22 CFR § 134.2 - When the Act applies.

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title: "22 CFR § 134.2 - When the Act applies."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "134.2"
section_name: "When the Act applies."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
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subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "134"
part_name: "EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT; IMPLEMENTATION"
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authority: "Sec. 203(a)(1), Pub. L. 96-481, 94 Stat. 2325 (5 U.S.C. 504(c)(1))."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 58301, Dec. 1, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 134.2 When the Act applies.

The Act applies to any adversary adjudication pending before the Department of State at any time between October 1, 1981 and September 30, 1984. This includes proceedings begun before October 1, 1981 if final agency action has not been taken before that date, and proceedings pending on September 30, 1984, regardless of when they were initiated or when final agency action occurs.