1 U.S.C. § 106b — Amendments to Constitution

Page 11 TITLE 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 110 been approved by the President, or not having been returned by him with his objections, be- comes a law or takes effect, it shall forthwith be received by the Archivist of the United States from the President; and whenever a bill, order, resolution, or vote is returned by the President with his objections, and, on being reconsidered, is agreed to be passed, and is approved by two- thirds of both Houses of Congress, and thereby becomes a law or takes effect, it shall be re- ceived by the Archivist of the United States from the President of the Senate, or Speaker of the House of Representatives in whichsoever House it shall last have been so approved, and he shall carefully preserve the originals. (Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 2(b), 65 Stat. 710; amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(d), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2291.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted ‘‘Archivist of the United States’’ for ‘‘Administrator of General Serv- ices’’ in two places. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. SIMILAR PROVISIONS; REPEAL; SAVING CLAUSE; DELEGA- TION OF FUNCTIONS; TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND PER- SONNEL Similar provisions were contained in R.S. § 204; act Dec. 28, 1874, ch. 9, § 2, 18 Stat. 294; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272, which with the exception of the reorganization plan, were re- pealed by section 56(h) of act Oct. 31, 1951. Subsec. (l) of that section 56 provided that the repeal should not af- fect any rights or liabilities existing under those stat- utes on the effective date of the repeal (Oct. 31, 1951). For delegation of functions under the repealed statutes, and transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see sections 3 and 4 of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 106b. Amendments to Constitution Whenever official notice is received at the Na- tional Archives and Records Administration that any amendment proposed to the Constitu- tion of the United States has been adopted, ac- cording to the provisions of the Constitution, the Archivist of the United States shall forth- with cause the amendment to be published, with his certificate, specifying the States by which the same may have been adopted, and that the same has become valid, to all intents and pur- poses, as a part of the Constitution of the United States. (Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 2(b), 65 Stat. 710; amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(d), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2291.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted ‘‘National Archives and Records Administration’’ and ‘‘Archivist of the United States’’ for ‘‘General Services Administration’’ and ‘‘Administrator of General Services’’, respectively. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. SIMILAR PROVISIONS; REPEAL; SAVING CLAUSE; DELEGA- TION OF FUNCTIONS; TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND PER- SONNEL Similar provisions were contained in R.S. § 205; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272. R.S. § 205 was repealed by section 56(h) of act Oct. 31, 1951. Subsec. (l) of section 56 provided that the repeal should not affect any rights or liabilities exist- ing under the repealed statute on the effective date of the repeal (Oct. 31, 1951). For delegation of functions under the repealed statute, and transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see sections 3 and 4 of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 107. Parchment or paper for printing enrolled bills or resolutions Enrolled bills and resolutions of either House of Congress shall be printed on parchment or paper of suitable quality as shall be determined by the Joint Committee on Printing. (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 635.) § 108. Repeal of repealing act Whenever an Act is repealed, which repealed a former Act, such former Act shall not thereby be revived, unless it shall be expressly so pro- vided. (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 635.) § 109. Repeal of statutes as affecting existing li- abilities The repeal of any statute shall not have the effect to release or extinguish any penalty, for- feiture, or liability incurred under such statute, unless the repealing Act shall so expressly pro- vide, and such statute shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforce- ment of such penalty, forfeiture, or liability. The expiration of a temporary statute shall not have the effect to release or extinguish any pen- alty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under such statute, unless the temporary statute shall so expressly provide, and such statute shall be treated as still remaining in force for the pur- pose of sustaining any proper action or prosecu- tion for the enforcement of such penalty, for- feiture, or liability. (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 635.) § 110. Saving clause of Revised Statutes All acts of limitation, whether applicable to civil causes and proceedings, or to the prosecu- tion of offenses, or for the recovery of penalties or forfeitures, embraced in the Revised Statutes and covered by the repeal contained therein, shall not be affected thereby, but all suits, pro- ceedings, or prosecutions, whether civil or criminal, for causes arising, or acts done or