 3(a), 5, 6, January 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1023, 1024
• Pub. L. 93–386, §§ 2(a)(4), 3(2), 8, 9, 12, August 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 742, 746, 748, 749
• Pub. L. 94–305, title I, §§ 108(b), 109, 111, 112(c), (d), 114, June 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 666, 667
• Pub. L. 95–89, title I, § 101(d), (e), title III, §§301, 302, title IV, §§402–405, August 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 553, 558-560
• Pub. L. 95–315, §§ 2, 3, July 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 377, 378
• Pub. L. 95–507, title II, §§ 204, 205, 231, October 24, 1978, 92 Stat. 1764, 1766, 1772
• Pub. L. 95–510, § 104, October 24, 1978, 92 Stat. 1782
• Pub. L. 96–38, title I, § 101(a), (b), July 25, 1979, 93 Stat. 118
• Pub. L. 96–302, title I, §§ 119(a), (b), 122–124, title II, § 203, title V, § 505, July 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 840, 841, 843, 848, 852
• Pub. L. 96–481, title I, §§ 104, 106(a), 107, 112, October 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2322, 2323;
• Pub. L. 97–35, title XIX, §§ 1902, 1910–1912, 1913(a), (c), 1914, August 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 767, 778-780;
• Pub. L. 98–270, title III, §§ 301, 304, 308, 309, 311, April 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 159–161
• Pub. L. 98–395, § 5, August 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 1368
• Pub. L. 99–272, title XVIII, §§ 18006(a)(1), (2), 18007, 18013, April. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 366, 370
• Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, October 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095
• Pub. L. 100–418, title VIII, §§ 8005, 8007(a), August 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1557, 1559
• Pub. L. 100–533, title III, § 302(a), October 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2693
• Pub. L. 100–590, title I, §§ 102(a), 103, 111(c), 119(a), 120–122, November 3, 1988, 102 Stat. 2992, 2995, 2999, 3000
• Pub. L. 100–656, title II, §§ 201(a), 202, 203, 205, 206, 208, title III, §§ 301–303(a), title IV, § 408, title V, § 505(h), November 15, 1988, 102 Stat. 3856, 3858, 3859, 3861, 3862, 3865-3868, 3877, 3887
• Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 109(f), November 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4708
• Pub. L. 101–37, §§ 4–6(a), 7(a), 8–10(b), June 15, 1989, 103 Stat. 70–73
• Pub. L. 101–162, title V, (1), (2), November 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1024 , 1025
• Pub. L. 101–574, title II, §§ 202, 204(a), 206, 242, 245, title III, § 307, November 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2818–2820 2827, 2830
• Pub. L. 102–140, title VI, § 609(b), (h), October 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 825, 827
• Pub. L. 102–191, § 4, December 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1591
• Pub. L. 102–366, title I, §§ 104, 113(a), title II, § 211, September 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 988, 989, 997;
• Pub. L. 102–564, title III, § 307(b), (c), October 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4263, 4264
• Pub. L. 103–81, §§ 4, 5(a), 8, August 13, 1993, 107 Stat. 781, 782;
• Pub. L. 103–403, title II, §§ 201, 202, 204–208(b), 209–211, title VI, §§ 603–605(a), October 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4180–4183, 4202, 4203
• Pub. L. 104–36, §§ 2–4(a), 5, October 12, 1995, 109 Stat. 295–297
• Pub. L. 104–208, div. D, title I, §§ 103(a)–(d), (f), 105, 107, 111, September 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–726, 3009-727, 3009-731 to 3009-733
• Pub. L. 105–135, title II, §§ 201, 202(a), 231, title VII, § 706, December 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2597, 2598, 2606, 2637
• Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(d)(10), (f)(9)], October 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681-420, 2681-430
• Pub. L. 106–8, § 3(a), (c), April 2, 1999, 113 Stat. 13 , 16
• Pub. L. 106–22, §§ 2, 3, April 27, 1999, 113 Stat. 36 , 37
• Pub. L. 106–24, § 1(a), April 27, 1999, 113 Stat. 39
• Pub. L. 106–50, title IV, §§ 401(b), 402(a), (b), 403, 404, August 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 244–246
• Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(9) [title II, §§ 202–208(a), 210, title VIII, § 802(a)], December 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-681 to 2763A-684, 2763A-702
• Pub. L. 107–100, § 6(a), December 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 970
• Pub. L. 108–447, div. K, title I, §§ 101(a), 102, 103(a), 107(a), (b), December 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3442–3446
• Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title VIII, § 845(a)(2), (c), January 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3390, 3391
• Pub. L. 110–140, title XII, §§ 1201, 1202, December 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1764, 1765
• Pub. L. 110–186, title II, §§ 201(a), 203, 204, 208, February 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 627, 629, 631
• Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, §§ 12061, 12063(a), (c)(2), 12065, 12066(a), 12068(a), (b)(2), 12070, 12074(a), 12077–12078(b)(1), (c), 12081–12083(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1406, 1407, 1409-1411, 1414-1418
• Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XII, §§ 12061, 12063(a), (c)(2), 12065, 12066(a), 12068(a), (b)(2), 12070, 12074(a), 12077–12078(b)(1), (c), 12081–12083(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2168, 2169, 2171-2173, 2176-2180
• Pub. L. 111–240, title I, §§ 1111, 1113, 1131(a), 1133, 1135, 1206(a)–(g), 1401(a), (c)(1), September 27, 2010, 124 Stat. 2507, 2508, 2512, 2514, 2520, 2530-2532, 2547, 2549
• Pub. L. 112–74, div. C, title V, § 531, December 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 922
• Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVI, § 1622(c), January 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2069
• Pub. L. 113–128, title V, § 512(cc), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1717
• Pub. L. 114–38, §§ 2, 4(b), July 28, 2015, 129 Stat. 437, 438
• Pub. L. 114–88, div. A, title I, §§ 1101–1104, div. B, title I, §§ 2101, 2102(a), (b), 2105–2107, 2109, title II, § 2201, title III, § 2301(a), November 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 687–690, 692, 694, 695
• Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title VIII, § 865(a)(2), November 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 928
• Pub. L. 115–141, div. E, title V, § 532, March 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 581
• Pub. L. 115–189, § 4(a)(2), June 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 1497
• Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 853(b), 861(c), 862(b)(1), (f), August 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1885, 1896, 1897, 1900
• Pub. L. 115–370, § 2, December 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5105
• Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VIII, § 877(a), December 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1529
• Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title I, §§ 1102(a), (c), (d), 1110(f), March 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 286, 294, 308
• Pub. L. 116–139, div. A, § 101(d), April 24, 2020, 134 Stat. 621
• Pub. L. 116–142, §§ 2(a), 3(a), (c), June 5, 2020, 134 Stat. 641, 642
• Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title III, §§ 304(a), (b)(1)(C)(ii), 308(a), 310(a)(1), (b), 311(a), 313(a), 315(a), 316–319, 326, 329(a), 334, 335(a), 336(a), 337(a), 338(a), 339(b), 340(a), (b)(1), 341–343(a), 344, December 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2011-2015, 2036, 2037, 2041, 2042, 2047, 2048, 2049-2051
• Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VIII, § 866(b), January 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3785
• Pub. L. 117–2, title V, § 5001(a), (b), (c)(2), March 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 81–84
• Pub. L. 117–6, § 2(a), March 30, 2021, 135 Stat. 250
• Pub. L. 117–165, § 2(a), August 5, 2022, 136 Stat. 1363
• Pub. L. 117–166, § 2, August 5, 2022, 136 Stat. 1365
• Pub. L. 117–249, § 2(a), December 20, 2022, 136 Stat. 235
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