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42 U.S.C. 5778: Repealed. Pub. L. 104–235, title II, § 231(b) , Oct. 3, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3092Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 72-JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
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§5778. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–235, title II, § 231(b) , Oct. 3, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3092

Section, Pub. L. 93–415, title IV, § 409, formerly § 408, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7291, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4461; renumbered § 409, Pub. L. 103–322, title XVII, § 170303(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2043, related to special study and report to determine obstacles that prevent or impede individuals who have legal custody of children from recovering children from parents who have removed children from such individuals in violation of law.