2017 US Code
Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 3 - Code of Laws of United States and Supplements; District of Columbia Code and Supplements
Sec. 203 - District of Columbia Code; preparation and publication; cumulative supplements

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Citation 1 U.S.C. § 203 (2017)
Section Name §203. District of Columbia Code; preparation and publication; cumulative supplements
Section Text

The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives is authorized to print bills to codify, revise, and reenact the general and permanent laws relating to the District of Columbia and cumulative supplements thereto, similar in style, respectively, to the Code of Laws of the United States, and supplements thereto, and to so continue until final enactment thereof in both Houses of the Congress of the United States.

Source Credit

(July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 638.)

Editorial Notes COMMISSION ON REVISION OF THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Pub. L. 90–226, title X, Dec. 27, 1967, 81 Stat. 742, provided for creation and operation of a commission to study and make recommendations with reference to a revised code of criminal law and procedure for the District of Columbia, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 91–358, title VI, §601, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 667, as amended by Pub. L. 91–530, §2(b)(1), Dec. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 1390.

CROSS REFERENCES

Council of the District of Columbia, functions respecting, see section 2 of Pub. L. 94–386, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1170, set out as a note under section 285b of Title 2, The Congress.

Office of the Law Revision Counsel, functions respecting, see section 285b of Title 2.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 3 - CODE OF LAWS OF UNITED STATES AND SUPPLEMENTS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CODE AND SUPPLEMENTS
Sec. 203 - District of Columbia Code; preparation and publication; cumulative supplements
Contains section 203
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 61 Stat. 638
81 Stat. 742
84 Stat. 667, 1390
90 Stat. 1170
Public Law References Public Law 90-226, Public Law 91-358, Public Law 91-530, Public Law 94-386
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