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Making Technical Amendments to Update Statutory References to Title United States Code

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 6, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Legal

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Mr. Speaker, as with the preceding bill, this was drafted by the Office of Law Revision Counsel, and as the chairman has said, it is intended to make the statutes clearer.

It doesn't make any change in substantive law. It creates a new chapter 44, entitled, ``National Security,'' which consists primarily of the National Security Act of 1947; a new chapter 45, entitled, ``Miscellaneous Intelligence Authorities,'' consisting primarily of related provisions from 16 different statutes; a new chapter 46, entitled, ``Central Intelligence Agency,'' primarily made up of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949; and a new chapter 47, entitled, ``National Security Agency,'' which consists of the National Security Agency Act of 1959.

It makes some technical amendments, but, as I said earlier, it makes no substantive change whatsoever. This will make it easier for the public, for lawyers, and for researchers to know what the law is.

I urge its passage.

I yield back the balance of my time.

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