Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date

Pub. L. 112–63, title II, § 205, Dec. 7, 2011, 125 Stat. 764, provided that: “The amendments made by this title [enacting this section, amending sections 1391 and 1404 of this title, and repealing section 1392 of this title]—

“(1)
shall take effect upon the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 7, 2011]; and
“(2)
shall apply to—
“(A)
any action that is commenced in a United States district court on or after such effective date; and
“(B)
any action that is removed from a State court to a United States district court and that had been commenced, within the meaning of State law, on or after such effective date.”