1 U.S.C. § 203 — District of Columbia Code; preparation and

Page 19 TITLE 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 204 tain the legislation of supplements published be- fore such new edition. (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 637.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CROSS REFERENCES Council of the District of Columbia, functions re- specting, 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 re- specting preparation, revision, publication, etc., see section 285b of Title 2. § 203. District of Columbia Code; preparation and publication; cumulative supplements The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives is authorized to print bills to codify, revise, and reenact the general and per- manent laws relating to the District of Colum- bia 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. (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 638.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries COMMISSION ON REVISION OF THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Pub. L. 90–226, title X, Dec. 27, 1967, 81 Stat. 742, pro- vided 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 Dis- trict 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 re- specting, 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 re- specting, see section 285b of Title 2. § 204. Codes and Supplements as evidence of the laws of United States and District of Colum- bia; citation of Codes and Supplements In all courts, tribunals, and public offices of the United States, at home or abroad, of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and of each State, Territory, or insular possession of the United States— (a) United States Code.—The matter set forth in the edition of the Code of Laws of the United States current at any time shall, together with the then current supplement, if any, establish prima facie the laws of the United States, gen- eral and permanent in their nature, in force on the day preceding the commencement of the ses- sion following the last session the legislation of which is included: Provided, however, That when- ever titles of such Code shall have been enacted into positive law the text thereof shall be legal evidence of the laws therein contained, in all the courts of the United States, the several States, and the Territories and insular possessions of the United States. (b) District of Columbia Code.—The matter set forth in the edition of the Code of the District of Columbia current at any time shall, together with the then current supplement, if any, estab- lish prima facie the laws, general and permanent in their nature, relating to or in force in the District of Columbia on the day preceding the commencement of the session following the last session the legislation of which is included, ex- cept such laws as are of application in the Dis- trict of Columbia by reason of being laws of the United States general and permanent in their nature. (c) District of Columbia Code; citation.—The Code of the District of Columbia may be cited as ‘‘D.C. Code’’. (d) Supplements to Codes; citation.—Supple- ments to the Code of Laws of the United States and to the Code of the District of Columbia may be cited, respectively, as ‘‘U.S.C., Sup. ’’, and ‘‘D.C. Code, Sup. ’’, the blank in each case being filled with Roman figures denoting the number of the supplement. (e) New edition of Codes; citation.—New edi- tions of each of such codes may be cited, respec- tively, as ‘‘U.S.C., ed.’’, and ‘‘D.C. Code, ed.’’, the blank in each case being filled with figures denoting the last year the legislation of which is included in whole or in part. (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 638.) Editorial Notes UNITED STATES CODE TITLES AS POSITIVE LAW The following titles of the United States Code were enacted into positive law by the acts enumerated below: Title 1, General Provisions—Act July 30, 1947, ch. 388, § 1, 61 Stat. 633. Title 3, The President—Act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, § 1, 62 Stat. 672. Title 4, Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States—Act July 30, 1947, ch. 389, § 1, 61 Stat. 641. Title 5, Government Organization and Employees— Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. Title 9, Arbitration—Act July 30, 1947, ch. 392, § 1, 61 Stat. 669. Title 10, Armed Forces—Act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 1, 70A Stat. 1. Title 11, Bankruptcy—Pub. L. 95–598, title I, § 101, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2549. Title 13, Census—Act Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1012. Title 14, Coast Guard—Act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 1, 63 Stat. 495. Title 17, Copyrights—Act July 30, 1947, ch. 391, § 1, 61 Stat. 652, as amended Oct. 19, 1976, Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, 90 Stat. 2541. Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure—Act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 1, 62 Stat. 683. Title 23, Highways—Pub. L. 85–767, § 1, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 885. Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure—Act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 869. Title 31, Money and Finance—Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. Title 32, National Guard—Act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 2, 70A Stat. 596. Title 34, Navy—See Title 10, Armed Forces. Title 35, Patents—Act July 19, 1952, ch. 950, § 1, 66 Stat. 792. Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances, Cere- monies, and Organizations—Pub. L. 105–225, § 1, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1253. Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Serv- ices—Pub. L. 87–649, § 1, Sept. 7, 1962. 76 Stat. 451. Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits—Pub. L. 85–857, § 1, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1105.