113 HR 760 IH: Readable Legislation Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-02-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 760 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2013 Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 2 of title I of the United States Code to establish the style for amending laws.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Readable Legislation Act of 2013.

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Amending laws

Chapter 2 of title 1 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

115.

Amending laws

No Act shall be revised or amended by mere reference to it. Every bill or joint resolution which amends an existing section, subsection, or other subdivision of any Act shall set forth the section, subsection, or other subdivision sufficiently to enable the intent and effect of the bill or joint resolution to be clearly understood. Omissions and insertions proposed shall be shown by appropriate typographical devices.

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Conforming amendment

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1 of the United States Code is amended by adding after the item relating to section 114 the following new item: 115. Amending laws. .

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Effective date

This Act and the amendments made by it shall take effect on January 3, 2015.