FEDERAL · 22 U.S.C. · Chapter 38
State statutes to be procured
22 U.S.C. § 2659
Title22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter38 — DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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22 U.S.C. § 2659.
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The Secretary of State shall procure from time to time such of the statutes of the several States as may not be in his office.
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History
(R.S. §206.)
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Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §206 derived from act Sept. 23, 1789, No. 3, 1 Stat. 97.
Section was formerly classified to section 161 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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Abolition of Functions
Section 161 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees [now this section], under which the Secretary of State was required to procure, from time to time, such of the statutes of the several States as might not be in his office, was affected by Reorg. Plan No. 20 of 1950, 2(a), eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272, set out in Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which abolished such prescribed duty. Such section 2(a) further provided, however, that such abolition should not limit the authority of the Secretary of State to procure copies of such State statutes as may be needed in the performance of his functions.
Codification
R.S. §206 derived from act Sept. 23, 1789, No. 3, 1 Stat. 97.
Section was formerly classified to section 161 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Executive Documents
Abolition of Functions
Section 161 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees [now this section], under which the Secretary of State was required to procure, from time to time, such of the statutes of the several States as might not be in his office, was affected by Reorg. Plan No. 20 of 1950, 2(a), eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272, set out in Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which abolished such prescribed duty. Such section 2(a) further provided, however, that such abolition should not limit the authority of the Secretary of State to procure copies of such State statutes as may be needed in the performance of his functions.
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