United States Code

Contains additions to and changes in the general and permanent laws of the United States enacted during the 107th Congress, 2nd Session.

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price Updated and current edition of the United States (U.S.) Code. 2012 edition can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/laws-regulations/united-states-code/united-states-code-2012 The United States Statutes at Large, typically referred to as the Statutes at Large, is the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress. The Statutes at Large is prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). This edition contains information from United States Statutes at Large from 1971-1994. Audience: Congress, members of government, and other federal employees would find the United States Code, 2006, V. 32, Tables, Statutes at Large (1971-1994) to be informative.

Preface 2012 edition: The United States Code is the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States. The Code was first published in 1926, and a new edition of the code has been published every six years since 1934. The 2012 edition of the Code incorporates laws enacted through the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second session, the last of which was signed by the President on January 15, 2013. It does not include laws of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First session, enacted between January 3, 2013, the date it convened, and January 15, 2013. By statutory authority this edition may be cited "U.S.C. 2012 ed." As adopted in 1926, the Code established prima facie the general and permanent laws of the United States. The underlying statutes reprinted in the Code remained in effect and controlled over the Code in case of any discrepancy. In 1947, Congress began enacting individual titles of the Code into positive law. When a title is enacted into positive law, the underlying statutes are repealed and the title then becomes legal evidence of the law. Currently, 26 of the 51 titles in the Code have been so enacted. These are identified in the table of titles near the beginning of each volume. The Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives continues to prepare legislation pursuant to 2 USC 285b to enact the remainder of the Code, on a title-by-title basis, into positive law. The 2012 edition of the Code was prepared and published under the supervision of Ralph V. Seep, Law Revision Counsel. Grateful acknowledgment is made of the contributions by all who helped in this work, particularly the staffs of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel and the Government Printing Office. -- John. A. Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., January 15, 2013--Page VII.

The 2012 edition of the United States Code represents the 87th anniversary of the Code. It is the 15th edition of the Code. This edition is a consolidation and codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States in force on January 1, 2012. It incorporates the legislation enacted subsequent to the 2012 edition and up to the end of the 112th Congress. It may be cited as "U.S.C. 2012 ed."