Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 3


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/03/05
Title 3 - Notes
     THIS TITLE WAS ENACTED BY ACT JUNE 25, 1948, CH. 644, SEC. 1, 62
                                 STAT. 672
    Chap.                                                            Sec.
    1.      Presidential Elections and Vacancies                       1
    2.      Office and Compensation of President                     101
    3.      Protection of the President; the White House Police
             (!1)                                                    201 
    4.      Delegation of Functions                                  301
    5.      Extension of Certain Rights and Protections to
             Presidential Offices                                    401
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-331, Sec. 2(c), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4068,
    added item for chapter 5.
      1951 - Act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, Sec. 4, 65 Stat. 711, added
    item for chapter 4.
                          POSITIVE LAW; CITATION                      
      This title has been made positive law by section 1 of act June
    25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 672, which provided in part that:
    "Title 3 of the United States Code, entitled 'The President', is
    codified and enacted into positive law and may be cited as '3 U. S.
    C., Sec.  - .' "
                              SAVINGS CLAUSE                          
      Section 2 of act June 25, 1948, provided that: "The provisions of
    title 3, 'The President', set out in section 1 of this Act, shall
    be construed as a continuation of existing law and no loss of
    rights, interruption of jurisdiction, nor prejudice to matters
    pending on the effective date of this Act shall result from its
    enactment."
                                  REPEALS                              
      Section 3 of act June 25, 1948, provided that the sections or
    parts thereof of the Statutes at Large or the Revised Statutes
    covering provisions codified in this Act are repealed insofar as
    the provisions appeared in former Title 3, and provided that any
    rights or liabilities now existing under the repealed sections or
    parts thereof shall not be affected by the repeal.
                               PRIOR REPEALS                           
      Former sections 21 and 22 relating to performance of presidential
    duties in absence of both the President and Vice President were
    repealed by act July 18, 1947, ch. 264, Sec. 1(g), 61 Stat. 381.
        TABLE SHOWING DISPOSITION OF ALL SECTIONS OF FORMER TITLE 3    
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       Title 3                 Revised Statutes                 Title 3 
       Former                  Statutes at Large                  New   
      Sections                                                 Sections 
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    1               R.S. Sec. 131                                      1
    2               R.S. Sec. 132                                      3
    3               R.S. Sec. 133                                      4
    4               R.S. Sec. 134                                      2
    5               Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 1, 24                   7
                     Stat. 373                                          
    5a              May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 1, 45                  7
                     Stat. 945                                          
                    June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 6(a), 48                
                     Stat. 879                                          
    6               Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 2, 24                   5
                     Stat. 373                                          
    7               Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 3, 24                   6
                     Stat. 373                                          
    7a              May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 2, 45                  6
                     Stat. 946                                          
    8               R.S. Sec. 137                                      8
    9               R.S. Sec. 138                                      9
    9a              May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 3, 45                  9
                     Stat. 946                                          
    10              R.S. Sec. 139                                     10
    11              R.S. Sec. 140                                     11
                    Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, Sec. 1, 25                 
                     Stat. 613.                                         
    11a             May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 4, 45                 11
                     Stat. 946                                          
    11b             May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 5, 45                 12
                     Stat. 946                                          
                    June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 6(b), 48                
                     Stat. 879.                                         
    11c             May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 6, 45                 13
                     Stat. 946                                          
                    June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 6(c), 48                
                     Stat. 879.                                         
    12              Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, Sec. 1, 25           11, 12
                     Stat. 613                                          
    13              R.S. Sec. 141                                     13
                    Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, Sec. 2, 25                 
                     Stat. 613.                                         
    14              R.S. Sec. 143                                     11
    15              R.S. Sec. 144                                     11
    16              R.S. Sec. 145                                     14
    17              Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 4, 24                  15
                     Stat. 373                                          
                    June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 7, 48                   
                     Stat. 879.                                         
    18              Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 5, 24                  18
                     Stat. 374                                          
    19              Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 6, 24                  17
                     Stat. 375                                          
    20              Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 7, 24                  16
                     Stat. 375                                          
    21              Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 4, Sec. 1, 24                  19
                     Stat. 1                                            
    22              Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 4, Sec. 2, 24                  19
                     Stat. 1                                            
    23              R.S. Sec. 151                                     20
    24              July 18, 1947, ch. 264, Sec. 1(a-f),              19
                     61 Stat. 380, 381                                  
                    July 26, 1947, ch. 343, Sec. 311, 61                
                     Stat. 509.                                         
    41              R.S. Sec. 152                                    101
                    June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 1, 48                   
                     Stat. 879.                                         
    42              R.S. Sec. 153                                    102
                    Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 297, Sec. 1, 35                   
                     Stat. 859.                                         
    43              June 23, 1906, ch. 3523, 34 Stat. 454            103
                    Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, Sec. 17(c), 60               
                     Stat. 811.                                         
    44              R.S. Sec. 154                                    104
                    Feb. 26, 1907, ch. 1635, Sec. 4, 34                 
                     Stat. 993.                                         
                    Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, Sec. 4, 43                   
                     Stat. 1301.                                        
                    Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, Sec. 601(a),                 
                     60 Stat. 850.                                      
    45              Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, Sec. 1, 44               105
                     Stat. 305                                          
    45a             Apr. 3, 1939, ch. 36, Sec. 301, 53               106
                     Stat. 565                                          
    46              June 12, 1922, ch. 218, 42 Stat. 636             107
                    Feb. 13, 1923, ch. 72, 42 Stat. 1227.               
                    June 7, 1924, ch. 292, Sec. 1, 43                   
                     Stat. 521.                                         
                    Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 468, Sec. 1, 43                   
                     Stat. 1198, 1199.                                  
                    Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, Sec. 1, 44                  
                     Stat. 305.                                         
                    Feb. 11, 1927, ch. 104, Sec. 1, 44                  
                     Stat. 1069.                                        
                    May 16, 1928, ch. 580, Sec. 1, 45                   
                     Stat. 573.                                         
                    Feb. 20, 1929, ch. 270, Sec. 1, 45                  
                     Stat. 1230.                                        
                    Apr. 19, 1930, ch. 201, Sec. 1, 46                  
                     Stat. 229.                                         
                    Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 281, Sec. 1, 46                  
                     Stat. 1355.                                        
                    June 30, 1932, ch. 330, Sec. 1, 47                  
                     Stat. 452.                                         
                    June 16, 1933, ch. 101, Sec. 1, 48                  
                     Stat. 284.                                         
                    Mar. 28, 1934, ch. 102, Sec. 1, 48                  
                     Stat. 509.                                         
                    Feb. 2, 1935, ch. 3, Sec. 1, 49 Stat.               
                     6.                                                 
                    Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, Sec. 1, 49                  
                     Stat. 1148.                                        
                    June 28, 1937, ch. 396, Sec. 1, 50                  
                     Stat. 350.                                         
                    May 23, 1938, ch. 259, Sec. 1, 52                   
                     Stat. 411.                                         
                    Mar. 16, 1939, ch. 11, Sec. 1, 53                   
                     Stat 524.                                          
                    Apr. 8, 1940, ch. 107, Sec. 1, 54                   
                     Stat. 112.                                         
                    Apr. 5, 1941, ch. 40, Sec. 1, 55                    
                     Stat. 93.                                          
                    June 27, 1942, ch. 450, Sec. 1, 56                  
                     Stat. 392.                                         
                    June 26, 1943, ch. 145, Sec. 101, 57                
                     Stat. 169.                                         
                    June 27, 1944, ch. 286, Sec. 101, 58                
                     Stat. 361.                                         
                    May 3, 1945, ch. 106, Sec. 101, 59                  
                     Stat. 106.                                         
                    Mar. 28, 1946, ch. 113, Sec. 101, 60                
                     Stat. 61.                                          
    47              Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, Sec. 1, 36                108
                     Stat. 1404                                         
    48              June 25, 1910, ch. 384, Sec. 9, 36               109
                     Stat. 773                                          
    49              R.S. Sec. 1829                                   110
                    Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 377, Secs. 1, 2,                 
                     43 Stat. 1091.                                     
    50              R.S. Sec. 1832                                   109
    51              R.S. Sec. 1833                                   109
    52              R.S. Sec. 1834                                   109
    53              June 23, 1913, ch. 3, Sec. 1, 38                 201
                     Stat. 23                                           
    54              June 9, 1941, ch. 189, 55 Stat. 247            Elim.
    61              Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 1, 42              202
                     Stat. 841                                          
                    May 14, 1930, ch. 277, Sec. 1, 46                   
                     Stat. 328.                                         
    62              Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 2, 42              203
                     Stat. 841                                          
                    May 14, 1930, ch. 277, Sec. 2, 46                   
                     Stat. 328.                                         
                    May 28, 1935, ch. 154, 49 Stat. 304.                
                    Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 133, 54 Stat. 156.               
                    June 9, 1947, ch. 102, 61 Stat. 132.                
    62a             Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 582, Sec. 1, 56                205
                     Stat. 778                                          
    62b             Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 582, Sec. 2, 56                206
                     Stat. 778                                          
    63              Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 3, 42              204
                     Stat. 842                                          
                    May 14, 1930, ch. 277, Sec. 3, 46                   
                     Stat. 328.                                         
    64              Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 4, 42              207
                     Stat. 842                                          
    65              Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 5, 42             Rep.
                     Stat. 842                                          
    66              Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 6, 42             Rep.
                     Stat. 842                                          
    67              Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 7, 42              208
                     Stat. 843                                          
                    May 14, 1930, ch. 277, Sec. 4, 46                   
                     Stat. 329.                                         
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-FOOTNOTE-
    (!1) Chapter heading amended by Pub. L. 95-179 without a
         corresponding amendment of chapter analysis.
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