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26 U.S.C. 222: Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. EE, title I, § 104(b)(1) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 3041Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026).
From Title 26-INTERNAL REVENUE CODECHAPTER 1-NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES

§222. Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. EE, title I, § 104(b)(1) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 3041

A prior section 222 was renumbered section 226 of this title.

Another prior section 222, added Pub. L. 97-34, title I, § 125(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 201; amended Pub. L. 97-448, title I, § 101(f), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2367, related to deduction of adoption expenses, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-514, title I, §§ 135(a), 151(a), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2116, 2121, applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1986.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal of section applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2020, see section 104(c) of div. EE of Pub. L. 116-260, set out as an Effective Date of 2020 Amendment note under section 25A of this title.