Notes on 13 U.S.C. § 1 : US Code - Notes
Search Notes on 13 U.S.C. § 1 : US Code - Notes
(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1012; Pub. L. 94-521, Sec. 1,
Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2459.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Section is new, and was inserted to eliminate the necessity for
referring, throughout this title, to the Bureau of the Census, and
the Secretary of Commerce, by their full designations.
AMENDMENTS
1976 - Pub. L. 94-521 designated existing provisions as pars. (1)
and (2), and added par. (3).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Section 17 of Pub. L. 94-521 provided that: "The amendments made
by this Act [enacting sections 181 to 184 and 196 of this title,
amending this section and sections 3 to 6, 8, 23, 141, 191, 195,
214, 221, 224, 225, and 241 of this title, and enacting provisions
set out as notes under this section] shall take effect on October
1, 1976, or on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17,
1976], whichever date is later".
SHORT TITLE OF 1999 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. B, title XII,
subtitle E, Sec. 1251], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-505,
provided that: "This subtitle [amending section 301 of this title
and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 301 of this
title] may be cited as the 'Proliferation Prevention Enhancement
Act of 1999'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1994 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 103-430, Sec. 1, Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4393, provided
that: "This Act [enacting section 16 of this title, amending
sections 9 and 214 of this title and section 412 of Title 39,
Postal Service, and enacting provisions set out as a note under
section 16 of this title] may be cited as the 'Census Address List
Improvement Act of 1994'."
SEPARABILITY
Section 16 of Pub. L. 94-521 provided that: "If a provision
enacted by this Act [see section 17 of Pub. L. 94-521 set out
above] is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable
from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision of this
Act [Pub. L. 94-521] is held invalid in one or more of its
applications, the provision remains in effect in all valid
applications that are severable from the invalid application or
applications."