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Page 1: M AKING T HE L AW E ASIER TO U NDERSTAND > (A ND P ROPOSED B ILLS ) Harlan Yu Robinson & Yu LLC harlanyu@robinsonyu.com @harlanyu By:

MAKING THE LAW EASIER TO UNDERSTAND

>

(AND PROPOSED BILLS)

Harlan YuRobinson & Yu LLC

[email protected]@harlanyu

By:

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PUBLIC LAW112-1112-2112-3112-4112-5112-6. . .

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1 General Provisions2 The Congress3 The President4 Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States5 Government Organization and Employees; and Appendix6 Domestic Security7 Agriculture8 Aliens and Nationality9 Arbitration10 Armed Forces11 Bankruptcy; and Appendix12 Banks and Banking13 Census14 Coast Guard15 Commerce and Trade16 Conservation17 Copyrights18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure; and Appendix19 Customs Duties20 Education21 Food and Drugs22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse23 Highways24 Hospitals and Asylums25 Indians

26 Internal Revenue Code27 Intoxicating Liquors28 Judiciary and Judicial Procedure; and Appendix29 Labor30 Mineral Lands and Mining31 Money and Finance32 National Guard33 Navigation and Navigable Waters34 Navy (Repealed)35 Patents36 Patriotic Societies and Observances37 Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services38 Veterans' Benefits; and Appendix39 Postal Service40 Public Buildings, Property, and Works41 Public Contracts42 The Public Health and Welfare43 Public Lands44 Public Printing and Documents45 Railroads46 Shipping; and Appendix47 Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs48 Territories and Insular Possessions49 Transportation50 War and National Defense; and Appendix51 National and Commercial Space Programs

THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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1 General Provisions2 The Congress3 The President4 Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States5 Government Organization and Employees; and Appendix6 Domestic Security7 Agriculture8 Aliens and Nationality9 Arbitration10 Armed Forces11 Bankruptcy; and Appendix12 Banks and Banking13 Census14 Coast Guard15 Commerce and Trade16 Conservation17 Copyrights18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure; and Appendix19 Customs Duties20 Education21 Food and Drugs22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse23 Highways24 Hospitals and Asylums25 Indians

26 Internal Revenue Code27 Intoxicating Liquors28 Judiciary and Judicial Procedure; and Appendix29 Labor30 Mineral Lands and Mining31 Money and Finance32 National Guard33 Navigation and Navigable Waters34 Navy (Repealed)35 Patents36 Patriotic Societies and Observances37 Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services38 Veterans' Benefits; and Appendix39 Postal Service40 Public Buildings, Property, and Works41 Public Contracts42 The Public Health and Welfare43 Public Lands44 Public Printing and Documents45 Railroads46 Shipping; and Appendix47 Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs48 Territories and Insular Possessions49 Transportation50 War and National Defense; and Appendix51 National and Commercial Space Programs

THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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H.R. _____

A BILL

To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, ‘‘Public Contracts’’.

SEC. 1. ENACTMENT OF TITLE 41, UNITED STATES CODE(Entire text of title 41)

SEC. 2. REPEALS(All related provisions in the Statutes at Large)

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1 General Provisions2 The Congress3 The President4 Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States5 Government Organization and Employees; and Appendix6 Domestic Security7 Agriculture8 Aliens and Nationality9 Arbitration10 Armed Forces11 Bankruptcy; and Appendix12 Banks and Banking13 Census14 Coast Guard15 Commerce and Trade16 Conservation17 Copyrights18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure; and Appendix19 Customs Duties20 Education21 Food and Drugs22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse23 Highways24 Hospitals and Asylums25 Indians

26 Internal Revenue Code27 Intoxicating Liquors28 Judiciary and Judicial Procedure; and Appendix29 Labor30 Mineral Lands and Mining31 Money and Finance32 National Guard33 Navigation and Navigable Waters34 Navy (Repealed)35 Patents36 Patriotic Societies and Observances37 Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services38 Veterans' Benefits; and Appendix39 Postal Service40 Public Buildings, Property, and Works41 Public Contracts42 The Public Health and Welfare43 Public Lands44 Public Printing and Documents45 Railroads46 Shipping; and Appendix47 Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs48 Territories and Insular Possessions49 Transportation50 War and National Defense; and Appendix51 National and Commercial Space Programs

THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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(2)(A) Proceedings under chapter 8 shall determine reasonable rates and terms of royalty payments for subscription transmissions public performances of sound recordings by means of eligible nonsubscription transmission services and transmissions by new subscription services specified by subsection (d)(2) during the 5-year period beginning on January 1 of the second year following the year in which the proceedings are to be commenced, except where in the case of a different transitional period is provided...

In paragraph (2)(A) -- (a) by striking “subscription transmissions” and inserting “public performances of sound recordings”; (b) by inserting“means of” before “eligible nonsubscription”; (c) by striking “transmissions by” before “new subscription services”; and (d) by striking “where a different transitional period is” and inserting “in the case of a different transitional period”

BILL TEXT AUTOMATED REDLINE

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DRAFTING ERRORS!

DUPLICATE SECTIONS!

DIFFICULT CITATIONS! 16 U.S.C. 460zzz-7

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Office of the Law Revision Counsel

The United States Code

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Title 35: Patents, Trademarks, and Other Intellectual Property

Title 36: Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations

Title 52: Voting and Elections

Title 53: Small Business

Title 54: National Park System

Title 55: Environment

See: http://uscode.house.gov/codification/legislation.shtml

PENDING POSITIVE LAW CODIFICATION BILLS

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MAKING THE LAW EASIER TO UNDERSTAND

>

(AND PROPOSED BILLS)

Harlan YuRobinson & Yu LLC

[email protected]@harlanyu

By: