# TITLE 3—THE PRESIDENT


This title was enacted by act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, §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](#_1_target)

201

4.

Delegation of Functions

301

5.

Extension of Certain Rights and Protections to Presidential Offices

401


#### **Editorial Notes**


#### Amendments

**1996**—Pub. L. 104–331, §2(c), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4068, added item for chapter 5.

**1951**—Act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, §4, 65 Stat. 711, added item for chapter 4.


#### **Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries**

#### 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., §—.' "


#### 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sections or parts thereof of the Statutes at Large or the Revised Statutes covering provisions codified in this Act are repealed insofar as the provisions appeared in former Title 3, and provided that any rights or liabilities now existing under the repealed sections or parts thereof shall not be affected by the repeal.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21 and 22 relating to performance of presidential duties in absence of both the President and Vice President were repealed by act July 18, 1947, ch. 264, §1(g), 61 Stat. 381.

Table Showing Disposition of All Sections of Former Title 3

| *Title 3 Former Sections* | *Revised Statutes* Statutes at Large | *Title 3 New Sections* |
| 1 | R.S. §131 | 1 |
| 2 | R.S. §132 | 3 |
| 3 | R.S. §133 | 4 |
| 4 | R.S. §134 | 2 |
| 5 | Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §1, 24 Stat. 373 | 7 |
| 5a | May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §1, 45 Stat. 945 | 7 |
| | June 5, 1934, ch. 390, §6(a), 48 Stat. 879 | |
| 6 | Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §2, 24 Stat. 373 | 5 |
| 7 | Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §3, 24 Stat. 373 | 6 |
| 7a | May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §2, 45 Stat. 946 | 6 |
| 8 | R.S. §137 | 8 |
| 9 | R.S. §138 | 9 |
| 9a | May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §3, 45 Stat. 946 | 9 |
| 10 | R.S. §139 | 10 |
| 11 | R.S. §140 | 11 |
| | Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, §1, 25 Stat. 613. | |
| 11a | May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §4, 45 Stat. 946 | 11 |
| 11b | May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §5, 45 Stat. 946 | 12 |
| | June 5, 1934, ch. 390, §6(b), 48 Stat. 879. | |
| 11c | May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §6, 45 Stat. 946 | 13 |
| | June 5, 1934, ch. 390, §6(c), 48 Stat. 879. | |
| 12 | Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, §1, 25 Stat. 613 | 11, 12 |
| 13 | R.S. §141 | 13 |
| | Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, §2, 25 Stat. 613. | |
| 14 | R.S. §143 | 11 |
| 15 | R.S. §144 | 11 |
| 16 | R.S. §145 | 14 |
| 17 | Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §4, 24 Stat. 373 | 15 |
| | June 5, 1934, ch. 390, §7, 48 Stat. 879. | |
| 18 | Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §5, 24 Stat. 374 | 18 |
| 19 | Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §6, 24 Stat. 375 | 17 |
| 20 | Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §7, 24 Stat. 375 | 16 |
| 21 | Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 4, §1, 24 Stat. 1 | 19 |
| 22 | Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 4, §2, 24 Stat. 1 | 19 |
| 23 | R.S. §151 | 20 |
| 24 | July 18, 1947, ch. 264, §1(a-f), 61 Stat. 380, 381 | 19 |
| | July 26, 1947, ch. 343, §311, 61 Stat. 509. | |
| 41 | R.S. §152 | 101 |
| | June 5, 1934, ch. 390, §1, 48 Stat. 879. | |
| 42 | R.S. §153 | 102 |
| | Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 297, §1, 35 Stat. 859. | |
| 43 | June 23, 1906, ch. 3523, 34 Stat. 454 | 103 |
| | Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, §17(c), 60 Stat. 811. | |
| 44 | R.S. §154 | 104 |
| | Feb. 26, 1907, ch. 1635, §4, 34 Stat. 993. | |
| | Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, §4, 43 Stat. 1301. | |
| | Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, §601(a), 60 Stat. 850. | |
| 45 | Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, §1, 44 Stat. 305 | 105 |
| 45a | Apr. 3, 1939, ch. 36, §301, 53 Stat. 565 | 106 |
| 46 | June 12, 1922, ch. 218, 42 Stat. 636 | 107 |
| | Feb. 13, 1923, ch. 72, 42 Stat. 1227. | |
| | June 7, 1924, ch. 292, §1, 43 Stat. 521. | |
| | Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 468, §1, 43 Stat. 1198, 1199. | |
| | Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, §1, 44 Stat. 305. | |
| | Feb. 11, 1927, ch. 104, §1, 44 Stat. 1069. | |
| | May 16, 1928, ch. 580, §1, 45 Stat. 573. | |
| | Feb. 20, 1929, ch. 270, §1, 45 Stat. 1230. | |
| | Apr. 19, 1930, ch. 201, §1, 46 Stat. 229. | |
| | Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 281, §1, 46 Stat. 1355. | |
| | June 30, 1932, ch. 330, §1, 47 Stat. 452. | |
| | June 16, 1933, ch. 101, §1, 48 Stat. 284. | |
| | Mar. 28, 1934, ch. 102, §1, 48 Stat. 509. | |
| | Feb. 2, 1935, ch. 3, §1, 49 Stat. 6. | |
| | Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, §1, 49 Stat. 1148. | |
| | June 28, 1937, ch. 396, §1, 50 Stat. 350. | |
| | May 23, 1938, ch. 259, §1, 52 Stat. 411. | |
| | Mar. 16, 1939, ch. 11, §1, 53 Stat 524. | |
| | Apr. 8, 1940, ch. 107, §1, 54 Stat. 112. | |
| | Apr. 5, 1941, ch. 40, §1, 55 Stat. 93. | |
| | June 27, 1942, ch. 450, §1, 56 Stat. 392. | |
| | June 26, 1943, ch. 145, §101, 57 Stat. 169. | |
| | June 27, 1944, ch. 286, §101, 58 Stat. 361. | |
| | May 3, 1945, ch. 106, §101, 59 Stat. 106. | |
| | Mar. 28, 1946, ch. 113, §101, 60 Stat. 61. | |
| 47 | Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, §1, 36 Stat. 1404 | 108 |
| 48 | June 25, 1910, ch. 384, §9, 36 Stat. 773 | 109 |
| 49 | R.S. §1829 | 110 |
| | Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 377, §§1, 2, 43 Stat. 1091. | |
| 50 | R.S. §1832 | 109 |
| 51 | R.S. §1833 | 109 |
| 52 | R.S. §1834 | 109 |
| 53 | June 23, 1913, ch. 3, §1, 38 Stat. 23 | 201 |
| 54 | June 9, 1941, ch. 189, 55 Stat. 247 | Elim. |
| 61 | Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §1, 42 Stat. 841 | 202 |
| | May 14, 1930, ch. 277, §1, 46 Stat. 328. | |
| 62 | Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §2, 42 Stat. 841 | 203 |
| | May 14, 1930, ch. 277, §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, §1, 56 Stat. 778 | 205 |
| 62b | Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 582, §2, 56 Stat. 778 | 206 |
| 63 | Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §3, 42 Stat. 842 | 204 |
| | May 14, 1930, ch. 277, §3, 46 Stat. 328. | |
| 64 | Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §4, 42 Stat. 842 | 207 |
| 65 | Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §5, 42 Stat. 842 | Rep. |
| 66 | Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §6, 42 Stat. 842 | Rep. |
| 67 | Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §7, 42 Stat. 843 | 208 |
| | May 14, 1930, ch. 277, §4, 46 Stat. 329. | |


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