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§9801 Defined term

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 122— - TRAVEL AND TOURISM › § 9801

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines "COVID–19 public health emergency" as the emergency the Secretary of Health and Human Services declared on January 31, 2020 under 42 U.S.C. 247d, and any renewal of that declaration.

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Title 15, §9801

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In this title,11 See References in Text note below. the term “COVID–19 public health emergency”—
(1)means the public health emergency first declared on January 31, 2020, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 247d of title 42 with respect to COVID–19; and
(2)includes any renewal of such declaration pursuant to such section 247d of title 42.

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References in Text

This title, referred to in text, is title VI of div. BB of Pub. L. 117–328, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5566. section 600 and subtitle A (§§ 601–609) of title VI enacted this chapter, amended section 1546 of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes under this section and section 9802 of this title, amended provisions set out as a note under section 2171 of Title 19, Customs Duties, and amended Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Subtitle B (§ 611) of title VI is not classified to the Code. For complete classification of title VI to the Code, see Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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of 2022 Amendment Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title VI, § 601, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5566, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 601–609) of title VI of div. BB of Pub. L. 117–328, enacting sections 9802 to 9805 of this title, amending section 1546 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 9802 of this title, amending provisions set out as notes under section 2171 of Title 19, Customs Duties, and amended Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees] may be cited as the ‘Visit America Act’.” Completion of Proceeding Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title VI, § 609, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5570, provided that: “If the Secretary of Commerce, before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 29, 2022], has taken any action that, in whole or in part, implements this title [see

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note above] or the

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made by this title, the Secretary is not required to revisit such action to the extent such action is consistent with this title and the

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made by this title.”

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 9801

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73