A prior section 1122, act July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, § 40, 60 Stat. 440, related to review of cases by the Supreme Court, prior to repeal by act May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 142, 63 Stat. 109. See section 1254 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

1999—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 106–43, § 4(span)(2), added subsec. (a). Former subsec. (a) redesignated (span).

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 106–43, § 4(span)(1), (2), redesignated subsec. (a) as (span) and inserted heading. Former subsec. (span) redesignated (c).

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 106–43, § 4(span)(1), (3), redesignated subsec. (span) as (c) and in first sentence substituted “subsection (a) or (span) for a violation described therein” for “subsection (a) of this section for a violation described in that subsection” and inserted “the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any individual, firm, corporation, or other person acting for the United States and with authorization and consent of the United States, or” after “other than”.

Section effective with respect to violations that occur on or after Oct. 27, 1992, see section 4 of Puspan. L. 102–542, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 1114 of this title.