[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

117 STAT. 2637

Public Law 108-178
108th Congress

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(a) Technical Changes in Schedule of Laws Repealed.--The Schedule of
Laws Repealed, which is contained in section 6(b) of Public Law 107-217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' ''.

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117 STAT. 2638

(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


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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
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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''.

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117 STAT. 2641

(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)--

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117 STAT. 2642

(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.

Approved December 15, 2003.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1437:
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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.