Title 1 — General Provisions
Chapter 2 — Acts and Resolutions; Formalities of Enactment; Repeals; Sealing of Instruments
§ 106a. Promulgation of laws
Statutory text
Whenever a bill, order, resolution, or vote of the Senate and House of Representatives, having been approved by the President, or not having been returned by him with his objections, becomes a law or takes effect, it shall forthwith be received by the Archivist of the United States from the President; and whenever a bill, order, resolution, or vote is returned by the President with his objections, and, on being reconsidered, is agreed to be passed, and is approved by two-thirds of both Houses of Congress, and thereby becomes a law or takes effect, it shall be received by the Archivist of the United States from the President of the Senate, or Speaker of the House of Representatives in whichsoever House it shall last have been so approved, and he shall carefully preserve the originals.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 2(b), 65 Stat. 710 · 65 Stat. 710
Enacted · 1 U.S.C. § 106a
Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 2(b), 65 Stat. 710
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 2(b), 65 Stat. 710National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–497 title I § 107(d) · 98 Stat. 2280
Substituted · 1 U.S.C. § 106a
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” in two places
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” in two places.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(d) Sections 106a, 106b, 112, 113, and 201 of title 1, United States Code, are amended by striking out “Administrator of General Services” and “General Services Administration” each place they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “Archivist of the United States” and “National Archives and Records Administration”, respectively.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” in two places.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective , see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
Similar Provisions; Repeal; Saving Clause; Delegation of Functions; Transfer of Property and Personnel
Similar provisions were contained in R.S. § 204; act Dec. 28, 1874, ch. 9, § 2, 18 Stat. 294; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 1, eff. , 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272, which with the exception of the reorganization plan, were repealed by section 56(h) of act . Subsec. (l) of that section 56 provided that the repeal should not affect any rights or liabilities existing under those statutes on the effective date of the repeal (). For delegation of functions under the repealed statutes, and transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see sections 3 and 4 of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Credits
1951–1984 · 2 acts
- 1951Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 2(b), 65 Stat. 710
- 1984amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(d), , 98 Stat. 2291.
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(Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 2(b), 65 Stat. 710; amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(d), , 98 Stat. 2291.)