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TITLE 10 > Subtitle A > PART II > CHAPTER 47 > SUBCHAPTER IX > § 874
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Source
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 63; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 553(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–125; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(a)(8), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1223.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 874(a) | ||
| 874(b) | 50:661(a). | |
| 50:661(b). | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 74), 64 Stat. 132. |
In subsections (a) and (b), the words “Secretary concerned” are substituted for the words “Secretary of the Department”.
Amendments
2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–107 inserted “that is adjudged for an offense committed after October 29, 2000” after “a sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole”.
2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–398 inserted at end “However, in the case of a sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole, after the sentence is ordered executed, the authority of the Secretary concerned under the preceding sentence (1) may not be delegated, and (2) may be exercised only after the service of a period of confinement of not less than 20 years.”
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 553(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–125, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall not apply with respect to a sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole that is adjudged for an offense committed before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2000].”
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