Compiled July, 2013
Our review of the annotated history for Title 18, United States Code section 2255 reveals the following legislative history. Each public law (hereinafter referred to as Pub.L.) represents a separate congressional enactment or bill.
Added:
• Pub.L. 99-500, § 101(b) [title VII, Sec. 703(a)], October 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-39, 1783-74, to wit:
• Pub.L. 99-591, § 101(b) [title VII, Sec. 703(a)], October 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-39, 3341-74 – a corrected version of Pub. L. 99-500
Amended:
• Pub.L. 105-314, title VI, § 605, October 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2984 – substituted “2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423” for “2251 or 2252”.
• Pub.L. 109-248, title VII, § 707(b), (c), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 650 – Subdivision (a) in Sec. 707(b), inserted heading, inserted “, regardless of whether the injury occurred while such person was a minor,” after “such violation”, and substituted “Any person who, while a minor, was” for “Any minor who is”, “such person” for “such minor”, “Any person as described” for “Any minor as described”, and “$150,000” for “$50,000“. Subdivision (b) in Sec. 707(c), inserted heading.
• Pub.L. 113-4, § 1212(a), March 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 143 – Subdivision (a) in section 1212(a)(1) struck “section 2241(c)” and inserted “section 1589, 1590, 1591, 2241(c)”. Subdivision (b) in section 1212(a)(2) struck “six year” and inserted “10 years”.
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