Neither the United States nor a federally-owned corporation may be required to give a bond or admiralty stipulation in a civil action under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1519.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3090946 App.:743 (last sentence).Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, § 3 (last sentence), 41 Stat. 526; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(25)(A), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 155.
The words “civil action” are substituted for “proceeding” for consistency in this chapter and with rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 App. U.S.C.).
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