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 120 STAT. 3674

PUBLIC LAW 109–481—JAN. 12, 2007

‘‘(4) The sanitary and hospital authorities of the armed forces of State Parties to the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949. ‘‘(d) This section does not make unlawful the use of any such emblem, sign, insignia, or words which was lawful on or before December 8, 2005, if such use would not appear in time of armed conflict to confer the protections of the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949, and, if applicable, the Additional Protocols. ‘‘(e) A violation of this section or section 706 may be enjoined at the civil suit of the Attorney General.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 706 the following new item: ‘‘706a. Geneva distinctive emblems.’’.

Approved January 12, 2007.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6338: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006): Dec. 5, considered and passed House. Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

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