PL-108-178 An act to improve the United States Code. US

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Preamble

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.

Section 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(a) Technical Changes in Schedule of Laws Repealed.--The Schedule of Laws Repealed, which is contained in section 6(b) of Public Law 107-217 (116 Stat. 1304), is amended as follows: (1) In the item related to the Act of May 29, 1920 (ch. 214,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:

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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Revised Statutes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

(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 <<NOTE: 41 USC 251 note.>> (ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377). (2) Section 509(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88, 93 Stat. 695). <<NOTE: 20 USC 3508.>> (3) Public Law 101-427 (104 Stat. 927). <<NOTE: 23 USC 101 note.>> (4) Section 7306 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355, 108 Stat. 3384).

Section 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''.

Section 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)''.

Section 5 — EFFECTIVE DATE

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

Approved December 15, 2003.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1437: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 108-103 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003): July 21, considered and passed House. Nov. 25, considered and passed Senate.

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