# 1 Defined term
See References in Text note below.
In this title,[^1] the term “COVID–19 public health emergency”—
**(1)** means the public health emergency first declared on January 31, 2020, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 247d of title 42 with respect to COVID–19; and
**(2)** includes any renewal of such declaration pursuant to such section 247d of title 42.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title VI, § 600, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5566.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This title, referred to in text, is title VI of div. BB of , , . Section 600 and subtitle A (§§ 601–609) of title VI enacted this chapter, amended , enacted provisions set out as notes under this section and , amended provisions set out as a note under , Customs Duties, and amended Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Subtitle B (§ 611) of title VI is not classified to the Code. For complete classification of title VI to the Code, see Tables.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Short Title of 2022 Amendment
> “This subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 601–609) of title VI of div. BB of
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> , Customs Duties, and amended Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees] may be cited as the ‘Visit America Act’.”
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### Completion of Proceeding
> “If the Secretary of Commerce, before the date of the enactment of this Act [
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