Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§5849 Citation of chapter
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS › Subchapter Subchapter B— - General Provisions and Exemptions › Part PART I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 5849
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Title 26, §5849
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This chapter may be cited as the “National Firearms Act” and any reference in any other provision of law to the “National Firearms Act” shall be held to refer to the provisions of this chapter.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 5849, Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 203(g)(1), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1427, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 90–618.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 202, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1235, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by section 201 of this title [enacting this chapter] shall be cited as the ‘National Firearms Act
Amendments
of 1968’.”
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26 U.S.C. § 5849
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
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Apr 6, 2026
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