42 USC § 6506 - Applicability of antitrust provisions; plans and proposals submitted to Congress to contain report by Attorney General on impact of plans and proposals on competition

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title: "42 USC § 6506 - Applicability of antitrust provisions; plans and proposals submitted to Congress to contain report by Attorney General on impact of plans and proposals on competition"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "6506"
section_name: "Applicability of antitrust provisions; plans and proposals submitted to Congress to contain report by Attorney General on impact of plans and proposals on competition"
chapter_number: 78
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–258, title I, § 106, Apr. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 306; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(n)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1844.)"
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# § 6506. Applicability of antitrust provisions; plans and proposals submitted to Congress to contain report by Attorney General on impact of plans and proposals on competition

section 8730 of title 10

Unless otherwise provided by Act of Congress, whenever development leading to production of petroleum is authorized, the provisions of subsections (g), (h), and (i) of  shall be deemed applicable to the Secretary of the Interior with respect to rules and regulations, plans of development and amendments thereto, and contracts and operating agreements. All plans and proposals submitted to the Congress under this chapter or pursuant to legislation authorizing development leading to production shall contain a report by the Attorney General of the United States on the anticipated effects upon competition of such plans and proposals.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–258, title I, § 106, Apr. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 306; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(n)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1844.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— substituted “” for “”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding , Armed Forces.