Title 3 – The President
The President
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Details
- Reference: Title 3
- Legend: The President
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
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sections or parts thereof of the Statutes at Large or the Revised Statutes covering provisions codified in this Act are repealed insofar as the provisions appeared in former Title 3, and provided that any rights or liabilities now existing under the repealed sections or parts thereof shall not be affected by the repeal.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21 and 22 relating to performance of presidential duties in absence of both the President and Vice President were repealed by act July 18, 1947, ch. 264, §1(g), 61 Stat. 381.
| Title 3 Former Sections | Revised Statutes Statutes 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. |
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Topic Map
- Title 3/Chapter 1 – Presidential Elections and Vacancies
- Title 3/Chapter 4 – Delegation of Functions
- Title 3/Chapter 5 – Extension of Certain Rights and Protections To Presidential offices
- Title 3/Section 201 – [Repealed. July 16, 1951, Ch. 226, §5(A), 65 Stat. 122]
- Title 3/Section 202 – [§§202 to 204. Repealed. Pub. L. 109-177, Title Vi, §605(C), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 255]
- Title 3/Section 205 – [Repealed. Pub. L. 91-217, §1(7), Mar. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 75]
- Title 3/Section 206 – [§§206 to 209. Repealed. Pub. L. 109-177, Title Vi, §605(C), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 255]
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