§ 4. Vacancies in electoral college

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.

1. 1948

   The President

   Pub. L. 80–644 · 62 Stat. 672

   Enacted · 3 U.S.C. § 4

   June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 673

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 673

2. 2022

   Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2023

   Pub. L. 117–328 div. P title I § 103 · 136 Stat. 4459

   Inserted · 3 U.S.C. § 4

   Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “enacted prior to election day” after “by law”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “enacted prior to election day” after “by law”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, Notification. Time period. That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.

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