[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1354 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1354

  To amend section 19 of title 3, United States Code, to include the 
 Secretary of Homeland Security on the list of presidential successors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2003

  Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 19 of title 3, United States Code, to include the 
 Secretary of Homeland Security on the list of presidential successors.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Vacancy Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AMENDING THE LIST OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSORS.

    Section 19(d)(1) of title 3, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security'' after ``Attorney 
General,''.
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