R.S. § 82 derived from acts Apr. 24, 1800, ch. 37, § 5,
2 Stat. 56, and Jan. 26, 1802, ch. 2, § 6,
2 Stat. 129.
1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, changed composition of Joint Committee. See section
132b of this title.
Amendment by act Aug. 2, 1946, effective Jan. 3, 1947, see section 245 of that act, set out as a note under section
72a of this title.