To improve the United States Code.
PL 108-178 (H.R.1437), enacted 12/15/2003

117 STAT. 2637
PUBLIC LAW 108–178—DEC. 15, 2003
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(a) TECHNICAL CHANGES IN SCHEDULE OF LAWS REPEALED.—
The Schedule of Laws Repealed, which is contained in section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’ ’’.
40 USC note
prec. 101.
40 USC note
prec. 101.
Dec. 15, 2003
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(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
Date
Chapter or
Public Law
Section
Statutes at Large
U.S. Code
(title 40 unless
otherwise speci-
fied)
Vol-
ume
Page
1935
July 8
374 ...........
1 (matter classified to 40:26) .........
49
469 ..........
26
1936
Apr. 17
233 ...........
1 (matter classified to 40:26) .........
49
1224 ........
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 to 40:435) .......
57
425 ..........
435
1944
June 28
296 ...........
1 (matter classified to 40:435) .......
58
456 ..........
435
1945
May 5
109 ...........
1 (matter classified to 40:435) .......
59
160 ..........
435
1946
June 22
445 ...........
1 (matter classified to 40:435) .......
60
292 ..........
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 classified to 40:19
note).
61
584 ..........
19 note
1949
June 30
286 ...........
201 (matter classified to 40:284) ...
63
373 ..........
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 redesignation of
former ‘‘Sec. 411’’ as former
‘‘Sec. 412’’).
68
518 ..........
298a note
...............
101 (related to new ‘‘Sec. 411’’) ......
68
518 ..........
356
...............
102 ...................................................
68
521 ..........
357
...............
103 ...................................................
68
521 ..........
356 note
Aug. 2
649 ...........
804 ...................................................
68
643 ..........
459
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PUBLIC LAW 108–178—DEC. 15, 2003
Schedule of Laws Repealed—Continued
Statutes at Large
Date
Chapter or
Public Law
Section
Statutes at Large
U.S. Code
(title 40 unless
otherwise speci-
fied)
Vol-
ume
Page
1955
July 12
331 ...........
(related to redesignation of former
‘‘Sec. 412’’ as ‘‘Sec. 413’’).
69
297 ..........
298a note
...............
(related to new ‘‘Sec. 412’’) .............
69
297 ..........
356a
Aug. 5
568 ...........
101 (matter classified to 40:166b
note).
69
515 ..........
166b note
...............
101 (matter classified to 40:166b–
1).
69
515 ..........
166b–1
1956
June 27
452 ...........
201 (matter classified to 40:459
note).
70
353 ..........
459 note
July 9
525 ...........
1 .......................................................
70
510 ..........
356
1957
July 1
85–75 .......
101 (matter classified to 40:166b–
1).
71
251 ..........
166b–1
1961
Aug. 10
87–130 .....
101 (matter classified to 40:166b–
1).
75
329 ..........
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 ‘‘Sec. 12(d)’’) .......
90
2506 ........
611
...............
103(3) (related to ‘‘Sec. 12(e)’’) .......
90
2506 ........
490
...............
103(3) (related to ‘‘Sec. 12(c)’’) .......
90
2506 ........
611
...............
104 ...................................................
90
2506 ........
490
1979
Oct. 12
96–86 .......
101(c) [H.R. 4390, title I (matter
classified to 40:166a)].
93
657 ..........
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, § 603] .....................
110
3009–353
490b note
1997
Oct. 10
105–61 .....
603 ...................................................
111
1308 ........
490b note
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117 STAT. 2640
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Revised Statutes
Revised Statutes Section
United States Code
Title
Section
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
(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’’.
23 USC 101 note.
20 USC 3508.
41 USC 251 note.
40 USC note
prec. 101.
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(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 Commemora-
tive Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008)’’ and substitute ‘‘section 8906
of title 40’’.
(4) In subsection (h)—
26 USC 7608.
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PUBLIC LAW 108–178—DEC. 15, 2003
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1437:
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.
(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.
5 USC 5334 note.
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