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2 U.S.C. 285a: Purpose and policyText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 2-THE CONGRESSCHAPTER 9A-OFFICE OF LAW REVISION COUNSEL
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§285a. Purpose and policy

The principal purpose of the Office shall be to develop and keep current an official and positive codification of the laws of the United States. The Office shall maintain impartiality as to issues of legislative policy to be determined by the House.

( Pub. L. 93–554, title I , ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974 , 88 Stat. 1777 .)

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Section is based on section 205(b) of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93–554.