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 PUBLIC LAW 108–178—DEC. 15, 2003

117 STAT. 2637

Public Law 108–178 108th Congress An Act Dec. 15, 2003 [H.R. 1437]

To improve the United States Code.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.

(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to improve the United States Code by making necessary technical changes. (b) NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.—This Act makes no substantive change in existing law and may not be construed as making a substantive change in existing law. (c) SEVERABILITY.—If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains valid for all valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid applications. SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CHANGES IN PUBLIC LAW 107–217.

(a) TECHNICAL CHANGES IN SCHEDULE OF LAWS REPEALED.— The Schedule of Laws Repealed, which is contained in section 6(b) of Public Law 107–217 (116 Stat. 1304), is amended as follows: (1) In the item related to the Act of May 29, 1920 (ch. 214, 41 Stat. 642, 654), insert ‘‘on p. 654’’ after ‘‘words in par. under heading ‘Independent Treasury’ ’’. (2) In the item related to the Act of September 9, 1940 (ch. 717, 54 Stat. 873), strike ‘‘3d proviso’’ and substitute ‘‘last proviso’’. (3) In the item related to the Act of July 5, 1952 (ch. 576, 66 Stat. 385, 400), strike ‘‘, proviso on p. 400’’ (in the Section column), ‘‘, 400’’ (in the Page column), and ‘‘, 313– 2’’ (in the U.S. Code column) and insert, immediately below, ‘‘578’’ (in the Chapter or Public Law column), ‘‘101 (proviso on p. 400)’’ (in the Section column), ‘‘66’’ (in the Volume column), ‘‘400’’ (in the Page column), and ‘‘313–2’’ (in the U.S. Code column). (4) In the item related to the Act of July 31, 1953 (ch. 299, 67 Stat. 290), strike ‘‘4th proviso’’ and substitute ‘‘3d proviso’’. (5) In the item related to the Act of June 29, 1956 (ch. 479, 70 Stat. 447), strike ‘‘par.’’ and substitute ‘‘proviso’’. (6) In the item related to the Act of August 6, 1973 (Public Law 93–83, 87 Stat. 216), strike ‘‘2’’ (in the Section column) and substitute ‘‘2 ‘Sec. 525’ ’’.

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