22-U.S.C.-2659
§2659 – State Statutes to Be Procured
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Title 22 > Chapter 38 > Section 2659
Details
- Reference: Section 2659
- Legend: §2659 – State Statutes to Be Procured
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
The Secretary of State shall procure from time to time such of the statutes of the several States as may not be in his office.
(R.S. §206.)
Codification
R.S. §206 derived from act Sept. 23, 1789, No. 3, 1 Stat. 97.
Section was formerly classified to section 161 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Abolition of Functions
Section 161 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees [now this section], under which the Secretary of State was required to procure, from time to time, such of the statutes of the several States as might not be in his office, was affected by Reorg. Plan No. 20 of 1950, 2(a), eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272, set out in Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which abolished such prescribed duty. Such section 2(a) further provided, however, that such abolition should not limit the authority of the Secretary of State to procure copies of such State statutes as may be needed in the performance of his functions.
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