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3 U.S.C. § 6 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 6. Duties of Archivist
The certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors received by the Archivist of the United States under section 5 shall—
(1) be preserved for one year;
(2) be a part of the public records of such office; and
(3) be open to public inspection.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 673; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 6, 65 Stat. 711; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(e)(1), (2)(A), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2291; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 105(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5236.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to credentials of electors, transmission to Archivist of the United States and to Congress, and public inspection.
1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” in section catchline and wherever appearing in text and “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration”.
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted “Administrator of General Services” for “Secretary of State” in section catchline and several places in text, and for “Secretary of State of the United States” in one place, and “General Services Administration” for “State Department”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
3 U.S.C. § 7 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 7. Meeting and vote of electors
The electors of President and Vice President of each State shall meet and give their votes on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December next following their appointment at such place in each State in accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 106(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5236.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “Tuesday” for “Monday” and “in accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day” for “as the legislature of such State shall direct”.
heading: Constitutional Provisions
text: Day of voting by electors, see Const. Art. II, § 1, cl. 3.
Voting by electors, see Const. Amend. XII.
3 U.S.C. § 9 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 9. Certificates of votes for President and Vice President
The electors shall make and sign six certificates of all the votes given by them, each of which certificates shall contain two distinct lists, one of the votes for President and the other of the votes for Vice President, and shall annex to each of the certificates of votes one of the certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors which shall have been furnished to them by direction of the executive of the State.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 104(c)(1), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5236.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “annex to each of the certificates of votes one of the certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors” for “annex to each of the certificates one of the lists of the electors”.
3 U.S.C. § 10 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 10. Sealing and endorsing certificates
The electors shall seal up the certificates of votes so made by them, together with the annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors, and certify upon each that the lists of all the votes of such State given for President, and of all the votes given for Vice President, are contained therein.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 106(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5236.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “the certificates of votes so made by them, together with the annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors” for “the certificates so made by them”.
3 U.S.C. § 11 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 11. Transmission of certificates by electors
The electors shall immediately transmit at the same time and by the most expeditious method available the certificates of votes so made by them, together with the annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors, as follows:
(1) One set shall be sent to the President of the Senate at the seat of government.
(2) Two sets shall be sent to the chief election officer of the State, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate, the other to be preserved by such official for one year and shall be a part of the public records of such office and shall be open to public inspection.
(3) Two sets shall be sent to the Archivist of the United States at the seat of government, one of which shall be held subject to the order of the President of the Senate and the other of which shall be preserved by the Archivist of the United States for one year and shall be a part of the public records of such office and shall be open to public inspection.
(4) One set shall be sent to the judge of the district in which the electors shall have assembled.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 7, 65 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(e)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2291; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 107(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5236.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to disposition of certificates.
1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” two places in par. “Third”.
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted “Administrator of General Services” for “Secretary of State” two places in par. “Third”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
3 U.S.C. § 12 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 12. Failure of certificates of electors to reach President of the Senate or Archivist of the United States; demand on State for certificate
When, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held, no certificate of vote mentioned in sections 9 and 11 of this title from any State shall have been received by the President of the Senate or by the Archivist of the United States by the fourth Wednesday in December, the President of the Senate or, if the President of the Senate be absent from the seat of government, the Archivist of the United States shall request, by the most expeditious method available, the chief election officer of the State to send up the certificate lodged with such officer by the electors of such State; and it shall be the duty of such chief election officer of the State upon receipt of such request immediately to transmit same by the most expeditious method available to the President of the Senate at the seat of government.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 8, 65 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(e)(1), (2)(B), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2291; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 108(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5237.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328, § 108(a)(1)–(4), (6)–(8), inserted “, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,” after “When”, struck out “and list” after “certificate of vote” and after “send up the certificate”, and substituted “in December,” for “in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,”, “or, if the President of the Senate be absent” for “or, if he be absent”, “lodged with such officer” for “lodged with him”, “the duty of such chief election officer of the State” for “his duty”, and “by the most expeditious method available” for “by registered mail”.
Pub. L. 117–328, § 108(a)(5), which directed substitution of “chief election officer” for “secretary of State”, was executed by making the substitution for “secretary of state” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” in section catchline and two places in text.
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted “Administrator of General Services” for “Secretary of State” in section catchline and two places in text.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
3 U.S.C. § 13 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 13. Same; demand on district judge for certificate
When, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held, no certificates of votes from any State shall have been received at the seat of government on the fourth Wednesday in December, the President of the Senate or, if the President of the Senate be absent from the seat of government, the Archivist of the United States shall send a special messenger to the district judge in whose custody one certificate of votes from that State has been lodged, and such judge shall forthwith transmit that certificate by the hand of such messenger to the seat of government.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 674; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 9, 65 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(e)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2291; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 108(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5237.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,” after “When” and substituted “in December,” for “in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,”, “or, if the President of the Senate be absent” for “or, if he be absent”, and “that certificate” for “that list”.
1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services”.
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted “Administrator of General Services” for “Secretary of State”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
3 U.S.C. § 14 (THE PRESIDENT)
[§ 14. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 108(c)(1), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5237]
text: Section, act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 675, related to forfeiture for messenger’s neglect of duty.
3 U.S.C. § 16 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 16. Same; seats for officers and Members of two Houses in joint session
At such joint session of the two Houses seats shall be provided as follows: For the President of the Senate, the Speaker’s chair; for the Speaker, immediately upon his left; the Senators, in the body of the Hall upon the right of the presiding officer; for the Representatives, in the body of the Hall not provided for the Senators; for the tellers, Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the House of Representatives, at the Clerk’s desk; for the other officers of the two Houses, in front of the Clerk’s desk and upon each side of the Speaker’s platform. Such joint session shall not be dissolved until the count of electoral votes shall be completed and the result declared; and no recess shall be taken unless a question shall have arisen in regard to counting any such votes, or otherwise under this subchapter, in which case it shall be competent for either House, acting separately, in the manner hereinbefore provided, to direct a recess of such House not beyond the next calendar day, Sunday excepted, at the hour of 10 o’clock in the forenoon. But if the counting of the electoral votes and the declaration of the result shall not have been completed before the fifth calendar day next after such first session of the two Houses, no further or other recess shall be taken by either House.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 676; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 110(c)(1), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5240.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “session” for “meeting” in section catchline and wherever appearing in text.
3 U.S.C. § 17 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 17. Same; limit of debate in each House
When the two Houses separate to decide upon an objection pursuant to section 15(d)(2)(C)(i) that may have been made to the counting of any electoral vote or votes from any State, or other question arising in the matter—
(1) all such objections and questions permitted with respect to such State shall be considered at such time;
(2) each Senator and Representative may speak to such objections or questions for up to five minutes, and not more than once;
(3) the total time for debate for all such objections and questions with respect to such State shall not exceed two hours in each House, equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader, or their respective designees; and
(4) at the close of such debate, it shall be the duty of the presiding officer of each House to put each of the objections and questions to a vote without further debate.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 676; Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 110(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5240.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “When the two Houses separate to decide upon an objection that may have been made to the counting of any electoral vote or votes from any State, or other question arising in the matter, each Senator and Representative may speak to such objection or question five minutes, and not more than once; but after such debate shall have lasted two hours it shall be the duty of the presiding officer of each House to put the main question without further debate.”
3 U.S.C. § 18 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 18. Same; parliamentary procedure at joint session
While the two Houses shall be in session as provided in this chapter, the President of the Senate shall have power to preserve order; and no debate shall be allowed and no question shall be put by the presiding officer except to either House on a motion to withdraw under section 15(d)(2)(C)(i).
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 676; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 3, 68 Stat. 1227; As amended Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 110(b), (c)(2), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5240.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328, § 110(c)(2), substituted “session” for “meeting” in section catchline and text.
Pub. L. 117–328, § 110(b), inserted “under section 15(d)(2)(C)(i)” after “motion to withdraw”.
1954—Act Sept. 3, 1954, substituted “chapter” for “subchapter”.
3 U.S.C. § 21 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 21. Definitions
As used in this chapter the term—
(1) “election day” means the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice President held in each State, except, in the case of a State that appoints electors by popular vote, if the State modifies the period of voting, as necessitated by force majeure events that are extraordinary and catastrophic, as provided under laws of the State enacted prior to such day, “election day” shall include the modified period of voting.
(2) “State” includes the District of Columbia.
(3) “executive” means, with respect to any State, the Governor of the State (or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia), except when the laws or constitution of a State in effect as of election day expressly require a different State executive to perform the duties identified under this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 87–389, § 2(a), Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 820; amended Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, §§ 102(b), 104(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5233, 5235.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328, § 102(b), added par. (1) and redesignated former subsecs. (a) and (b) as pars. (2) and (3), respectively.
Par. (3). Pub. L. 117–328, § 104(b), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3), as redesignated from subsec. (b), which read as follows: “ ‘executives of each State’ includes the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia.”
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Except as otherwise provided in Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967, eff. Aug. 11, 1967 (in part), 32 F.R. 11669, 81 Stat. 948, functions of Board of Commissioners of District of Columbia transferred to Commissioner of District of Columbia by section 401 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967. Office of Commissioner of District of Columbia, as established by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967, abolished as of noon Jan. 2, 1975, by Pub. L. 93–198, title VII, § 711, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 818, and replaced by office of Mayor of District of Columbia by section 421 of Pub. L. 93–198.
3 U.S.C. § 22 (THE PRESIDENT)
§ 22. Severability
If any provision of this chapter, or the application of a provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this chapter, and the application of the provisions to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.
(Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. P, title I, § 111(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5240.)
6 U.S.C. § 1525 (DOMESTIC SECURITY)
§ 1525. Termination
(a) In general
The authority provided under section 663 of this title, and the reporting requirements under section 1524(c) of this title shall terminate on September 30, 2023.
(b) Rule of construction
Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to affect the limitation of liability of a private entity for assistance provided to the Secretary under section 663(d)(2) 1 of this title, if such assistance was rendered before the termination date under subsection (a) or otherwise during a period in which the assistance was authorized.
(Pub. L. 114–113, div. N, title II, § 227, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2971; Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(h)(1)(G), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4182; Pub. L. 117–328, div. O, title I, § 101, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5226.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “September 30, 2023” for “the date that is 7 years after December 18, 2015”.
2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(h)(1)(G)(i), substituted “section 663 of this title” for “section 151 of this title, as added by section 223(a)(6) of this division,”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(h)(1)(G)(ii), substituted “section 663(d)(2) of this title” for “section 151(d)(2) of this title, as added by section 223(a)(6) of this division,”.
7 U.S.C. § 1636i (AGRICULTURE)
§ 1636i. Termination of authority
The authority provided by this subchapter terminates on September 30, 2023.
(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 260, as added Pub. L. 109–296, § 1(a), Oct. 5, 2006, 120 Stat. 1464; amended Pub. L. 111–239, § 2(a)(1), Sept. 27, 2010, 124 Stat. 2501; Pub. L. 114–54, title I, § 101(a), Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 513; Pub. L. 117–103, div. O, title III, § 301(a), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 788; Pub. L. 117–328, div. A, title VII, § 776(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4509.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2022—Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “2023” for “2022”.
Pub. L. 117–103 substituted “2022” for “2020”.
2015—Pub. L. 114–54 substituted “September 30, 2020” for “September 30, 2015”.
2010—Pub. L. 111–239 substituted “September 30, 2015” for “September 30, 2010”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Mandatory Livestock Reporting Extension
text: Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title IV, § 401, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2149, provided that: “Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) and section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106–78) shall be applied by substituting ‘September 30, 2021’ for ‘September 30, 2020’.”
7 U.S.C. § 2144 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2144. Humane standards for animals by United States Government facilities
Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States having laboratory animal facilities shall comply with the standards and other requirements promulgated by the Secretary for a research facility under sections 1 2143(a), (f), (g), and (h) of this title. Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States exhibiting animals shall comply with the standards promulgated by the Secretary under sections 1 2143(a), (f), (g), and (h) of this title.
(Pub. L. 89–544, § 14, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 91–579, § 15, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1563; Pub. L. 94–279, § 19, Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 423; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1758, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1650.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1985—Pub. L. 99–198 substituted “sections 2143(a), (f), (g), and (h) of this title” for “section 2143 of this title” in two places.
1976—Pub. L. 94–279 inserted “and other requirements” after “standards” in first sentence.
1970—Pub. L. 91–579 inserted provisions requiring facilities of the United States exhibiting animals to comply with standards promulgated by Secretary under section 2143 of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 99–198 effective one year after Dec. 23, 1985, see section 1759 of Pub. L. 99–198, set out as a note under section 2131 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 91–579 effective one year after Dec. 24, 1970, see section 23 of Pub. L. 91–579, set out as a note under section 2131 of this title.
heading: Compliance With Animal Welfare Act
text: Pub. L. 117–328, div. A, title VII, § 750, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4505, provided that: “In this fiscal year [fiscal year 2023] and thereafter, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, ARS facilities as described in the ‘Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Concerning Laboratory Animal Welfare’ (16–6100–0103–MU Revision 16–1) shall be inspected by APHIS for compliance with the Animal Welfare Act [7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.] and its regulations and standards.”
7 U.S.C. § 2209k (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2209k. Prohibition on payments to fossil fuel refiners and importers
(a) In General.—
The Secretary of Agriculture may not use any funds, facilities, or authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation or the Department of Agriculture—
(1) to provide a payment to a refiner or importer (as those terms are defined in section 80.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)); or
(2) to otherwise support, directly or indirectly, a refiner or importer (as so defined) in meeting any requirements under—
(A) the renewable fuel program under section 7545(o) of title 42; or
(B) any other provision of law that requires the blending of fossil fuel with renewable fuel.
(b) The exclusion in (a) shall not apply to any payments or support to producers, refiners, or importers of biofuel (as defined in section 8101 of this title).
(c) Moratorium on Authorities Relating to Exchanges of Agricultural Products for Petroleum Products.—
The authorities under the ninth and tenth sentences of section 714b(h) of title 15 (relating to the availability of agricultural products for the Secretary of Energy to exchange for petroleum products and the terms and conditions of those exchanges, respectively) shall not be used during the 180-day period beginning on October 1, 2020.
(Pub. L. 116–159, div. D, title VI, § 4604, Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 747.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 8101 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “7 U.S.C. 8101” but probably should have been a reference to section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–171, which is classified to section 8101 of this title.