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This title was enacted by act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, § 1, 62 Stat. 672
  Chap. Sec. 1. Presidential Elections and Vacancies 1 2. Office and Compensation of President 101 3. Protection of the President; the White House Police [1] 201    Chapter repealed by Pub. L. 109–177 without a corresponding amendment of chapter analysis. 4. Delegation of Functions 301 5. Extension of Certain Rights and Protections to Presidential Offices 401

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–331, § 2(c), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4068, added item for chapter 5.
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 4, 65 Stat. 711, added item for chapter 4.

Positive Law; Citation

This title has been made positive law by section 1 of act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 672, which provided in part that: “Title 3 of the United States Code, entitled ‘The President’, is codified and enacted into positive law and may be cited as ‘3 U. S. C., § —.’ ”

Savings Clause

Section 2 of act June 25, 1948, provided that: “The provisions of title 3, ‘The President’, set out in section 1 of this Act, shall be construed as a continuation of existing law and no loss of rights, interruption of jurisdiction, nor prejudice to matters pending on the effective date of this Act shall result from its enactment.”

Repeals

Section 3 of act June 25, 1948, provided that the sections or parts thereof of the Statutes at Large or the Revised Statutes covering provisions codified in this Act are repealed insofar as the provisions appeared in former Title 3, and provided that any rights or liabilities now existing under the repealed sections or parts thereof shall not be affected by the repeal.

Prior Repeals

Former sections 21 and 22 relating to performance of presidential duties in absence of both the President and Vice President were repealed by act July 18, 1947, ch. 264, § 1(g), 61 Stat. 381.

Table Showing Disposition of All Sections of Former Title 3
Title 3 Former Sections Revised StatutesStatutes at Large Title 3 New ­Sections
1 R.S. § 131 1
2 R.S. § 132 3
3 R.S. § 133 4
4 R.S. § 134 2
5 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, § 1, 24 Stat. 373 7
5a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, § 1, 45 Stat. 945 7
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, § 6(a), 48 Stat. 879
6 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, § 2, 24 Stat. 373 5
7 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, § 3, 24 Stat. 373 6
7a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, § 2, 45 Stat. 946 6
8 R.S. § 137 8
9 R.S. § 138 9
9a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, § 3, 45 Stat. 946 9
10 R.S. § 139 10
11 R.S. § 140 11
Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, § 1, 25 Stat. 613.
11a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, § 4, 45 Stat. 946 11
11b May 29, 1928, ch. 859, § 5, 45 Stat. 946 12
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, § 6(b), 48 Stat. 879.
11c May 29, 1928, ch. 859, § 6, 45 Stat. 946 13
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, § 6(c), 48 Stat. 879.
12 Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, § 1, 25 Stat. 613 11, 12
13 R.S. § 141 13
Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, § 2, 25 Stat. 613.
14 R.S. § 143 11
15 R.S. § 144 11
16 R.S. § 145 14
17 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, § 4, 24 Stat. 373 15
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, § 7, 48 Stat. 879.
18 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, § 5, 24 Stat. 374 18
19 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, § 6, 24 Stat. 375 17
20 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, § 7, 24 Stat. 375 16
21 Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 4, § 1, 24 Stat. 1 19
22 Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 4, § 2, 24 Stat. 1 19
23 R.S. § 151 20
24 July 18, 1947, ch. 264, § 1(a-f), 61 Stat. 380, 381 19
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 311, 61 Stat. 509.
41 R.S. § 152 101
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, § 1, 48 Stat. 879.
42 R.S. § 153 102
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 297, § 1, 35 Stat. 859.
43 June 23, 1906, ch. 3523, 34 Stat. 454 103
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, § 17(c), 60 Stat. 811.
44 R.S. § 154 104
Feb. 26, 1907, ch. 1635, § 4, 34 Stat. 993.
Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 4, 43 Stat. 1301.
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 601(a), 60 Stat. 850.
45 Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, § 1, 44 Stat. 305 105
45a Apr. 3, 1939, ch. 36, § 301, 53 Stat. 565 106
46 June 12, 1922, ch. 218, 42 Stat. 636 107
Feb. 13, 1923, ch. 72, 42 Stat. 1227.
June 7, 1924, ch. 292, § 1, 43 Stat. 521.
Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 468, § 1, 43 Stat. 1198, 1199.
Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, § 1, 44 Stat. 305.
Feb. 11, 1927, ch. 104, § 1, 44 Stat. 1069.
May 16, 1928, ch. 580, § 1, 45 Stat. 573.
Feb. 20, 1929, ch. 270, § 1, 45 Stat. 1230.
Apr. 19, 1930, ch. 201, § 1, 46 Stat. 229.
Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 281, § 1, 46 Stat. 1355.
June 30, 1932, ch. 330, § 1, 47 Stat. 452.
June 16, 1933, ch. 101, § 1, 48 Stat. 284.
Mar. 28, 1934, ch. 102, § 1, 48 Stat. 509.
Feb. 2, 1935, ch. 3, § 1, 49 Stat. 6.
Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, § 1, 49 Stat. 1148.
June 28, 1937, ch. 396, § 1, 50 Stat. 350.
May 23, 1938, ch. 259, § 1, 52 Stat. 411.
Mar. 16, 1939, ch. 11, § 1, 53 Stat 524.
Apr. 8, 1940, ch. 107, § 1, 54 Stat. 112.
Apr. 5, 1941, ch. 40, § 1, 55 Stat. 93.
June 27, 1942, ch. 450, § 1, 56 Stat. 392.
June 26, 1943, ch. 145, § 101, 57 Stat. 169.
June 27, 1944, ch. 286, § 101, 58 Stat. 361.
May 3, 1945, ch. 106, § 101, 59 Stat. 106.
Mar. 28, 1946, ch. 113, § 101, 60 Stat. 61.
47 Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, § 1, 36 Stat. 1404 108
48 June 25, 1910, ch. 384, § 9, 36 Stat. 773 109
49 R.S. § 1829 110
Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 377, §§ 1, 2, 43 Stat. 1091.
50 R.S. § 1832 109
51 R.S. § 1833 109
52 R.S. § 1834 109
53 June 23, 1913, ch. 3, § 1, 38 Stat. 23 201
54 June 9, 1941, ch. 189, 55 Stat. 247 Elim.
61 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, § 1, 42 Stat. 841 202
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, § 1, 46 Stat. 328.
62 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, § 2, 42 Stat. 841 203
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, § 2, 46 Stat. 328.
May 28, 1935, ch. 154, 49 Stat. 304.
Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 133, 54 Stat. 156.
June 9, 1947, ch. 102, 61 Stat. 132.
62a Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 582, § 1, 56 Stat. 778 205
62b Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 582, § 2, 56 Stat. 778 206
63 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, § 3, 42 Stat. 842 204
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, § 3, 46 Stat. 328.
64 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, § 4, 42 Stat. 842 207
65 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, § 5, 42 Stat. 842 Rep.
66 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, § 6, 42 Stat. 842 Rep.
67 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, § 7, 42 Stat. 843 208
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, § 4, 46 Stat. 329.

Footnotes
[1] Chapter repealed by Pub. L. 109–177 without a corresponding amendment of chapter analysis.


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