4 U.S.C. § 112 | Compacts between States for cooperation in prevention of crime; consent of Congress

(a)

The consent of Congress is hereby given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime and in the enforcement of their respective criminal laws and policies, and to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as they may deem desirable for making effective such agreements and compacts.

(b)

For the purpose of this section, the term “States” means the several States and Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the District of Columbia.

May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 129(b) 63 Stat. 107 Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 941 70 Stat. 1020 Pub. L. 87–406Feb. 16, 196276 Stat. 9 Pub. L. 89–554, § 2(c)Sept. 6, 196680 Stat. 608 (Added , , § 112, formerly § 111; amended , ; , , ; renumbered § 112, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

May 24, 1949July 30, 194761 Stat. 641 section 420 of title 18act of June 6, 1934, ch. 406 48 Stat. 909 April 24, 1947This section [section 129(b) of Act ] incorporates in title 4, U.S.C. (enacted into positive law by act of (ch. 389, § 1, ), the provisions of former , U.S.C. (, ), which, in the course of the revision of such title 18, was omitted therefrom and recommended for transfer to such title 4. (See table 7—Transferred sections, p. A219, H. Rept. No. 304, , to accompany H.R. 3190, 80th Cong.).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 87–4061962—Subsec. (b). inserted “Guam” after “the Virgin Islands,”.

Aug. 3, 19561956—Act , designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Executive Documents

Admission of Alaska and Hawaii to Statehood

Jan. 3, 1959Jan. 3, 1959Aug. 21, 1959Aug. 21, 1959Pub. L. 85–508July 7, 195872 Stat. 339 section 21 of Title 48 Pub. L. 86–3Mar. 18, 195973 Stat. 4 section 491 of Title 48Alaska was admitted into the Union on , on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, , 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, and Hawaii was admitted into the Union on , on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, , 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74. For Alaska Statehood Law, see , , , set out as a note preceding former , Territories and Insular Possessions. For Hawaii Statehood Law, see , , , set out as a note preceding former .