H.R. 1437House108th Congress (2003-2005)Enacted

To improve the United States Code.

Introduced March 25, 2003

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

March 25, 2003

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

March 25, 2003

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 7, 2003

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

May 7, 2003

HouseCommittee

Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-103.

May 15, 2003

HouseCalendars

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 42.

May 15, 2003

HouseFloor

Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

July 21, 2003 • 2:19 PM

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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7174-7177)

July 21, 2003 • 2:19 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1437.

July 21, 2003 • 2:19 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7174-7176)

July 21, 2003 • 2:22 PM

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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7174-7176)

July 21, 2003 • 2:22 PM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

July 21, 2003 • 2:22 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

July 22, 2003

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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S16063)

November 25, 2003

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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S16063)

November 25, 2003

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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

November 25, 2003

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

November 26, 2003

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December 3, 2003

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December 15, 2003

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 108-178.

December 15, 2003

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John Warner
Sen. John WarnerR-VA · Nov 12, 2003

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 4 p.m., in closed session to…

Robert F. Bennett
Sen. Robert F. BennettR-UT · Nov 6, 2003

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation be authorized to meet on Thursday, November 6, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on Robert Crandell, Floyd Hall, and…

F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.R-WI-5 · Jul 21, 2003

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1437) to improve the United States Code. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within…

Jon Kyl
Sen. Jon KylR-AZ · Nov 17, 2003

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Monday, November 17, 2003, at 5:40 p.m. in the President's Room 216, The…

John Cornyn
Sen. John CornynR-TX · Nov 12, 2003

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Friday, November 14, 2003, after the last cloture vote in Dirksen Room 226.…

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Zoe Lofgren
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16 · Jul 21, 2003

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I note that H.R. 1437 does indeed, as the chairman has indicated, make technical corrections to the United States Code that were…

Mitch McConnell
Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY · Nov 25, 2003

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1437 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. Mr. President, I ask…

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H.R.1437

One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three

An Act

To improve the United States Code.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.

(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to improve the United
States Code by making necessary technical changes.
(b) No Substantive Change.--This Act makes no substantive change in
existing law and may not be construed as making a substantive change in
existing law.
(c) Severability.--If a provision enacted by this Act is held
invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid
provision remain in effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is held
invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains valid for all
valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid
applications.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CHANGES IN PUBLIC LAW 107-217.

(a) Technical Changes in Schedule of Laws Repealed.--The Schedule
of Laws Repealed, which is contained in section 6(b) of Public Law 107-
217 (116 Stat. 1304), is amended as follows:
(1) In the item related to the Act of May 29, 1920 (ch. 214, 41
Stat. 642, 654), insert ``on p. 654'' after ``words in par. under
heading `Independent Treasury'''.
(2) In the item related to the Act of September 9, 1940 (ch.
717, 54 Stat. 873), strike ``3d proviso'' and substitute ``last
proviso''.
(3) In the item related to the Act of July 5, 1952 (ch. 576, 66
Stat. 385, 400), strike ``, proviso on p. 400'' (in the Section
column), ``, 400'' (in the Page column), and ``, 313-2'' (in the
U.S. Code column) and insert, immediately below, ``578'' (in the
Chapter or Public Law column), ``101 (proviso on p. 400)'' (in the
Section column), ``66'' (in the Volume column), ``400'' (in the
Page column), and ``313-2'' (in the U.S. Code column).
(4) In the item related to the Act of July 31, 1953 (ch. 299,
67 Stat. 290), strike ``4th proviso'' and substitute ``3d
proviso''.
(5) In the item related to the Act of June 29, 1956 (ch. 479,
70 Stat. 447), strike ``par.'' and substitute ``proviso''.
(6) In the item related to the Act of August 6, 1973 (Public
Law 93-83, 87 Stat. 216), strike ``2'' (in the Section column) and
substitute ``2 `Sec. 525'''.
(7) In the item related to the Act of March 12, 2002 (Public
Law 107-149, 116 Stat. 66), shift to the right one column the
matter in the Section, Volume, and Page columns and insert, in the
Section column, ``1-13''.
(8) Insert the following items:
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Schedule of Laws Repealed
Statutes at Large
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statutes at Large        U.S. Code
-------------------------    (title 40
Date                 Chapter or            Section                                       unless
Public Law                            Volume        Page          otherwise
specified)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1935
July 8                         374.............  1 (matter classified       49  469............  26
to 40:26).

1936
Apr. 17                        233.............  1 (matter classified       49  1224...........  26
to 40:26).

1942
Sept. 9                        558.............  1....................      56  750............  174f
...............  2....................      56  751............  174f note
...............  3....................      56  751............  174g
...............  4....................      56  751............  174h
...............  5....................      56  751............  174i
...............  6....................      56  751............  174j
...............  7....................      56  751............  174f note

1943
July 12                        215.............  1 (matter classified       57  425............  435
to 40:435).

1944
June 28                        296.............  1 (matter classified       58  456............  435
to 40:435).

1945
May 5                          109.............  1 (matter classified       59  160............  435
to 40:435).

1946
June 22                        445.............  1 (matter classified       60  292............  435
to 40:435).
July 30                        698.............  1....................      60  711............  436
...............  2....................      60  711............  437
...............  3....................      60  711............  438
...............  4....................      60  712............  439

1947
July 30                        358.............  306 (matter                61  584............  19 note
classified to 40:19
note).

1949
June 30                        286.............  201 (matter                63  373............  284
classified to
40:284).

1950
May 3                          152.............  2....................      64  98.............  440
...............  3....................      64  99.............  441
...............  4....................      64  100............  442
...............  5....................      64  100............  443
...............  6....................      64  100............  444

1953
July 30                        282.............  108..................      67  231............  459

1954
July 22                        560.............  101 (related to            68  518............  298a note
redesignation of
former ``Sec. 411''
as former ``Sec.
412'').
...............  101 (related to new        68  518............  356
``Sec. 411'').
...............  102..................      68  521............  357
...............  103..................      68  521............  356 note
Aug. 2                         649.............  804..................      68  643............  459

1955
July 12                        331.............  (related to                69  297............  298a note
redesignation of
former ``Sec. 412''
as ``Sec. 413'').
...............  (related to new            69  297............  356a
``Sec. 412'').
Aug. 5                         568.............  101 (matter                69  515............  166b note
classified to
40:166b note).
...............  101 (matter                69  515............  166b-1
classified to
40:166b-1).

1956
June 27                        452.............  201 (matter                70  353............  459 note
classified to 40:459
note).
July 9                         525.............  1....................      70  510............  356

1957
July 1                         85-75...........  101 (matter                71  251............  166b-1
classified to
40:166b-1).

1961
Aug. 10                        87-130..........  101 (matter                75  329............  166b-1
classified to
40:166b-1).

1965
Mar. 9                         89-4............  203..................  ......  ...............  40 App.:203
...............  204..................  ......  ...............  40 App.:204
...............  205..................  ......  ...............  40 App.:205

1976
Oct. 18                        94-541..........  101..................      90  2505...........  601 note
...............  102..................      90  2505...........  601a
...............  103(1), (2)..........      90  2505...........  606
...............  103(3) (related to         90  2506...........  611
``Sec. 12(d)'').
...............  103(3) (related to         90  2506...........  490
``Sec. 12(e)'').
...............  103(3) (related to         90  2506...........  611
``Sec. 12(c)'').
...............  104..................      90  2506...........  490

1979
Oct. 12                        96-86...........  101(c) [H.R. 4390,         93  657............  166a
title I (matter
classified to
40:166a)].

1990
Nov. 5                         101-509.........  625..................     104  1476...........  490b note

1991
Oct. 28                        102-141.........  604..................     105  868............  490b note

1992
Oct. 6                         102-393.........  604..................     106  1766...........  490b note

1993
Oct. 28                        103-123.........  603..................     107  1259...........  490b note

1994
Sept. 30                       103-329.........  603..................     108  2416...........  490b note

1995
Nov. 19                        104-52..........  603..................     109  497............  490b note

1996
Sept. 30                       104-208.........  101(f) [title VI,         110  3009-353.......  490b note
Sec. 603].

1997
Oct. 10                        105-61..........  603..................     111  1308...........  490b note
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Revised Statutes
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United States Code
Revised Statutes Section      -------------------------------------
Title             Section
------------------------------------------------------------------------
355...............................                 40                255
1797..............................                 40                 19
1800..............................                 40                 45
1801..............................                 40                 48
1802..............................                 40                 54
1803..............................                 40                 56
1804..............................                 40                 57
1805..............................                 40                 55
1807..............................                 40                 46
1808..............................                 40                 47
1809..............................                 40                 49
1810..............................                 40                 51
1811..............................                 40                 52
1812..............................                 40                 50
1818..............................                 40                 66
1819..............................                 40                192
1830..............................                 40                102
1835..............................                 40                221
3750..............................                 40                301
3751..............................                 40                306
3752..............................                 40                305
3753..............................                 40                308
3754..............................                 40                309
3755..............................                 40                310
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(b) Revival of Certain Provisions.--Section 6(b) of Public Law 107-
217 (116 Stat. 1304) is repealed insofar as it relates to the
provisions listed below, and the provisions listed below are revived to
read as if section 6(b) had not been enacted:
(1) Section 1(a) of the Act of June 30, 1949 (ch. 288, 63 Stat.
377).
(2) Section 509(b) of the Department of Education Organization
Act (Public Law 96-88, 93 Stat. 695).
(3) Public Law 101-427 (104 Stat. 927).
(4) Section 7306 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of
1994 (Public Law 103-355, 108 Stat. 3384).

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CHANGES IN TITLE 40, UNITED STATES CODE.

Title 40, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) In section 3304(b), insert ``, by purchase, condemnation,
donation, exchange, or otherwise,'' after ``may acquire''.
(2) In section 5107, strike ``5105, 5105'' and substitute
``5105, 5106''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCES.

(a) Title 5.--In section 5334(a) (matter after cl. (7)) of title 5,
United States Code, strike ``section 106(2) of the Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.)'' and substitute ``section
14306(a)(2) of title 40''.
(b) Title 10.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) In section 2194(b)(2)--
(A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of''
before ``the Federal''; and
(B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41
U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
(2) In section 2225(b)(9), strike ``sections 5122 and 5123 of
the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1422, 1423)'' and
substitute ``sections 11312 and 11313 of title 40''.
(3) In section 2305a(c)(1), strike ``the Brooks Architect-
Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 11
of title 40''.
(4) In section 2667(b)(5), as amended by section 3(b)(12)(B) of
Public Law 107-217 (116 Stat. 1296), strike the comma appearing
after ``of title 40''.
(5) In section 4553(d), strike ``Section 321 of the Act of June
30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b),'' and substitute ``Section 1302 of title
40''.
(6) In section 7422(c)(1) (matter after cl. (D)), strike
``lands' within the meaning of that Act'' and substitute ``land'
within the meaning of those sections''.
(7) In section 9781(g), as amended by section 3(b)(40)(C) of
Public Law 107-217 (116 Stat. 1298)--
(A) strike ``subtitle III of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949'' and substitute ``title
III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949''; and
(B) strike ``. (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' and substitute
``(41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.).''.
(c) Title 13.--In section 15 of title 13, United States Code,
strike ``; 40 U.S.C. 278a''.
(d) Title 23.--In section 104(a)(1) of title 23, United States
Code, strike ``section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act
of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.)'' and substitute ``section 14501 of title
40''.
(e) The Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--In section
7608(c)(1)(A)(i)(IV) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
7608(c)(1)(A)(i)(IV)), as amended by section 3(f) of Public Law 107-217
(116 Stat. 1299), strike ``title 40'' and substitute ``title 40, United
States Code''.
(f) Title 31.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) In section 1105(g)(2)(B)(ii), as amended by section 3(h)(3)
of Public Law 107-217 (116 Stat. 1299), insert ``section'' before
``1102 of title 40''.
(2) In section 9303(d)(1), as amended by section 3(h)(9)(B)(i)
of Public Law 107-217 (116 Stat. 1300), strike the comma appearing
after ``sections 3131 and 3133 of title 40''.
(g) Title 35.--In section 2(b)(4)(A) of title 35, United States
Code, strike ``the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), the Public Buildings Act (40 U.S.C. 601
et seq.),'' and substitute ``subtitle I and chapter 33 of title 40,
title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.),''.
(h) Title 36.--Section 2113 of title 36, United States Code, is
amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a)(2), strike ``(40 U.S.C. 1003 note)'' and
substitute ``(40 U.S.C. 8903 note)''.
(2) In subsection (c)(1), strike ``section 8(b) of the
Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b))'' and substitute
``section 8906(b) of title 40''.
(3) In subsection (e), strike ``section 8 of the Commemorative
Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008)'' and substitute ``section 8906 of title
40''.
(4) In subsection (h)--
(A) strike ``section 10 of the Commemorative Works Act (40
U.S.C. 1010)'' and substitute ``section 8903(e) of title 40'';
and
(B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 1003 note)'' and substitute ``(40
U.S.C. 8903 note)''.
(i) Title 38.--Title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) In section 8162(a)(3), as amended by section 3(j)(5)(B) of
Public Law 107-217 (116 Stat. 1301), strike the comma appearing
after ``of title 40''.
(2) In section 8165(c), as amended by section 3(j)(6) of Public
Law 107-217 (116 Stat. 1301), strike the comma appearing after ``of
title 40''.
(j) Title 39.--Section 410(d) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended as follows:
(1) In paragraph (1), strike ``section 276a of title 40'' and
substitute ``section 3142 of title 40''.
(2) In paragraph (2), strike ``section 276c of title 40'' and
substitute ``section 3145 of title 40''.
(k) Title 49.--In section 40110(d)(2) of title 49, United States
Code--
(1) strike clause (G);
(2) redesignate clause (H) as clause (G); and
(3) in clause (G) as redesignated, strike ``subparagraphs (A)
through (G)'' and substitute ``subparagraphs (A) through (F)''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act and amendments and repeals made by this Act are effective
August 21, 2002.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.