To make improvements in the enactment of title 54, United States Code, into a positive law title and to correct related technical errors. | ChamberLight
Bills · HR 5182
PASSED HOUSE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 5182Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementRacial and ethnic relations
To make improvements in the enactment of title 54, United States Code, into a positive law title and to correct related technical errors.
INTRO SEP 8· LAST ACTION SEP 14
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LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
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This bill primarily affects federal agencies, especially those involved with the National Park System, historic preservation, and environmental management, such as the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior. It also affects legal professionals, researchers, and anyone who regularly consults the U.S. Code related to national parks and historic preservation, making their work of understanding and applying these laws more straightforward.
The general public is not directly affected in their daily lives, as the bill does not create new regulations, services, or funding. Its impact is mainly on the clarity and consistency of the legal framework that underpins the management of national parks and other protected areas.
KEY PROVISIONS
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PROVISION 01
Updates references in the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (Title 15 U.S.C.) to point to the correct sections of Title 54, United States Code.
Ensures that federal laws affecting large infrastructure projects correctly refer to the updated historic preservation statutes.
PROVISION 02
Modifies sections in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Title 16 U.S.C.) to align with the positive law enactment of Title 54.
Clarifies legal citations within a major conservation act to reflect the current structure of national park law.
PROVISION 03
Amends the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 (Title 43 U.S.C.) to correct references to historic preservation laws.
Ensures proper legal guidance for managing historic shipwrecks in relation to current historic preservation laws.
PROVISION 04
Corrects previous repeals and revivals of certain sections in Public Law 113-287, which originally enacted Title 54 as positive law.
Rectifies fundamental errors in the foundational law that created Title 54, improving its legal integrity.
PROVISION 05
Makes minor textual and structural amendments within Title 54 itself, particularly regarding housing for field employees and park transportation programs.
Improves the clarity and readability of specific provisions within the National Park System laws.
This bill primarily affects federal agencies, especially those involved with the National Park System, historic preservation, and environmental management, such as the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior. It also affects legal professionals, researchers, and anyone who regularly consults the U.S. Code related to national parks and historic preservation, making their work of understanding and applying these laws more straightforward.
The general public is not directly affected in their daily lives, as the bill does not create new regulations, services, or funding. Its impact is mainly on the clarity and consistency of the legal framework that underpins the management of national parks and other protected areas.
KEY PROVISIONS
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Updates references in the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (Title 15 U.S.C.) to point to the correct sections of Title 54, United States Code.
Ensures that federal laws affecting large infrastructure projects correctly refer to the updated historic preservation statutes.
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Modifies sections in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Title 16 U.S.C.) to align with the positive law enactment of Title 54.
Clarifies legal citations within a major conservation act to reflect the current structure of national park law.
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Amends the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 (Title 43 U.S.C.) to correct references to historic preservation laws.
Ensures proper legal guidance for managing historic shipwrecks in relation to current historic preservation laws.
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Corrects previous repeals and revivals of certain sections in Public Law 113-287, which originally enacted Title 54 as positive law.
Rectifies fundamental errors in the foundational law that created Title 54, improving its legal integrity.
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Makes minor textual and structural amendments within Title 54 itself, particularly regarding housing for field employees and park transportation programs.
Improves the clarity and readability of specific provisions within the National Park System laws.
Amendments to Public Law 113-287 regarding certain repeals and revivals are effective as of December 19, 2014, retroactively correcting the original enactment.
GLOSSARY
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United States Code (U.S.C.)
The official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States.
Positive Law Title
A title of the United States Code that has been enacted into law by Congress, meaning the text of the title is itself the law, rather than just a compilation of laws passed elsewhere.
Technical Errors
Minor mistakes in legal text, such as incorrect citations, typographical errors, or structural inconsistencies, that do not change the core meaning or intent of the law.
Public Law
A law passed by Congress that applies to the general public, often referred to by its number (e.g., Public Law 113-287).
Repeals
The act of formally revoking or canceling an existing law or part of a law.
Revived
To restore a previously repealed or inactive law or part of a law to active status.
ACTION TIMELINE
18 EVENTS
SEP 14
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
INTROREFERRAL
AUG 31
Mr. Schmidt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
FLOOR
AUG 31
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5335-5338)
FLOOR
AUG 31
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5182.