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18 U.S.C. 281: Repealed. Pub. L. 104-106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4304(b)(3) , Feb. 10, 1996 , 110 Stat. 664 ; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, § 602(d) , Oct. 11, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3503Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026).
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§281. Repealed. Pub. L. 104-106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4304(b)(3) , Feb. 10, 1996 , 110 Stat. 664 ; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, § 602(d) , Oct. 11, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3503

Section, added Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VIII, § 822(b)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1132, related to restrictions on retired military officers regarding certain matters affecting the Government.

Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, § 602(d), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503, which repealed this section, was repealed by Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1808, effective Oct. 11, 1996.

A prior section 281, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 697; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 6, 63 Stat. 90, which related to compensation to Members of Congress, officers and others in matters affecting the Government, was repealed by Pub. L. 87-849, §§ 2, 4, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1126, eff. 90 days after Oct. 23, 1962, which repeal continued limited applicability to retired officers of the Armed Forces of the United States. Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VIII, § 822(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1132, repealed such prior section 281 to the extent that it had not been repealed by section 2 of Pub. L. 87-849. See section 203 of this title.

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Effective Date of Repeal

For effective date and applicability of repeal by Pub. L. 104-106, see section 4401 of Pub. L. 104-106, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under section 2220 of Title 10, Armed Forces.