2012 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works
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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
Front Matter
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Statutes at Large References63 Stat. 377
93 Stat. 695
104 Stat. 927
108 Stat. 3384
116 Stat. 1062, 1303, 1304
117 Stat. 2637, 2640
122 Stat. 1482, 1664, 2244
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 96-88, Public Law 101-427, Public Law 103-355, Public Law 107-217, Public Law 108-178, Public Law 110-234, Public Law 110-246

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Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, §14217(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1482, and Pub. L. 110–246, title XIV, §14217(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 2244, which directed identical amendments to the table of subtitles for “chapter 40, United States Code” by adding items for subtitles V and VI and striking out item for subtitle V, was executed by amending the table of subtitles for this title, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, the item for subtitle V read “Miscellaneous”. The amendment by Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664.

Table Showing Disposition of All Sections of Former Title 40
Title 40

Former Sections

Title 40

New Sections

1, 1a Rep.
2 Rep.
3 Rep.
4 Rep.
5 Rep.
5a Rep.
6 Rep.
7 Rep.
7a Rep.
8–13 Rep.
13a, 13a note 6111
13b 6112
13c 6113
13d Rep.
13e 6114
13f 6122
13g 6131
13h 6132
13i 6133
13j 6134
13k 6135
13l 6102
13m 6137
13n(a) 6121
13n(b) 6123
13n(c) 6121
13n(d) 6101
13o 6136
13p 6101
14–18a Rep.
19 8101
20, 21 Rep.
22 Rep.
22a–22c 8143
23, 24 Rep.
25 Rep.
26 Rep.
27 Rep.
27a Rep.
28 Rep.
29 Rep.
30 Rep.
30a Rep.
31 8108
32, 33 Rep.
33a Rep.
34 8141
35 8142
36–37a Rep.
38 Rep.
39 Rep.
40 Rep.
40a Rep. (Transferred to former 278 prior to repeal)
41 Rep.
42 8165
43 8107
44 Rep.
45–48 9501
49 9503
50 9504
51, 52 9502
53 Rep.
53a Elim.
54 9507
55 9505
56 9506
57 Rep.
58 Elim.
59 Rep.
60 Elim.
60a 8161
61 Elim.
62 Elim.
63 Elim.
64 8122
65 Elim.
66 8121
67 Elim.
68 8106
69 Elim.
70 Elim.
71(a) 8701
71(b) 8702
71a(a)(1) 8711
71a(a)(2) 8712
71a(a)(3), (4) 8721
71a(b), (c) 8711
71a(d) 8721
71a(e), 71a note 8711
71b Rep.
71c(a) 8721
71c(b), (c) Rep.
71c(d), (e) (1st par.) 8721
71c(e) (last par.) 8722
71d 8722
71e Rep.
71f 8723
71g(a)–(c) 8724
71g(d) 8725
71h 8711
71i 8726
72 8731
72a 8732
72b 8733
72c, 72d 8734
72e 8736
73 (1st, 2d sentences) 8737
73 (3d–last sentences) 8731
74 8711
74a–74c 8735
75 Elim.
76 Elim.
77 Elim.
77a Rep.
78 Elim.
79 8123
80 Elim.
81 Elim.
82 8125
83 Elim.
84 Elim.
85 Elim.
86 Elim.
87 Elim.
88 Elim.
89 8126
90 Elim.
91 Rep.
92 Elim.
92a Elim.
93 Elim.
94 Elim.
95 Elim.
96 Elim.
97 Elim.
98 Elim.
99 Elim.
100 8127
101 8103
102 8162
103 8163
104 (1st, 2d sentences) 9101
104 (3d–6th sentences) 9102
104 (last sentence words before comma) 9103
104 (last sentence words after comma) 9101
105 9103
106 9104
107 Elim.
108 Elim.
109–112 Rep.
112a Rep.
113 8144
114 Rep.
115 Rep.
115a Rep.
116–119 Rep.
120 Rep.
121 8104
122, 123 8124
124 (words before proviso) 9301
124 (proviso) 9302
125 (words before semicolon) 9303
125 (words after semicolon) 9304
126 Rep.
127 9301 note
128 8105
129 585 note
129a–130a 8164
131 8302
132 8303
133 8304
134 Rep.
135 8301
136(a) 8501
136(b), (c) 8502
136(d) (See §49–103 of the D.C. Official Code)
136(e) Rep.
136(f) 8501
136(g)(1), (2) Rep.
136(h)–(j) 8501
137 8102
138 Rep.
161 T. 2 §1801 note
161a Rep.
162 T. 2 §1811
162–1 T. 2 §1801
162a T. 2 §1802
162b T. 2 §1868
163 T. 2 §1812
163a T. 2 §1813
163b T. 2 §1803
164 Rep.
164a T. 2 §1804
165 Rep.
166 T. 2 §1814
166a Rep.
166a–1 T. 2 §1861
166b Rep.
166b–1 Rep.
166b–1a T. 2 §1841
166b–1b T. 2 §1842
166b–1c T. 2 §1843
166b–1d T. 2 §1844
166b–1e T. 2 §1845
166b–1f T. 2 §1846
166b–2 T. 2 §1850
166b–3 T. 2 §1847
166b–3a T. 2 §1848
166b–3b T. 2 §1849
166b–4 T. 2 §1851
166b–5 T. 2 §1852
166b–6 T. 2 §1832
166b–7 T. 2 §1831
166c Elim.
166d T. 2 §1818
166e T. 2 §1863
166f T. 2 §1864
166g T. 2 §1867
166h T. 2 §1862
166i T. 2 §1815
166j T. 2 §1816
166k T. 2 §1819
166l T. 2 §1865
166m T. 2 §1820
167 T. 2 §1833
167a Rep.
168 T. 2 §1834
168a Rep.
169 T. 2 §2012
170 T. 2 §2184
170a (Previously transferred to T. 2 §117b–1)
171 T. 2 §1817
172 Rep.
173 T. 2 §2185
174 Rep.
174a Rep.
174b Elim.
174b–1 T. 2 §2021
174b–2 T. 2 §2022
174c T. 2 §2023
174d T. 2 §2024
174d–1 T. 2 §2181
174e T. 2 §1866
174f–174j Rep.
174j–1 T. 2 §2042
174j–2 Rep.
174j–3 T. 2 §2043
174j–4 T. 2 §2044
174j–5 T. 2 §2045
174j–6 T. 2 §2046
174j–7 T. 2 §2047
174j–8 T. 2 §2048
174j–9 T. 2 §2049
174j–10 T. 2 §2050
174k T. 2 §2041
175 T. 2 §2001
175a T. 2 §2002
176 T. 2 §2003
177 T. 2 §2004
178 T. 2 §2005
179 T. 2 §2006
180 T. 2 §2007
181 T. 2 §2008
182 T. 2 §2009
183 T. 2 §2010
184 T. 2 §2011
184a T. 2 §2161
184b–184f Rep.
184g T. 2 §2062
185 T. 2 §2162
185a T. 2 §2025
186 T. 10 §4689
187 T. 2 §2131
187a T. 2 §2132
188 T. 2 §2133
188a T. 2 §2081
188a–1 T. 2 §2082
188a–2 T. 2 §2083
188a–3 T. 2 §2084
188a–4 T. 2 §2085
188a–5 T. 2 §2086
188b T. 2 §2101
188b–1 T. 2 §2102
188b–2 T. 2 §2103
188b–3 T. 2 §2104
188b–4 T. 2 §2105
188b–5 T. 2 §2106
188b–6 T. 2 §2107
188c T. 2 §2121
188c–1 T. 2 §2122
189 T. 2 §2134
190 T. 2 §2135
190a Rep.
190b T. 2 §2182
191 Rep.
192 Rep.
193 T. 2 §2183
193a 5102
193b 5103
193c–193g 5104
193h 5109
193i 5105
193j, 193k 5106
193l 5107
193m(1) 5101
193m(2)–(5) 5104
193m–1 5108
193n 6306
193o 6302
193p, 193q 6303
193r 6304
193s 6307
193t 6306
193u 6305
193v 6301
193w Rep.
193x 6306
194–205 Rep.
206 T. 2 §1901
206–1 T. 2 §1902
206a—206a–8 Elim. (Previously transferred to former 206 notes)
206a–9 T. 2 §1903
206b T. 2 §1924
206c T. 2 §1925
206d T. 2 §1971
206d–1 T. 2 §1972
206e T. 2 §1973
207 T. 2 §1921
207a T. 2 §1922
207b T. 2 §1923
207b–1 T. 2 §1926
206b–2 T. 2 §1927
207c T. 2 §1951
207c–1 T. 2 §1952
207c–2 T. 2 §1953
207c–3 T. 2 §1954
207d T. 2 §1904
207e T. 2 §1905
208 T. 2 §1928
209 T. 2 §1929
210 T. 2 §1941
210a T. 2 §1942
211 T. 2 §1943
212 T. 2 §1944, 1944 notes
212a T. 2 §1961
212a–1 T. 2 §1962, 1962 notes
212a–2 T. 2 §1966
212a–3 T. 2 §1967
212a–4 T. 2 §1964
212a–4a T. 2 §1965
212a–5 T. 2 §1968
212b T. 2 §1969
212c T. 2 §1970
213 Rep.
213a Elim.
214 T. 2 §1963
214a Rep.
214b T. 2 §2061
214c T. 2 §2063
214d T. 2 §2064
214e T. 2 §2065
215 T. 2 §2141
216 T. 2 §2142
216a T. 2 §2145
216b T. 2 §2143
216c T. 2 §2146
216d T. 2 §2144
217 Rep.
217a T. 2 §2147
217b Rep.
217c T. 2 §2167
218–220 Rep.
221 Rep.
222 Rep.
223 T. 2 §2163
224 T. 2 §2164
231 (Previously transferred to former T. 44 §300 prior to repeal)
232, 232a (Previously transferred to former T. 44 §300a prior to repeal)
232b Rep.
233–241 (Previously transferred to former T. 44:300c–300k prior to repeal)
251 Rep.
252 Rep.
253 311
254 Rep.
255 (1st–5th pars.) 3111
255 (last par.) 3112
256 Rep.
257 3113
258 Rep.
258a, 258b 3114
258c 3115
258d 3118
258e 3115
258e–1 3116
258f 3117
259, 260 Rep.
261 3171
262–265 Rep.
265a Rep.
266, 267 Rep.
267a Rep.
268, 269 Rep.
269a Rep.
270 Rep.
270a 3131
270a note 3132
270b, 270c 3133
270d, 270d–1 3131
270e, 270f 3134
271 Rep.
272 Rep.
273–276 Rep.
276a(a) 3142
276a(b) (1st par. words before proviso) 3141
276a(b) (1st par. proviso, last par.) 3142
276a–1 3143
276a–2 3144
276a–3 3146
276a–4 Rep.
276a–5 3147
276a–6 Rep.
276a–7 3148
276b Rep.
276c 3145
276d 3161
276d–1—276d–3 3162
277 Rep.
277a Rep.
278, 278a Rep.
278b Rep.
278c Rep.
279–281 Rep.
282 Rep.
283 3104
284 Rep.
285 3101
285a Elim.
286 3105
287 Rep.
288 Elim.
289 Elim.
289a (See former 289)
290 3172
291 3103
292 Rep.
293 3173
294 Rep.
295 3174
296 Rep.
297–298 Rep.
298a 3175
298b 3176
298c Rep.
298d 3102
301 1301
302–303a Rep.
303b 1302
303c T. 16 §3b
304 1305
304a–304e 1303
304f–304m 1306
305 1311
306 1312
307 Rep.
308, 309 1313
310 1309
311, 311a Rep.
311b 1308
312 Rep.
313 Rep.
313–1 Rep.
313–2 Rep.
313a Rep.
314 1310
314a Rep.
315 Rep.
316 1307
317 Rep.
318–318d 1315
319 1314
319 note 1314
319a 1314
319a note 1314
319b 1314
319b note 1314
319c 1314
319c note 1314
321, 322 Rep.
323 Rep.
324–326 Rep.
327 Rep.
328 3702
329 3701
330 3703
331 3706
332 3708
333(a)–(e) 3704
333(f) 3705
334 3707
341–342a Rep.
343 Rep.
344, 345 Rep.
345a Rep.
345b, 345c, 345c note 1304
346–350a Rep.
351 (See former 33a)
352–355 Rep.
356 Rep.
356a Rep.
357 Rep.
361–386, 401 Rep.
402–410 Rep.
411 Rep.
411a Rep.
412 Rep.
413 Rep.
414 Rep.
421–425 Rep.
431–434 Rep.
435 Rep.
436 Rep.
437 Rep.
438 Rep.
439 Rep.
440 Rep.
441 Rep.
442 Rep.
443 Rep.
444 Rep.
451–455 Rep.
456 Rep.
457 Rep.
458 Rep.
459 Rep.
460 3501
461 Rep.
462(a), (b) 3502
462(c) Rep.
462(d) 3502
462(e) 3503
462(f) 3504
462(g) 3505
462(h) Rep.
471 101
472 102
473 112
474(a) Rep.
474(b) (See T. 5 §901 note)
474(c)–(e) 113
475(a) 125
475(b) 124
476 122
481(a) 501
481(b) 502
481(c) 503
481(d) 504
481(e) 505
482 Rep.
483(a)(1) (1st sentence) 521
483(a)(1) (last sentence) 522
483(a)(2) 523
483(b), (c) 524
483(d) 525
483(e) 529
483(f) Rep.
483(g) 526
483(h) 527
483a Rep.
483b 528
483c Rep.
483d 556
484(a) 541
484(b) 542
484(c) 543
484(d) 544
484(e) 545
484(f) 546
484(g), (h) 547
484(i) 548
484(j) 549
484(k) 550
484() 551
484(m) 552
484(n) 549
484() Rep.
484(p) 553
484(q) 554
484(r) 555
484–1 557
484a Rep.
484b Rep.
484c Rep.
484d 558
485(a) 571
485(b) 572
485(c)–(g) 574
485(h) 572
485(i) 573
485a 571
486, 486a 121
487 506
488 559
489 123
490(a) 581
490(b) 582
490(c) 583
490(d) 582
490(e) 584
490(f) 592
490(g) 588
490(h) 585
490(i) 589
490(j), (k) 586
490() 587
490 notes 587, 591
490a, 490a–1 592
490b, 490b note, 490b–1 590
490c 593
490d, 490e 585
490f 586
490g 592
490h 587
490i 592
491(a) 601
491(b) (related to establishment) 602
491(b) (related to determination), (c) 603
491(d) 605
491(e) 603
491(f) (1st sentence) 607
491(f) (last sentence) 610
491(g), (h) 604
491(i) 608
491(j) 606
491(k) 609
491() 611
492 126
493 Rep.
511 701
512(a) 704
512(b) 703
512(c) 702
513 705
514 701
521–524 Rep.
531 901
532 904
533 903
534 905
535(a), (b) 902
535(c) 904
541 1102
542 1101
543 1103
544 1104
551–554 Rep.
601 3302
601a 3306
602 3304
602a Rep.
603 3305
604 3304
605 3305
606(a)–(e), (f) (related to this section) 3307
606(f) (related to 40:603(b)) 3305
607 3309
608 3305
609 3308
610 3314
611 3303
612, 612a(1), (2) 3301
612a(3)–(8) 3306
613 3301
614 3313
615 3315
616 Elim.
617 3311
618 3310
619 3312
651, 652, 661–665, 671 Rep.
672 Elim.
681 Elim.
682, 683 Rep.
684 Rep.
685 Rep.
701 17102
701 note, 702 17103
703 17101
721 17302
722, 722a 17303
723 (1st sentence, 2d sentence words before 2d proviso) 17304
723 (2d sentence 2d, last provisos, last sentence) 17303
724 17305
725 17306
726 17307
727 17308
728 17309
729(a) (1st, 2d sentences) 17301
729(a) (last sentence) 17301, 17306
729(b)–(d) 17301
751(a) 301
751(b), (c) 302
751(d) Rep.
751(e) Rep.
751(f) 121
752(a) 303
752(b) Rep.
752(c), 753 303
754 121
755 Rep.
755a 312
756(a)–(c) 321
756(d) Rep.
756(e), (f) 321
756(g) (1st–3d sentences) 313
756(g) (last sentence), 756a, 756b 321
757 322
758 311
759 Rep.
760 304
761, 761a 323
762 18101
762a 18102
762b 18103
762c Rep.
762d 18104
771 17701
781 17702
782 17703
783 17704
784 17705
785 17706
786 17707
791 17708
792 Rep.
795 17901
795a 17902
795b 17903
795c 17904
795d Rep.
801–809 Rep.
811(a) (1st, 2d sentences) 6902
811(a) (last sentence) 6901
811(b) Rep.
811(c) Rep.
811(d) Rep.
812 Rep.
813(a) 6910
813(b) Rep.
814 Rep.
815(a)–(c) Rep.
815(d) 6903
816(a)(1) 6904
816(a)(2) Rep.
816(b) 6904
817 6906
818 6908
819(a) Rep.
819(b) Rep.
819(c) 6907
819(d) 6909
819a 6905
821 (related to creation) 6921
821 (related to duties) 6922
822(a) 6921
822(b) 6923
822(c) 6922
823 6924
831 T. 2 §2165
851 T. 2 §2166
871 6711
872 Rep.
872 notes 6701, 6702
873 Rep.
874 Rep.
875 Rep.
876(a) 6712
876(b) 6713
877(a) Rep.
877(b)–(d) 6714
878 6715
879(a) Rep.
879(b) 6701
880 6716
881 Rep.
882 Rep.
883 Rep.
884 Rep.
885 Rep.
901 17502
902 17503
903 17504
904 17505
905 Rep.
906 Rep.
907 17506
908 17507
909 17508
910 17509
911 17510
912 Rep.
913 17501
1001 8901
1002 8902
1003 8903
1004 8904
1005, 1006 8908
1007 8905
1008 8906
1009 8907
1010(a) 8909
1010(b) 8903
1010(c), (d) 8909
1010(e) 8902
1101 Rep.
1101 note 6734
1102(a)(1) Rep.
1102(a)(2) (1st sentence) 6733
1102(a)(2) (last sentence) 6734
1102(a)(3) Rep.
1102(b) Rep.
1103(a) Rep.
1103(b) 6734
1103(c)–(g) Rep.
1104(a), (b)(1), (2)(A) Rep.
1104(b)(2)(B) 6734
1104(b)(2)(C), (D), (words after (D)), (c) Rep.
1104(d) 6734
1104(e) Rep.
1104(f) 6733
1104(g) 6732
1104(h), (i) Rep.
1105 6734
1106 Elim.
1107 Elim.
1108 6731 note
1109 6731
1201 Rep.
1201 note 6502
1202(a)(1)–(5) Rep.
1202(a)(6) 6502
1202(a)(7) Rep.
1202(a)(8) 6502
1202(b)(1) Rep.
1202(b)(2)(A) Rep.
1202(b)(2)(B), (C) 6502
1202(b)(2)(D) (words before “and the lease”) Rep.
1202(b)(2)(D) (words after “provisions of this chapter”) 6504
1202(b)(2) (words after (D)) Rep.
1202(c)–(e) 6502
1203(a), (b) 6504
1203(c) 6502
1203(d) 6504
1204 6505
1205 6506
1206 6503
1207 6507
1208 6501
1301 18301
1302(1), (2) 18302
1302(3) 18303
1302(4), (5) 18302
1302(6), 1303 18303
1304 18304
1401 11101
1411 11301
1412 11302
1413 11303
1421 11311
1422 11312
1423 11313
1424 11314
1425(a) (See T. 44 §3506)
1425(b)–(d) 11315
1426 11316
1427 11317
1428 11318
1441 11331
1441 notes 11332
1442 11102
1451, 1452 11103
1461 11704
1471 11501
1472 11502
1473 11503
1474 11504
1475 11505
1491 11521
1492 11522
1501 11701
1502 11702
1503 11703
T. 40 App. §1 Rep.
T. 40 App. §2 14101
T. 40 App. §101(a)(1) 14301
T. 40 App. §101(a)(2) 14307
T. 40 App. §101(b) 14302
T. 40 App. §101(c), (d) 14301
T. 40 App. §102 14303
T. 40 App. §103 14304
T. 40 App. §104 14305
T. 40 App. §105, 106(1), (2) (1st sentence) 14306
T. 40 App. §106(2) (2d, last sentences) 14301
T. 40 App. §106(3)–(9) 14306
T. 40 App. §107 14308
T. 40 App. §108 14309
T. 40 App. §109 (See T. 5 §5334)
T. 40 App. §201 14501
T. 40 App. §202 14502
T. 40 App. §203 14504
T. 40 App. §204 14505
T. 40 App. §205 14506
T. 40 App. §206 Rep.
T. 40 App. §207 14503
T. 40 App. §208, 211–213 Rep.
T. 40 App. §214 14507
T. 40 App. §221 14521
T. 40 App. §222 14522
T. 40 App. §223 14523
T. 40 App. §223 note 14702
T. 40 App. §224 14524
T. 40 App. §225 14525
T. 40 App. §226 14526
T. 40 App. §301 14102
T. 40 App. §302 14321
T. 40 App. §303 14322
T. 40 App. §304 14310
T. 40 App. §401 14703
T. 40 App. §402 14701
T. 40 App. §403 14102
T. 40 App. §404 Rep.
T. 40 App. §405 14704
Effective Date of 2003 Amendment by Pub. L. 108–178

Pub. L. 108–178, enacting and amending notes set out below, effective Aug. 21, 2002, see section 5 of Pub. L. 108–178, set out as an Effective Date of 2003 Amendment note under section 5334 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Enacting Clause

Pub. L. 107–217, §1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, provided in part that: “Certain general and permanent laws of the United States, related to public buildings, property, and works, are revised, codified, and enacted as title 40, United States Code, ‘Public Buildings, Property, and Works’ ”.

Legislative Purpose and Construction

Pub. L. 108–178, §1, Dec. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 2637, provided that:

“(a) Purpose.—The purpose of this Act [see Tables for classification] is to improve the United States Code by making necessary technical changes.

“(b) No Substantive Change.—This Act makes no substantive change in existing law and may not be construed as making a substantive change in existing law.

“(c) Severability.—If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains valid for all valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid applications.”

Pub. L. 107–217, §5, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, provided that:

“(a) Purpose.—The purpose of this Act is to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change the general and permanent laws of the United States related to public buildings, property, and works, in order to remove ambiguities, contradictions, and other imperfections and to repeal obsolete, superfluous, and superseded provisions.

“(b) No Substantive Change.—

“(1) In general.—This Act makes no substantive change in existing law and may not be construed as making a substantive change in existing law.

“(2) Deemed date of enactment for certain purposes.—For purposes of determining whether one provision of law supersedes another based on enactment later in time, and otherwise to ensure that this Act makes no substantive change in existing law, the date of enactment of a provision restated in section 1 or 2 of this Act is deemed to remain unchanged, continuing to be the date of enactment of the underlying provision of public law that is being restated.

“(3) Inconsistent laws enacted after March 31, 2002.—This Act restates certain laws enacted before April 1, 2002. Any law enacted after March 31, 2002, that is inconsistent with this Act, including any law purporting to amend or repeal a provision that is repealed by this Act, supersedes this Act to the extent of the inconsistency.

“(c) References.—A reference to a law replaced by section 1 or 2 of this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act.

“(d) Continuing Effect.—An order, rule, or regulation in effect under a law replaced by section 1 or 2 of this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded.

“(e) Actions and Offenses Under Prior Law.—An action taken or an offense committed under a law replaced by section 1 or 2 of this Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act.

“(f) Inferences.—An inference of a legislative construction is not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code of a provision enacted by this Act or by reason of a caption or catch line of the provision.

“(g) Severability.—If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains valid for all valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid applications.”

Repeals

Pub. L. 108–178, §2(b), Dec. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 2640, provided that: “Section 6(b) of Public Law 107–217 (116 Stat. 1304) [see below] is repealed insofar as it relates to the provisions listed below, and the provisions listed below are revived to read as if section 6(b) had not been enacted:

“(1) Section 1(a) of the Act of June 30, 1949 (ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377) [41 U.S.C. 101 note].

“(2) Section 509(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96–88, 93 Stat. 695) [20 U.S.C. 3508(b)].

“(3) Public Law 101–427 (104 Stat. 927) [23 U.S.C. 101 note].

“(4) Section 7306 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–355, 108 Stat. 3384).”

Pub. L. 107–217, §6(a), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1304, provided that: “The repeal of a law by this Act may not be construed as a legislative inference that the provision was or was not in effect before its repeal.”

Pub. L. 107–217, §6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1304, as amended by Pub. L. 108–178, §2, Dec. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 2637, repealed specified laws, except for rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before Aug. 21, 2002.

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