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(a) TECHNICAL CHANGES IN SCHEDULE OF LAWS REPEALED.The Schedule of Laws Repealed, which is contained in section 6(b) of Public Law 107-217 (116 Stat. 1304), is amended as follows: (1) In the item related to the Act of May 29, 1920 (ch. 214,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".

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(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 ", 3132" (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'".

Dec. 15, 2003 [H.R. 1437]

40 USC note prec. 101.

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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_right the matter in the Section, Volume, and Page columns and insert, in the Section column, "1-13".

40 USC note prec. 101.

41 USC 251 note.

20 USC 3508.
23 USC 101 note.

(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".

(3) In section 2305a(c)(1), strike "the Brooks ArchitectEngineers 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 107217 (116 Stat. 1299), strike "title 40" and substitute "title 40, 26 USC 7608. 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 Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008)" and substitute "section 8906 of title 40".

(4) In subsection (h)—