3 USC § 471 - Effective date

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title: "3 USC § 471 - Effective date"
title_number: 3
title_name: "THE PRESIDENT"
section_number: "471"
section_name: "Effective date"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "EXTENSION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "EFFECTIVE DATE"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–331, § 2(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4068.)"
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# § 471. Effective date

**(a)** **In General.—** Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

**1** **Regulations.—** Sections 411(d), 412(c), 413(c), 414(c), 415(c), 416(c), 421(d), 425(d), 431(c), 431(d), 452(a), and 454(a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.[^1]

See References in Text note below.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–331, § 2(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4068.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The date of enactment of this Act, referred to in subsec. (b), probably means the date of enactment of , which enacted this chapter and was approved .