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36 U.S.C. 506: Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of regulationsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 5-PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
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§506. Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of regulations

Regulations prescribed and licenses authorized under this chapter are effective only during the inaugural period. The regulations shall be published in at least one daily newspaper published in the District of Columbia. A penalty prescribed for violating such a regulation may not be enforced until 5 days after publication.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1265 .)

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36:728 (1st, 2d sentences).

Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 8 (1st, 2d sentences), 70 Stat. 1051.

The words “full force and” are omitted as unnecessary.