[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 194 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2599-E2600]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO CODIFY TITLE 51, U.S. CODE

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 18, 2007

  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, Ranking Member Lamar Smith and I are 
introducing a bill to codify into positive law as title 51, United 
States Code, certain general and permanent laws related to national and 
commercial space programs. It was prepared by the Office of the Law 
Revision Counsel as part of its functions under 2 U.S.C. 285(b).
  This bill is the successor to H.R. 3039, introduced in the 109th 
Congress. It has been updated to include provisions enacted after the

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earlier bill was prepared. It also contains changes made in response to 
comments received subsequent to the introduction of the previous bill.
  This legislation is not intended to make any substantive changes in 
the law. As is typical with the codification process, a number of non-
substantive revisions are made, including the reorganization of 
sections into a more coherent overall structure, but these changes are 
not intended to have any substantive effect.
  The bill, along with a detailed section-by-section explanation of the 
bill, can be found on the Law Revision Counsel website at http://
uscode.house.gov/codification/legisIation.shtml.
  The Committee on the Judiciary hopes to act on this bill after 
providing an opportunity for public review and comment. In addition to 
sharing concerns with the Committee, interested persons are invited to 
submit comments to Rob Sukol, Assistant Counsel, Office of the Law 
Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, H2-304 Ford House 
Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-6711, (202) 226-2411.

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