Notes on the president : US Code - Notes
Search Notes on the president : US Code - Notes
THIS TITLE WAS ENACTED BY ACT JUNE 25, 1948, CH. 644, SEC. 1, 62
STAT. 672
Chap. Sec.
1. Presidential Elections and Vacancies 1
2. Office and Compensation of President 101
3. Protection of the President; the White House Police
(!1) 201
4. Delegation of Functions 301
5. Extension of Certain Rights and Protections to
Presidential Offices 401
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-331, Sec. 2(c), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4068,
added item for chapter 5.
1951 - Act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, Sec. 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., Sec. - .' "
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covering provisions codified in this Act are repealed insofar as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rights or liabilities now existing under the repealed sections or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repealed by act July 18, 1947, ch. 264, Sec. 1(g), 61 Stat. 381.
TABLE SHOWING DISPOSITION OF ALL SECTIONS OF FORMER TITLE 3
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Title 3 Revised Statutes Title 3
Former Statutes at Large New
Sections Sections
--------------------------------------------------------------------
1 R.S. Sec. 131 1
2 R.S. Sec. 132 3
3 R.S. Sec. 133 4
4 R.S. Sec. 134 2
5 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 1, 24 7
Stat. 373
5a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 1, 45 7
Stat. 945
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 6(a), 48
Stat. 879
6 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 2, 24 5
Stat. 373
7 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 3, 24 6
Stat. 373
7a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 2, 45 6
Stat. 946
8 R.S. Sec. 137 8
9 R.S. Sec. 138 9
9a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 3, 45 9
Stat. 946
10 R.S. Sec. 139 10
11 R.S. Sec. 140 11
Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, Sec. 1, 25
Stat. 613.
11a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 4, 45 11
Stat. 946
11b May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 5, 45 12
Stat. 946
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 6(b), 48
Stat. 879.
11c May 29, 1928, ch. 859, Sec. 6, 45 13
Stat. 946
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 6(c), 48
Stat. 879.
12 Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, Sec. 1, 25 11, 12
Stat. 613
13 R.S. Sec. 141 13
Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, Sec. 2, 25
Stat. 613.
14 R.S. Sec. 143 11
15 R.S. Sec. 144 11
16 R.S. Sec. 145 14
17 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 4, 24 15
Stat. 373
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 7, 48
Stat. 879.
18 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 5, 24 18
Stat. 374
19 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 6, 24 17
Stat. 375
20 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, Sec. 7, 24 16
Stat. 375
21 Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 4, Sec. 1, 24 19
Stat. 1
22 Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 4, Sec. 2, 24 19
Stat. 1
23 R.S. Sec. 151 20
24 July 18, 1947, ch. 264, Sec. 1(a-f), 19
61 Stat. 380, 381
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, Sec. 311, 61
Stat. 509.
41 R.S. Sec. 152 101
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, Sec. 1, 48
Stat. 879.
42 R.S. Sec. 153 102
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 297, Sec. 1, 35
Stat. 859.
43 June 23, 1906, ch. 3523, 34 Stat. 454 103
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, Sec. 17(c), 60
Stat. 811.
44 R.S. Sec. 154 104
Feb. 26, 1907, ch. 1635, Sec. 4, 34
Stat. 993.
Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, Sec. 4, 43
Stat. 1301.
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, Sec. 601(a),
60 Stat. 850.
45 Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, Sec. 1, 44 105
Stat. 305
45a Apr. 3, 1939, ch. 36, Sec. 301, 53 106
Stat. 565
46 June 12, 1922, ch. 218, 42 Stat. 636 107
Feb. 13, 1923, ch. 72, 42 Stat. 1227.
June 7, 1924, ch. 292, Sec. 1, 43
Stat. 521.
Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 468, Sec. 1, 43
Stat. 1198, 1199.
Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, Sec. 1, 44
Stat. 305.
Feb. 11, 1927, ch. 104, Sec. 1, 44
Stat. 1069.
May 16, 1928, ch. 580, Sec. 1, 45
Stat. 573.
Feb. 20, 1929, ch. 270, Sec. 1, 45
Stat. 1230.
Apr. 19, 1930, ch. 201, Sec. 1, 46
Stat. 229.
Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 281, Sec. 1, 46
Stat. 1355.
June 30, 1932, ch. 330, Sec. 1, 47
Stat. 452.
June 16, 1933, ch. 101, Sec. 1, 48
Stat. 284.
Mar. 28, 1934, ch. 102, Sec. 1, 48
Stat. 509.
Feb. 2, 1935, ch. 3, Sec. 1, 49 Stat.
6.
Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, Sec. 1, 49
Stat. 1148.
June 28, 1937, ch. 396, Sec. 1, 50
Stat. 350.
May 23, 1938, ch. 259, Sec. 1, 52
Stat. 411.
Mar. 16, 1939, ch. 11, Sec. 1, 53
Stat 524.
Apr. 8, 1940, ch. 107, Sec. 1, 54
Stat. 112.
Apr. 5, 1941, ch. 40, Sec. 1, 55
Stat. 93.
June 27, 1942, ch. 450, Sec. 1, 56
Stat. 392.
June 26, 1943, ch. 145, Sec. 101, 57
Stat. 169.
June 27, 1944, ch. 286, Sec. 101, 58
Stat. 361.
May 3, 1945, ch. 106, Sec. 101, 59
Stat. 106.
Mar. 28, 1946, ch. 113, Sec. 101, 60
Stat. 61.
47 Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, Sec. 1, 36 108
Stat. 1404
48 June 25, 1910, ch. 384, Sec. 9, 36 109
Stat. 773
49 R.S. Sec. 1829 110
Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 377, Secs. 1, 2,
43 Stat. 1091.
50 R.S. Sec. 1832 109
51 R.S. Sec. 1833 109
52 R.S. Sec. 1834 109
53 June 23, 1913, ch. 3, Sec. 1, 38 201
Stat. 23
54 June 9, 1941, ch. 189, 55 Stat. 247 Elim.
61 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 1, 42 202
Stat. 841
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, Sec. 1, 46
Stat. 328.
62 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 2, 42 203
Stat. 841
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, Sec. 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, Sec. 1, 56 205
Stat. 778
62b Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 582, Sec. 2, 56 206
Stat. 778
63 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 3, 42 204
Stat. 842
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, Sec. 3, 46
Stat. 328.
64 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 4, 42 207
Stat. 842
65 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 5, 42 Rep.
Stat. 842
66 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 6, 42 Rep.
Stat. 842
67 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, Sec. 7, 42 208
Stat. 843
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, Sec. 4, 46
Stat. 329.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
(!1) Chapter repealed by Pub. L. 109-177 without a corresponding
amendment of chapter analysis.
Next »
Presidential elections and vacancies