36 USC § 506 - Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of regulations
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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s506"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "36 USC § 506 - Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of regulations"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "506"
section_name: "Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of regulations"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Observances and Ceremonies"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1265.)"
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# § 506. Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of regulations
Regulations prescribed and licenses authorized under this chapter are effective only during the inaugural period. The regulations shall be published in at least one daily newspaper published in the District of Columbia. A penalty prescribed for violating such a regulation may not be enforced until 5 days after publication.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1265.)
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 506 | 36:728 (1st, 2d sentences). | Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 8 (1st, 2d sentences), 70 Stat. 1051. |
The words “full force and” are omitted as unnecessary.