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24 U.S.C. 221: Repealed. Pub. L. 98–621, § 10(a) , Nov. 8, 1984 , 98 Stat. 3379Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 24-HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMSCHAPTER 4-SAINT ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL
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§§221, 222. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–621, § 10(a) , Nov. 8, 1984 , 98 Stat. 3379

Section 221, R.S. § 4856; June 25, 1936, ch. 804, 49 Stat. 1921; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(b), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 127, 63 Stat. 107, related to discharge of insane patients on bond.

Section 222, R.S. § 4857, provided that no insane person not charged with any breach of the peace should ever be confined in the United States jail in the District of Columbia.

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Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1987, see section 12(b) of Pub. L. 98–621, set out as an Effective Date note under section 225 of this title.