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1 U.S.C. 104: Numbering of sections; single propositionText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§104. Numbering of sections; single proposition

Each section shall be numbered, and shall contain, as nearly as may be, a single proposition of enactment.

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