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authority type
statute
jurisdiction
federal_nationwide
publication status
official_preliminary_code
precedential status
binding_enacted_positive_law_title
subsequent history
Currentness controlled by OLRC preliminary edition.
negative treatment status
Not applicable to enacted statutory text; amendment/currentness checked through OLRC preliminary edition current through 2026-07-21.
material limitations
The statute does not itself decide whether a later filing is second or successive, whether either substantive gate is satisfied, or which relief is available in a § 2241 proceeding.
The section text and currentness statement were verified against the Office of the Law Revision Counsel preliminary edition, which reported laws in effect on July 21, 2026. The full text of subsections (a) through (h) was also retrieved from the official 2023 GovInfo United States Code PDF. Currentness is controlled by the OLRC preliminary edition, not the older GovInfo main edition.
Subsection (h) requires panel certification as provided in § 2244 for a second or successive motion.
Subsections (h)(1) and (h)(2) state two alternative substantive gates.
Material limitations
The statute does not itself decide whether a later filing is legally “second or successive” or whether either substantive gate is satisfied. Those questions require independently verified controlling cases.