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PUBLIC LAW 97-227—AUG. 2, 1982 Public Law 97-227 97th Congress An Act

Aug. 2, 1982 [H.R. 6663] Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, delay of effective date. 28 USC 2071 note. 28 USC app. Effective date. 28 USC 2071 note.

To delay the effective date of proposed amendments to rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding the provisions of section 2072 of title 28, United States Code, the amendments to rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as proposed by the Supreme Court of the United States and transmitted to the Congress by the Chief Justice on April 28, 1982, shall take effect on October 1, 1983, unless previously approved, disapproved, or modified by Act of Congress. SEC. 2. This Act shall be effective as of August 1, 1982, but shall not apply to the service of process that takes place between August 1, 1982, and the date of enactment of this Act. Approved August 2, 1982.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6663: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-662 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): July 26, considered and passed House. July 28, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 18, No. 31 (1982): Aug. 2, Presidential statement.

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