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The following tables cover those titles of the United States Code that have been revised in a positive law codification since adoption of the Code in 1926. These tables show where provisions of the former titles have been incorporated in the revised titles. The failure to include a provision of a former title in these tables is an indication that the provision was repealed or omitted from the Code before or as a result of the positive law codification. Abbreviations Rep. Elim. TITLE 4 Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States TITLE 5 Government Organization and Employees TITLE 6 Official and Penal Bonds [Repealed] Title 10 Title 34 TITLE 28 Judiciary and Judicial Procedure TITLE 36 Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations TITLE 37 Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services TITLE 51 National and Commercial Space Programs Title 1 Former Sections Title 1 New Sections 29a 29b 30a 5a.
United States Code Table III: Years View. United States Code Table of Popular Names. Codification Legislation. Positive law codification by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel is the process of preparing and enacting a codification bill to restate existing law as a positive law title of the United States Code.
The restatement conforms to the policy, intent, and purpose of Congress in the original enactments, but the organizational structure of the law is improved, obsolete provisions are eliminated, ambiguous provisions are clarified, inconsistent provisions are resolved, and technical errors are corrected. Links to Current and Recently Completed Positive Law Codification Projects The Term "Positive Law" The term "positive law'' has a long-established meaning in legal philosophy but has a narrower meaning when referring to titles of the Code.
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