§ 112. — Statutes at Large; contents; admissibility in evidence.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 1USC112]
TITLE 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2--ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS; FORMALITIES OF ENACTMENT; REPEALS;
SEALING OF INSTRUMENTS
Sec. 112. Statutes at Large; contents; admissibility in evidence
The Archivist of the United States shall cause to be compiled,
edited, indexed, and published, the United States Statutes at Large,
which shall contain all the laws and concurrent resolutions enacted
during each regular session of Congress; all proclamations by the
President in the numbered series issued since the date of the
adjournment of the regular session of Congress next preceding; and also
any amendments to the Constitution of the United States proposed or
ratified pursuant to article V thereof since that date, together with
the certificate of the Archivist of the United States issued in
compliance with the provision contained in section 106b of this title.
In the event of an extra session of Congress, the Archivist of the
United States shall cause all the laws and concurrent resolutions
enacted during said extra session to be consolidated with, and published
as part of, the contents of the volume for the next regular session. The
United States Statutes at Large shall be legal evidence of laws,
concurrent resolutions, treaties, international agreements other than
treaties, proclamations by the President, and proposed or ratified
amendments to the Constitution of the United States therein contained,
in all the courts of the United States, the several States, and the
Territories and insular possessions of the United States.
(July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 636; Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1001, Sec. 1,
64 Stat. 979; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, Sec. 3, 65 Stat. 710; Pub. L. 98-
497, title I, Sec. 107(d), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2291.)
Amendments
1984--Pub. L. 98-497 substituted ``Archivist of the United States''
for ``Administrator of General Services'' in three places.
1951--Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted ``106b of this title'' for
``205 of the Revised Statutes'' in first sentence.
1950--Act Sept. 23, 1950, amended section generally to implement
1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64
Stat. 1272, which transferred to the Administrator of General Services
certain duties formerly performed by the Secretary of State.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
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.
Publishing Pub. L. 107-206 in Statutes at Large
Pub. L. 107-206, title III, Sec. 3002(h), Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat.
924, provided that: ``In publishing the Act in slip form and in the
United States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112, of title 1,
United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include
after the date of approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text
of the bill referred to in subsection (a) [set out as a Short Title of
2002 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service].''
Publication of Certain Laws of 106th Congress
Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(b), Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, provided
that: ``In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United States
Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States
Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of
approval at the end appendixes setting forth the texts of the bills
referred to in subsection (a) of this section [enacting into law H.R.
5656, H.R. 5657, H.R. 5658, H.R. 5660, H.R. 5661, H.R. 5662, and H.R.
5663 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on Dec. 14, 2000, and H.R.
5666 and H.R. 5667 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on Dec. 15,
2000, except that the text of H.R. 5666, as so enacted, shall not
include section 123] and the text of any other bill enacted into law by
reference by reason of the enactment of this Act.''
Pub. L. 106-553, Sec. 1(b), Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, provided
that: ``In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United States
Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States
Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of
approval at the end appendixes setting forth the texts of the bills
referred to in subsection (a) of this section [enacting into law H.R.
5547 and H.R. 5548 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on Oct. 25,
2000].''
Pub. L. 106-429, Sec. 101(a) [title V, Sec. 595(b)], Nov. 6, 2000,
114 Stat. 1900, 1900A-60, provided that: ``In publishing the Act in slip
form and in the United States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112,
of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall
include after the date of approval at the end appendixes setting forth
the texts of the bill referred to in subsection (a) of this section
[enacting into law S. 3140 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on Sept.
28, 2000].''
Pub. L. 106-429, Sec. 101(b), Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1900, provided
that: ``In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United States
Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States
Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of
approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text of the bill
referred to in subsection (a) of this section [enacting into law H.R.
5526 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on Oct. 24, 2000].''
Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 2, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, provided
that: ``In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United States
Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States
Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of
approval an appendix setting forth the text of the bill referred to in
section 1 [enacting into law H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as
introduced on Oct. 6, 2000].''
Pub. L. 106-387, Sec. 1(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, provided
that: ``In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United States
Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States
Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of
approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text of the bill
referred to in subsection (a) of this section [enacting into law H.R.
5426 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on Oct. 6, 2000].''
Pub. L. 106-377, Sec. 1(b), Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1441, provided
that: ``In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United States
Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States
Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of
approval at the end appendixes setting forth the texts of the bills
referred to in subsection (a) of this section [enacting into law H.R.
5482 and 5483 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on Oct. 18, 2000].''
Pub. L. 106-346, Sec. 101(b), Oct. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 1356,
provided that: ``In publishing the Act in slip form and in the United
States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United
States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the
date of approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text of the
bill referred to in subsection (a) of this section [enacting into law
H.R. 5394 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on Oct. 5, 2000].''
Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(b), Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat.
1536, provided that: ``In publishing the Act in slip form and in the
United States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112, of title 1,
United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include
after the date of approval at the end appendixes setting forth the texts
of the bills referred to in subsection (a) of this section [enacting
into law H.R. 3421, H.R. 3422, H.R. 3423, H.R. 3424, H.R. 3425, H.R.
3426, H.R. 3427 (as amended), H.R. 3428, and S. 1948 of the 106th
Congress, as introduced on Nov. 17, 1999].''
Effect of Repeal of Section 73 of Act Jan. 12, 1895
This section and section 112a of this title as not affected by the
repeal of section 73 of act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 28 Stat. 615, which
related to the same subject matter, see section 56(i) of act Oct. 31,
1951, ch. 655, 65 Stat. 729.
