1994—Subsecs. (a), (b).
Pub. L. 103–296 substituted “Commissioner of Social Security” for “Secretary”.
Amendment by
Pub. L. 103–296 effective Mar. 31, 1995, see section 110(a) of
Pub. L. 103–296, set out as a note under section
401 of this title.
Section 8008(b) of
Pub. L. 101–239 provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 19, 1989].”
For applicability of this section to the Northern Mariana Islands, see section 502(a)(1) of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America and Proc. No. 4534, Oct. 24, 1977,
42 F.R.
6593, set out as notes under section
1801 of Title
48, Territories and Insular Possessions.