Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 228 : US Code - Notes
Search Notes on 18 U.S.C. § 228 : US Code - Notes
(Added Pub. L. 102-521, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3403;
amended Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 607(l), Oct. 11, 1996, 110
Stat. 3512; Pub. L. 105-187, Sec. 2, June 24, 1998, 112 Stat. 618.)
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pub. L. 105-187 reenacted section catchline without change
and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted
of subsecs. (a) to (d) relating to a description of the offense,
punishment for an offense, restitution upon conviction of an
offense, and definitions of terms used in this section.
1996 - Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 104-294 inserted "commonwealth,"
before "possession or territory of the United States".
SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105-187, Sec. 1, June 24, 1998, 112 Stat. 618, provided
that: "This Act [amending this section] may be cited as the
'Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 102-521 provided that: "This Act [enacting
this section and sections 3796cc to 3796cc-6 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare, amending section 3563 of this title and
section 3797 of Title 42, and enacting provisions set out as a note
under section 12301 of Title 42] may be cited as the 'Child Support
Recovery Act of 1992'."
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