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§ 31. Director of United States Geological Survey
(a) Establishment of office; appointment and duties; examination of geological structure, mineral resources, and products of national domain; prohibitions in respect to lands and surveys
(b) Examination of geological structure, mineral resources, and products outside national domain
(Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 182, 20 Stat. 394; Pub. L. 87–626, §§ 1, 2, Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 93–608, § 2(6), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1971; Pub. L. 102–154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1000; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1081(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 721.)