Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 47 : Section 504


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 504 - Notes
                                   SOURCE
    (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title V, Sec. 504, 48 Stat. 1101; May 20,
    1937, ch. 229, Sec. 14, 50 Stat. 197; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec.
    1, 62 Stat. 909; Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 735, Sec. 4, 68 Stat. 729; Aug.
    6, 1956, ch. 973, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 1048; Pub. L. 86-752, Sec.
    7(b)-(d), Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 895; Pub. L. 87-448, Sec. 2, May
    11, 1962, 76 Stat. 69; Pub. L. 95-234, Sec. 3, Feb. 21, 1978, 92
    Stat. 35; Pub. L. 96-507, Sec. 2(c), Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2747.)
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Parts II and III of subchapter III of this chapter, referred to
    in subsec. (b), are classified to sections 351 et seq. and 381 et
    seq., respectively, of this title.
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1980 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-507 conformed reference to section
    507 of this title to reflect renumbering of that section which
    required no change in text.
      1978 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-234, Sec. 3(a), inserted in first
    sentence ", except as otherwise provided with respect to a
    forfeiture penalty determined under section 503(b)(3) of this
    title," after "recoverable". Such wording was inserted only after
    the first reference to "recoverable" as the probable intent of
    Congress.
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-234, Sec. 3(b), inserted reference to
    subchapter II of this chapter and struck out reference to section
    510 of this title and ", upon application therefor," after "by the
    Commission".
      1962 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87-448 empowered the Commission to
    remit or mitigate the forfeitures imposed by section 510 of this
    title.
      1960 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-752, Sec. 7(b), inserted proviso
    that any suit for recovery of a forfeiture shall be a trial de
    novo.
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86-752, Sec. 7(c), substituted "sections
    503(b) and 507" for "section 507".
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86-752, Sec. 7(d), added subsec. (c).
      1956 - Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 6, 1956, inserted reference to part
    III of subchapter III.
      1954 - Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 13, 1954, inserted reference to
    section 507 of this title.
      1937 - Act May 20, 1937, designated existing provisions as
    subsec. (a), inserted proviso as to recovery of forfeiture in any
    district where a ship may arrive or depart, and added subsec. (b).
                              CHANGE OF NAME                          
      Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, substituted "United States
    attorneys" for "district attorneys". See section 541 of Title 28,
    Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision Notes
    thereunder.
                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 95-234 effective on thirtieth day after Feb.
    21, 1978, see section 7 of Pub. L. 95-234, set out as a note under
    section 152 of this title.
                   SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS               
      This section is referred to in section 503 of this title.

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