Section, added Pub. L. 87–61, title II, § 203(c)(1), June 29, 1961, 75 Stat. 125; amended Pub. L. 91–258, title II, § 206(b), (d)(2), May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 245, 246; Pub. L. 91–605, title III, § 303(a)(10), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1744; Pub. L. 94–280, title III, § 303(a)(10), May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 456; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 95–599, title V, § 502(a)(9), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2756; Pub. L. 97–248, title II, § 280(c)(2)(C)–(E), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 97–424, title V, § 516(a)(6), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2183; Pub. L. 100–17, title V, § 502(d)(2), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 257; Pub. L. 101–508, title XI, § 11211(f)(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–427; Pub. L. 102–240, title VIII, § 8002(c)(2), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2203; Pub. L. 105–178, title IX, § 9002(a)(2)(B), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 500, related to installment payments of tax on use of highway motor vehicles.

A prior section 6156 was renumbered section 6157 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 91–53, § 2(a), Aug. 7, 1969, 83 Stat. 91.

Repeal applicable to taxable periods beginning after Oct. 22, 2004, see section 867(e) of Pub. L. 108–357, set out as an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment note under section 4481 of this title.