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1 U.S.C. 103: Enacting or resolving words after first sectionText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 1-GENERAL PROVISIONSCHAPTER 2-ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS; FORMALITIES OF ENACTMENT; REPEALS; SEALING OF INSTRUMENTS
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§103. Enacting or resolving words after first section

No enacting or resolving words shall be used in any section of an Act or resolution of Congress except in the first.

( July 30, 1947, ch. 388 , 61 Stat. 634 .)