26 USC § 5849 - Citation of chapter

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title: "26 USC § 5849 - Citation of chapter"
title_number: 26
title_name: "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE"
section_number: "5849"
section_name: "Citation of chapter"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "General Provisions and Exemptions"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 201, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1232.)"
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# § 5849. Citation of chapter

This chapter may be cited as the “National Firearms Act” and any reference in any other provision of law to the “National Firearms Act” shall be held to refer to the provisions of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 201, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1232.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 5849, , , , consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

> “The amendments made by
> 
> [enacting this chapter] shall be cited as the ‘National Firearms Act Amendments of 1968’.”

, , , provided that: