Except that sometimes, I think the drafters do it right in the bill. If they
are amending existing legislation that has already been numbered, and they are
inserting new sections, I think that the bill sometimes numbers those sections.
So Section 2 of the bill may amend section 665 of the existing Act and add a
new section 666. I'm pretty sure I've seen examples of this, although I can't
swear to it.
If the bill number is created by an Act of Congress, then I suppose it takes
another Act of Congress to change it. Which is why you occasionally see bills
to correct typos.
Quoting "Corcos, Christine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I think it's done by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the
> U.S. House of Representatives.
>
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>
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 2:01 PM
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> I'm not even sure the necessary change would require an Act of
> Congress. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think a
> statute's codification in the US Code is generally a part of the bill
> enacted by Congress. If you look at the Statutes at Large, you'll see
> the future codification in the margin, not in the text. I think
> codification is just an administrative function.
>
> And I assume it would be sufficient for the father here if 42 USC §
> 666 were changed to 42 USC § 665a, so it wouldn't even have to be
> moved to a different position in the books.
>
> Art Spitzer
> ACLU
> Washington DC
>
> In a message dated 8/1/08 1:19:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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>
> Here, by comparison, the change is high-level (it requires a
> Congressional act) but otherwise relatively cheap: Copy 42 USC 666
> to 42 USC 777.
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