50 U.S.C. § 1861 — Definitions
submitted 25 years ago by Pub. L. 95-511 to r/title-50-WAR-AND-NATIONAL-DEFENSE · 145 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines terms used in this subchapter. Several terms have the meanings given in section 1801, and it separately defines common carriers, storage facilities, lodging facilities, and vehicle-rental facilities.
(1) “Foreign power,” “agent of a foreign power,” “foreign intelligence information,” “international terrorism,” and “Attorney General” have the meanings in section 1801. (2) “Common carrier” means a person or entity that transports people or property by land, rail, water, or air for payment. (3) “Physical storage facility” means a business or entity that publicly provides space or storage-related services for goods or materials. (4) “Public accommodation facility” means an inn, hotel, motel, or other place that provides lodging to temporary guests. (5) “Vehicle rental facility” means a person or entity that provides vehicles to the public, or a segment of the public, for rent, lease, loan, or similar use. This section does not define the quoted terms by itself when it refers to another section.
As used in this subchapter:
The terms “foreign power”, “agent of a foreign power”, “foreign intelligence information”, “international terrorism”, and “Attorney General” shall have the same meanings as in section 1801 of this title.
The term “common carrier” means any person or entity transporting people or property by land, rail, water, or air for compensation.
The term “physical storage facility” means any business or entity that provides space for the storage of goods or materials, or services related to the storage of goods or materials, to the public or any segment thereof.
The term “public accommodation facility” means any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment that provides lodging to transient guests.
The term “vehicle rental facility” means any person or entity that provides vehicles for rent, lease, loan, or other similar use to the public or any segment thereof.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–511, title V, § 501, as added Pub. L. 107–56, title II, § 215, Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 287; amended Pub. L. 107–108, title III, § 314(a)(6), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1402; Pub. L. 109–177, title I, §§ 102(b)(1), 106(a)–(e), (f)(2), (g), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 195–198; Pub. L. 109–178, §§ 3, 4(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 278, 280; Pub. L. 111–118, div. B, § 1004(a), Dec. 19, 2009, 123 Stat. 3470; Pub. L. 111–141, § 1(a), Feb. 27, 2010, 124 Stat. 37; Pub. L. 112–3, § 2(a), Feb. 25, 2011, 125 Stat. 5; Pub. L. 112–14, § 2(a), May 26, 2011, 125 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 114–23, title I, §§ 101–107, title VII, § 705(a), (c), June 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 269–273, 300; Pub. L. 115–118, title II, § 205(b)(6), Jan. 19, 2018, 132 Stat. 22; Pub. L. 116–69, div. B, title VII, § 1703(a), Nov. 21, 2019, 133 Stat. 1143.)
- 2001Enacted · Pub. L. 95-511 · 115 Stat. 287
- 2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-108 · 115 Stat. 1402
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-177 · 120 Stat. 195
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-178 · 120 Stat. 278, 280
- 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-118 · 123 Stat. 3470
- 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-141 · 124 Stat. 37
- 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-3 · 125 Stat. 5
- 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-14 · 125 Stat. 216
- 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-23 · 129 Stat. 269
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-118 · 132 Stat. 22
- 2019Amended · Pub. L. 116-69 · 133 Stat. 1143
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 95-511 on 2001-10-26.
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