TOPN: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

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What's in a popular name?

Laws acquire popular names as they make their way through Congress. Sometimes these names say something about the substance of the law (as with the '2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act'). Sometimes they are a way of recognizing or honoring the sponsor or creator of a particular law (as with the 'Taft-Hartley Act'). And sometimes they are meant to garner political support for a law by giving it a catchy name (as with the 'USA Patriot Act' or the 'Take Pride in America Act') or by invoking public outrage or sympathy (as with any number of laws named for victims of crimes). History books, newspapers, and other sources use the popular name to refer to these laws. Why can't these popular names easily be found in the US Code?

How the US Code is built.

The United States Code is meant to be an organized, logical compilation of the laws passed by Congress. At its top level, it divides the world of legislation into fifty topically-organized Titles, and each Title is further subdivided into any number of logical subtopics. In theory, any law -- or individual provisions within any law -- passed by Congress should be classifiable into one or more slots in the framework of the Code. On the other hand, legislation often contains bundles of topically unrelated provisions that collectively respond to a particular public need or problem. A farm bill, for instance, might contain provisions that affect the tax status of farmers, their management of land or treatment of the environment, a system of price limits or supports, and so on. Each of these individual provisions would, logically, belong in a different place in the Code. (Of course, this isn't always the case; some legislation deals with a fairly narrow range of related concerns.)

The process of incorporating a newly-passed piece of legislation into the Code is known as "classification" -- essentially a process of deciding where in the logical organization of the Code the various parts of the particular law belong. Sometimes classification is easy; the law could be written with the Code in mind, and might specifically amend, extend, or repeal particular chunks of the existing Code, making it no great challenge to figure out how to classify its various parts. And as we said before, a particular law might be narrow in focus, making it both simple and sensible to move it wholesale into a particular slot in the Code. But this is not normally the case, and often different provisions of the law will logically belong in different, scattered locations in the Code. As a result, often the law will not be found in one place neatly identified by its popular name. Nor will a full-text search of the Code necessarily reveal where all the pieces have been scattered. Instead, those who classify laws into the Code typically leave a note explaining how a particular law has been classified into the Code. It is usually found in the Note section attached to a relevant section of the Code, usually under a paragraph identified as the "Short Title".

How the LII Table of Popular Names works.

Our Table of Popular Names is organized alphabetically by popular name. You'll find three types of link associated with each popular name (though each law may not have all three types). One, a reference to a Public Law number, is a link to the bill as it was originally passed by Congress, and will take you to the LRC THOMAS legislative system, or GPO FDSYS site. So-called "Short Title" links, and links to particular sections of the Code, will lead you to a textual roadmap (the section notes) describing how the particular law was incorporated into the Code. Finally, acts may be referred to by a different name, or may have been renamed, the links will take you to the appropriate listing in the table.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

Pub. L. 115-91, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1283

Pub. L. 110-275

Classification

Pub. L. Section	Status	United States Code
		Title	Section	Authorizes
304(b)		42	299 nt	42 CFR 67
303(c)		42	254c-2 nt	21 CFR 16
303(b)		42	254c-3	21 CFR 16
303(a)		42	254c-2	21 CFR 16
302(b)		42	674 nt	45 CFR 1355 1356 1357
302(a)		42	674	45 CFR 1355 1356 1357
301(b)		42	603	20 CFR 645 45 CFR 201 205 234 235 240 260 265 270 283
205(b)		42	1396b nt	42 CFR 435 436 447 456 482 1002 1003 1006 1007 45 CFR 302 303 304 307
205(a)		42	1396b nt	42 CFR 435 436 447 456 482 1002 1003 1006 1007 45 CFR 302 303 304 307
204(c)		42	1316 nt	45 CFR 201
204(a), (b)		42	1316	45 CFR 201
203		42	1396r-8 nt
202		42	1396r-4
189(c)		31	3716 nt	5 CFR 179 1215 1639 2418 6 CFR 11 7 CFR 3 792 9 CFR 130 10 CFR 15 16 1015 11 CFR 8 111 9430 12 CFR 313 608 797 1073 1208 1306 1408 13 CFR 140 14 CFR 1261 15 CFR 21 16 CFR 1 17 CFR 143 204 19 CFR 201 20 CFR 10 30 367 404 408 416 422 22 CFR 34 309 1506 24 CFR 17 25 CFR 513 28 CFR 11 29 CFR 20 100 1450 1650 4903 30 CFR 1207 1210 1218 31 CFR 5 240 285 901 1650 34 CFR 30 31 32 36 CFR 1201 38 CFR 1 41 CFR 105-55 105-56 45 CFR 30 31 608 1150 1177 2506 49 CFR 89 1017 1018
189(b)		31	3716	5 CFR 179 1215 1639 2418 6 CFR 11 7 CFR 3 792 9 CFR 130 10 CFR 15 16 1015 11 CFR 8 111 9430 12 CFR 313 608 797 1073 1208 1306 1408 13 CFR 140 14 CFR 1261 15 CFR 21 16 CFR 1 17 CFR 143 204 19 CFR 201 20 CFR 10 30 367 404 408 416 422 22 CFR 34 309 1506 24 CFR 17 25 CFR 513 28 CFR 11 29 CFR 20 100 1450 1650 4903 30 CFR 1207 1210 1218 31 CFR 5 240 285 901 1650 34 CFR 30 31 32 36 CFR 1201 38 CFR 1 41 CFR 105-55 105-56 45 CFR 30 31 608 1150 1177 2506 49 CFR 89 1017 1018
189(a)		42	1395kk	42 CFR 41 405 417 421
188(a)(2)(B)		42	1395iii
187		42	1395cc nt	42 CFR 466 489 1001 1003
186		42	1395b-4 nt
185		42	1395b-10
184		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
183(a)(1)		42	1395aaa
182(b)		42	1395x	31 CFR 493 40 CFR 413 414 418 494 42 CFR 405 406 413 417 418 420 489 493
182(a)(2)		42	1395w-102 nt	42 CFR 406 411
182(a)(1)		42	1395w-102	42 CFR 406 411
181		42	1395w-112	42 CFR 406 411
176		42	1395w-104	42 CFR 406 411 1001
175(b)		42	1395w-102 nt	42 CFR 406 411
175(a)		42	1395w-102	42 CFR 406 411
173(c)		42	1395w-27 nt	42 CFR 406
173(b)		42	1395w-27	42 CFR 406
173(a)		42	1395w-112	42 CFR 406 411
172(b)		42	1395w-27 nt	42 CFR 406
172(a)(2)		42	1395w-27	42 CFR 406
172(a)(1)		42	1395w-112	42 CFR 406 411
171(c)		42	1395w-27 nt	42 CFR 406
171(b)		42	1395w-27	42 CFR 406
171(a)		42	1395w-112	42 CFR 406 411
167(a)-(c)		42	1395mm	42 CFR 1003
166		42	1395w-27a	42 CFR 406
165(b)		42	1395w-22 nt	42 CFR 406
165(a)		42	1395w-22	42 CFR 406
164(h)		42	1395w-28 nt	42 CFR 406
164(g)		42	1395w-27 nt	42 CFR 406
164(f)(2)		42	1395w-22 nt	42 CFR 406
164(f)(1)		42	1395w-22	42 CFR 406
164(e)(2)		42	1395w-28 nt	42 CFR 406
164(e)(1)		42	1395w-28	42 CFR 406
164(d)(2)		42	1395w-27	42 CFR 406
164(d)(1)		42	1395w-28	42 CFR 406
164(c)(2)-(4)		42	1395w-28 nt	42 CFR 406
164(c)(1)		42	1395w-28	42 CFR 406
164(b)		42	1395w-21 nt	42 CFR 406
164(a)		42	1395w-28	42 CFR 406
163(c)		42	1395w-22 nt	42 CFR 406
163(a), (b)		42	1395w-22	42 CFR 406
162(b)		42	1395w-28	42 CFR 406
162(a)(3)(B)		42	1395w-22 nt	42 CFR 406
162(a)(2), (3)(A)		42	1395w-22	42 CFR 406
162(a)(1)		42	1395w-22	42 CFR 406
161(c)		42	1395eee
161(a), (b)		42	1395w-23	42 CFR 406
154(e)		42	1395m nt	42 CFR 41 406 410
154(d)(3), (4)		42	1395w-3	42 CFR 406
154(d)(2)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
154(d)(1)		42	1395w-3	42 CFR 406
154(c)(3)		42	1395m nt	42 CFR 41 406 410
154(c)(2)(C)		42	1395w-3 nt	42 CFR 406
154(c)(2)(A), (B)		42	1395w-3	42 CFR 406
154(c)(1)		42	1395w-3 nt	42 CFR 406
154(b)(2), (3)		42	1395w-3	42 CFR 406
154(b)(1)(B)		42	1395m nt	42 CFR 41 406 410
154(b)(1)(A)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
154(a)(3), (4)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
154(a)(2)(B)		42	1395u	42 CFR 406 1001 1003
154(a)(2)(A)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
154(a)(1)		42	1395w-3	42 CFR 406
153(c)		42	1395rr	42 CFR 41 405 408 410 413 414 482
153(b)(4)		42	1395rr nt	42 CFR 41 405 408 410 413 414 482
153(b)(3)(C)	Rep.	42	1395rr nt	42 CFR 41 405 408 410 413 414 482
153(b)(3)(B)		42	1395x	31 CFR 493 40 CFR 413 414 418 494 42 CFR 405 406 413 417 418 420 489 493
153(b)(3)(A)		42	1395rr	42 CFR 41 405 408 410 413 414 482
153(b)(2)		42	1395y	42 CFR 405 406 418 494 1001
153(a), (b)(1)		42	1395rr	42 CFR 41 405 408 410 413 414 482
152(b)(2)		42	1395w-4 nt	42 CFR 406
152(b)(1)(D)		42	1395y	42 CFR 405 406 418 494 1001
152(b)(1)(C)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
152(b)(1)(A), (B)		42	1395x	31 CFR 493 40 CFR 413 414 418 494 42 CFR 405 406 413 417 418 420 489 493
152(a)		42	280g-6
151(a)		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
149(c)		42	1395m nt	42 CFR 41 406 410
149(b)		42	1395yy
149(a)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
148(b)		42	1395m nt	42 CFR 41 406 410
148(a)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
147		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
146(b)(2)(B)		42	1395m nt	42 CFR 41 406 410
146(b)(2)(A)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
146(b)(1)		42	1395m nt	42 CFR 41 406 410
146(a)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
145(b)		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
145(a)(3)		42	1395l nt	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
145(a)(2)		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
145(a)(1)		42	1395w-3	42 CFR 406
144(b)(2)		42	1395m nt	42 CFR 41 406 410
144(b)(1)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
144(a)(3)		42	1395w-4 nt	42 CFR 406
144(a)(2)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
144(a)(1)		42	1395x	31 CFR 493 40 CFR 413 414 418 494 42 CFR 405 406 413 417 418 420 489 493
143(d)		42	1395k nt	42 CFR 406
143(c)		42	1395k nt	42 CFR 406
143(b)(9)		42	1395nn	42 CFR 411 1003
143(b)(8)		42	1395cc	42 CFR 466 489 1001 1003
143(b)(7)		42	1395y	42 CFR 405 406 418 494 1001
143(b)(5), (6)		42	1395x	31 CFR 493 40 CFR 413 414 418 494 42 CFR 405 406 413 417 418 420 489 493
143(b)(2), (3)		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
143(b)(4)		42	1395n	42 CFR 406
143(b)(1)		42	1395k	42 CFR 406
143(a)		42	1395x	31 CFR 493 40 CFR 413 414 418 494 42 CFR 405 406 413 417 418 420 489 493
142		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
141		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
139(b)		42	1395l nt	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
139(a)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
137		42	1395u	42 CFR 406 1001 1003
138		42	1395w-4 nt	42 CFR 406
136		42	1395w-4 nt	42 CFR 406
135(b)		42	1395m nt	42 CFR 41 406 410
135(a)(2)(A)		42	1395y	42 CFR 405 406 418 494 1001
135(a)(2)(B)		42	1395y nt	42 CFR 405 406 418 494 1001
135(a)(1)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
134		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
133(b)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
132(a), (b)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
133(a)		42	1395b-1 nt
131(c)(1)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
131(b)(6)		42	1395w-4 nt	42 CFR 406
131(b)(5)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
131(b)(4)(B)		42	1395w-4 nt	42 CFR 406
131(b)(3), (4)(A)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
131(b)(2)		42	1395w-4 nt	42 CFR 406
131(b)(2)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
131(b)(1)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
131(a)(3)(C)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
131(a)(1)		42	1395w-4	42 CFR 406
125(d)		42	1395bb nt	42 CFR 494
125(c)		42	1395bb nt	42 CFR 494
125(b)(6)		42	1395w-22	42 CFR 406
125(b)(5)		42	1395m	42 CFR 41 406 410
125(b)(4)		42	1395ll	42 CFR 41 421
125(b)(3)		42	1395aa	42 CFR 489 494
125(b)(2)		42	1395x	31 CFR 493 40 CFR 413 414 418 494 42 CFR 405 406 413 417 418 420 489 493
125(a), (b)(1)		42	1395bb	42 CFR 494
124(c)		42	1395ww nt	42 CFR 405 413
124(b)		42	1395ww nt	42 CFR 405 413
124(a)		42	1395ww nt	42 CFR 405 413
123		42	1395i-4 nt	42 CFR 406
122		42	1395ww	42 CFR 405 413
121		42	1395i-4	42 CFR 406
119		42	1395b-3 nt	42 CFR 403
118(b)		42	1396d nt
118(a)		42	1396d
117(b)		42	1395w-114 nt	20 CFR 418 42 CFR 406 411
117(a)		42	1395w-114	20 CFR 418 42 CFR 406 411
116(b)		42	1395w-114 nt	20 CFR 418 42 CFR 406 411
116(a)		42	1395w-114	20 CFR 418 42 CFR 406 411
115(b)		42	1396p nt
115(a)		42	1396p
114(b)		42	1395w-113 nt	42 CFR 406 411
114(a)(2)		42	1395w-114	20 CFR 418 42 CFR 406 411
114(a)(1)		42	1395w-113	42 CFR 406 411
113(c)		42	1320b-14 nt
113(b)		42	1396u-5
113(a)		42	1320b-14
112		42	1396d
111(b)		42	1396u-3
111(a)		42	1396a	42 CFR 435 436 447 491 494 1002 1006 45 CFR 19 302 303 304 307
104(c)		42	1395ss-1
104(b)		42	1395ss	42 CFR 1003
104(a)		42	1395ss nt	42 CFR 1003
103(d)(2)		42	1395w-104	42 CFR 406 411 1001
103(d)(3)		42	1395w-21 nt	42 CFR 406
103(d)(1)		42	1395w-21	42 CFR 406
103(c)(2)		42	1395w-104	42 CFR 406 411 1001
103(c)(1)		42	1395w-21	42 CFR 406
103(b)(3)		42	1395w-21 nt	42 CFR 406
103(b)(2)		42	1395w-104	42 CFR 406 411 1001
103(b)(1)		42	1395w-21	42 CFR 406
103(a)(3)		42	1395w-21 nt	42 CFR 406
103(a)(2)		42	1395w-104	42 CFR 406 411 1001
102		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
103(a)(1)		42	1395w-21	42 CFR 406
101(c)		42	1395l nt	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
101(b)(3), (4)		42	1395y	42 CFR 405 406 418 494 1001
101(b)(2)		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
101(b)(1)		42	1395x	31 CFR 493 40 CFR 413 414 418 494 42 CFR 405 406 413 417 418 420 489 493
101(a)(4)		42	1395l nt	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
101(a)(3)		42	1395y	42 CFR 405 406 418 494 1001
101(a)(2)		42	1395l	42 CFR 406 413 491 494
101(a)(1)		42	1395x	31 CFR 493 40 CFR 413 414 418 494 42 CFR 405 406 413 417 418 420 489 493
1(a)		42	1305 nt