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TITLE 3-THE PRESIDENT

This title was enacted by act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, §1, 62 Stat. 672

Chap.
Sec.
1.
Presidential Elections and Vacancies
1
2.
Office and Compensation of President
101
3.
Protection of the President; the White House Police 1
201

        

4.
Delegation of Functions
301

        

Amendments

1951-Act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, §4, 65 Stat. 711 , added heading of chapter 4.

Positive Law; Citation

This title has been made positive law by section 1 of act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 672 , which provided in part that: "Title 3 of the United States Code, entitled 'The President', is codified and enacted into positive law and may be cited as '3 U. S. C., §-.' "

Savings Clause

Section 2 of act June 25, 1948, provided that: "The provisions of title 3, 'The President', set out in section 1 of this Act, shall be construed as a continuation of existing law and no loss of rights, interruption of jurisdiction, nor prejudice to matters pending on the effective date of this Act shall result from its enactment."

Repeals

Section 3 of act June 25, 1948, provided that the sections or parts thereof of the Statutes at Large or the Revised Statutes covering provisions codified in this Act are repealed insofar as the provisions appeared in former Title 3, and provided that any rights or liabilities now existing under the repealed sections or parts thereof shall not be affected by the repeal.

Prior Repeals

Former sections 21 and 22 relating to performance of presidential duties in absence of both the President and Vice President were repealed by act July 18, 1947, ch. 264, §1(g), 61 Stat. 381 .

Table Showing Disposition of All Sections of Former Title 3
Title 3 Former Sections    Revised Statutes         Statutes at Large    Title 3 New Sections
1 R.S. §131 1
2 R.S. §132 3
3 R.S. §133 4
4 R.S. §134 2
5 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §1, 24 Stat. 373 7
5a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §1, 45 Stat. 945 7
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, §6(a), 48 Stat. 879
6 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §2, 24 Stat. 373 5
7 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §3, 24 Stat. 373 6
7a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §2, 45 Stat. 946 6
8 R.S. §137 8
9 R.S. §138 9
9a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §3, 45 Stat. 946 9
10 R.S. §139 10
11 R.S. §140 11
Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, §1, 25 Stat. 613
11a May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §4, 45 Stat. 946 11
11b May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §5, 45 Stat. 946 12
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, §6(b), 48 Stat. 879
11c May 29, 1928, ch. 859, §6, 45 Stat. 946 13
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, §6(c), 48 Stat. 879
12 Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, §1, 25 Stat. 613 11, 12
13 R.S. §141 13
Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1216, §2, 25 Stat. 613
14 R.S. §143 11
15 R.S. §144 11
16 R.S. §145 14
17 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §4, 24 Stat. 373 15
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, §7, 48 Stat. 879
18 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §5, 24 Stat. 374 18
19 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §6, 24 Stat. 375 17
20 Feb. 3, 1887, ch. 90, §7, 24 Stat. 375 16
21 Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 4, §1, 24 Stat. 1 19
22 Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 4, §2, 24 Stat. 1 19
23 R.S. §151 20
24 July 18, 1947, ch. 264, §1(a-f), 61 Stat. 380 , 381 19
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, §311, 61 Stat. 509
41 R.S. §152 101
June 5, 1934, ch. 390, §1, 48 Stat. 879
42 R.S. §153 102
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 297, §1, 35 Stat. 859
43 June 23, 1906, ch. 3523, 34 Stat. 454 103
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, §17(c), 60 Stat. 811 .
44 R.S. §154 104
Feb. 26, 1907, ch. 1635, §4, 34 Stat. 993
Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, §4, 43 Stat. 1301
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, §601(a), 60 Stat. 850 .
45 Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, §1, 44 Stat. 305 105
45a Apr. 3, 1939, ch. 36, §301, 53 Stat. 565 106
46 June 12, 1922, ch. 218, 42 Stat. 636 107
Feb. 13, 1923, ch. 72, 42 Stat. 1227
June 7, 1924, ch. 292, §1, 43 Stat. 521
Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 468, §1, 43 Stat. 1198 , 1199.
Apr. 22, 1926, ch. 171, §1, 44 Stat. 305
Feb. 11, 1927, ch. 104, §1, 44 Stat. 1069
May 16, 1928, ch. 580, §1, 45 Stat. 573
Feb. 20, 1929, ch. 270, §1, 45 Stat. 1230
Apr. 19, 1930, ch. 201, §1, 46 Stat. 229
Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 281, §1, 46 Stat. 1355
June 30, 1932, ch. 330, §1, 47 Stat. 452
June 16, 1933, ch. 101, §1, 48 Stat. 284
Mar. 28, 1934, ch. 102, §1, 48 Stat. 509
Feb. 2, 1935, ch. 3, §1, 49 Stat. 6
Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, §1, 49 Stat. 1148
June 28, 1937, ch. 396, §1, 50 Stat. 350
May 23, 1938, ch. 259, §1, 52 Stat. 411
Mar. 16, 1939, ch. 11, §1, 53 Stat 524
Apr. 8, 1940, ch. 107, §1, 54 Stat. 112
Apr. 5, 1941, ch. 40, §1, 55 Stat. 93
June 27, 1942, ch. 450, §1, 56 Stat. 392
June 26, 1943, ch. 145, §101, 57 Stat. 169 .
June 27, 1944, ch. 286, §101, 58 Stat. 361 .
May 3, 1945, ch. 106, §101, 59 Stat. 106
Mar. 28, 1946, ch. 113, §101, 60 Stat. 61
47 Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, §1, 36 Stat. 1404 108
48 June 25, 1910, ch. 384, §9, 36 Stat. 773 109
49 R.S. §1829 110
Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 377, §§1, 2, 43 Stat. 1091 .
50 R.S. §1832 109
51 R.S. §1833 109
52 RS. §1834 109
53 June 23, 1913, ch. 3, §1, 38 Stat. 23 201
54 June 9, 1941, ch. 189, 55 Stat. 247 Elim.
61 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §1, 42 Stat. 841 202
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, §1, 46 Stat. 328
62 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §2, 42 Stat. 841 203
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, §2, 46 Stat. 328
May 28, 1935, ch. 154, 49 Stat. 304
Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 133, 54 Stat. 156
June 9, 1947, ch. 102, 61 Stat. 132
62a Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 582, §1, 56 Stat. 778 205
62b Oct. 9, 1942, ch. 582, §2, 56 Stat. 778 206
63 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §3, 42 Stat. 842 204
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, §3, 46 Stat. 328
64 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §4, 42 Stat. 842 207
65 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §5, 42 Stat. 842 Rep.
66 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §6, 42 Stat. 842 Rep.
67 Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 308, §7, 42 Stat. 843 208
May 14, 1930, ch. 277, §4, 46 Stat. 329

1 Chapter heading amended by Pub. L. 95–179 without a corresponding amendment of chapter analysis.