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Inserted \u201cenacted prior to election day\u201d after \u201cby law\u201d in section 4 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 5: rewritten. Rewrote section 5 of title 3 to require State certificates of ascertainment, set certificate contents, and direct transmission to the Archivist and electors.\\nTitle 3, Section 5, heading: amended. Rewrote section 5 of title 3 as \\\"Certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors\\\" and set the rules for issuing and formulating the certificate.\\nTitle 3, Section 6: rewritten. Rewrote section 6 of title 3 to require the Archivist to preserve certificates for one year, treat them as public records, and open them to public inspection.\\nTitle 3, Section 6, heading: amended. Rewrote section 6 of title 3 to require the Archivist to preserve certificates of ascertainment for one year, keep them as public records, and open them to public inspection.\\nTitle 3, Section 7: amended. Replaced \u201cMonday\u201d with \u201cTuesday\u201d in section 7 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 7: amended. Replaced \u201cas the legislature of such State shall direct\u201d with \u201cin accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day\u201d in section 7 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 9: amended. Replaced the required annexed elector list with a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors in section 9 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 10: amended. Replaced \u201cthe certificates so made by them\u201d with the certificates of votes and annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors in section 10 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 11: rewritten. Rewrote section 11 of title 3 to require electors to immediately transmit certificates of votes and annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors by the most expeditious method available, and to send specified sets to the President of the Senate, chief election officer, Archivist, and district judge.\\nTitle 3, Section 11, heading: amended. Rewrote section 11 of title 3 to require electors to transmit certificates of votes and certificates of ascertainment at the same time by the most expeditious method available.\\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Inserted \u201c, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d after \u201cWhen\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Struck \u201cand list\u201d each place it appears in section 12 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Struck \u201cin December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d and inserted \u201cin December,\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Inserted \u201cthe President of the Senate be absent\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Struck \u201csecretary of state\u201d and inserted \u201cchief election officer\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Struck \u201clodged with him\u201d and inserted \u201clodged with such officer\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Struck \u201chis duty\u201d and inserted \u201cthe duty of such chief election officer of the State\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Replaced \u201cby registered mail\u201d with \u201cby the most expeditious method available\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 13: amended. Inserted \u201c, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d after \u201cWhen\u201d in section 13 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 13: amended. Struck \u201cin December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d and inserted \u201cin December,\u201d in section 13 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 13: amended. Replaced \u201cor, if he be absent\u201d with \u201cor, if the President of the Senate be absent\u201d in section 13 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 13: amended. Replaced \u201cthat list\u201d with \u201cthat certificate\u201d in section 13 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 14: removed. Struck section 14 of title 3.\\nTitle 3, Section 15: rewritten. Rewrote section 15 of title 3 to add subsections on the President of the Senate\u2019s ministerial role and denied powers, teller appointments, and joint-session procedures.\\nTitle 3, Section 16: amended. 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It changed 7 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 17, Section 105(d)(2): renumbered. Redesignated subparagraphs (L) through (N) as (M) through (O), and added \"Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences\" in section 105(d)(2) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 105(d)(2): amended. Inserted subparagraph (L), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, in section 105(d)(2) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 105(c)(1): amended. In section 105(c)(1), replaced \u201csubparagraphs (A) through (K) of subsection (d)(2) and subparagraph (L)\u201d with \u201csubparagraphs (A) through (L) of subsection (d)(2) and subparagraph (M)\u201d.\nTitle 17, Section 105(c)(2): amended. In section 105(c)(2), replaced \u201csubsection (d)(2)(L)\u201d with \u201csubsection (d)(2)(M)\u201d.\nTitle 17, Section 105(c)(3): amended. In section 105(c)(3), replaced \u201csubsection (d)(2)(M)\u201d with \u201csubsection (d)(2)(N)\u201d.\nTitle 17, Section 105(c)(4): amended. 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It changed 2 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 11, Section 109(e): restored. Restored section 109(e) to its earlier wording, as the law had scheduled.\nTitle 11, Section 1182(1): temporary change ended. 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It changed 1 part of the United States Code.\nTitle 11, Section 507(d): amended. 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It changed 3 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 11, Section 523(a)(18): amended. Struck \"or\" at the end of section 523(a)(18) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 523(a)(19): amended. Replaced the period at the end of section 523(a)(19) of title 11 with \"; or\".\nTitle 11, Section 523(a): amended. 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It changed 40 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 3, Section 1: amended. Rewrote section 1 of title 3 to appoint electors of President and Vice President on election day under State laws enacted before election day.\nTitle 3, Section 2: removed. Struck section 2 of title 3 and replaced it with section 1 requiring electors to be appointed on election day under State laws enacted before election day.\nTitle 3, Section 4: amended. Inserted \u201cenacted prior to election day\u201d after \u201cby law\u201d in section 4 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 5: rewritten. Rewrote section 5 of title 3 to require State certificates of ascertainment, set certificate contents, and direct transmission to the Archivist and electors.\nTitle 3, Section 5, heading: amended. Rewrote section 5 of title 3 as \"Certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors\" and set the rules for issuing and formulating the certificate.\nTitle 3, Section 6: rewritten. Rewrote section 6 of title 3 to require the Archivist to preserve certificates for one year, treat them as public records, and open them to public inspection.\nTitle 3, Section 6, heading: amended. Rewrote section 6 of title 3 to require the Archivist to preserve certificates of ascertainment for one year, keep them as public records, and open them to public inspection.\nTitle 3, Section 7: amended. Replaced \u201cMonday\u201d with \u201cTuesday\u201d in section 7 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 7: amended. Replaced \u201cas the legislature of such State shall direct\u201d with \u201cin accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day\u201d in section 7 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 9: amended. Replaced the required annexed elector list with a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors in section 9 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 10: amended. Replaced \u201cthe certificates so made by them\u201d with the certificates of votes and annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors in section 10 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 11: rewritten. Rewrote section 11 of title 3 to require electors to immediately transmit certificates of votes and annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors by the most expeditious method available, and to send specified sets to the President of the Senate, chief election officer, Archivist, and district judge.\nTitle 3, Section 11, heading: amended. Rewrote section 11 of title 3 to require electors to transmit certificates of votes and certificates of ascertainment at the same time by the most expeditious method available.\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Inserted \u201c, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d after \u201cWhen\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Struck \u201cand list\u201d each place it appears in section 12 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Struck \u201cin December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d and inserted \u201cin December,\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Inserted \u201cthe President of the Senate be absent\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Struck \u201csecretary of state\u201d and inserted \u201cchief election officer\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Struck \u201clodged with him\u201d and inserted \u201clodged with such officer\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Struck \u201chis duty\u201d and inserted \u201cthe duty of such chief election officer of the State\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 12: amended. Replaced \u201cby registered mail\u201d with \u201cby the most expeditious method available\u201d in section 12 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 13: amended. Inserted \u201c, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d after \u201cWhen\u201d in section 13 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 13: amended. Struck \u201cin December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d and inserted \u201cin December,\u201d in section 13 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 13: amended. Replaced \u201cor, if he be absent\u201d with \u201cor, if the President of the Senate be absent\u201d in section 13 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 13: amended. Replaced \u201cthat list\u201d with \u201cthat certificate\u201d in section 13 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 14: removed. Struck section 14 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 15: rewritten. Rewrote section 15 of title 3 to add subsections on the President of the Senate\u2019s ministerial role and denied powers, teller appointments, and joint-session procedures.\nTitle 3, Section 16: amended. Replaced \u201cmeeting\u201d with \u201csession\u201d each place it appears in section 16 of title 3, including the heading.\nTitle 3, Section 16, heading: amended. Replaced \"meeting\" with \"session\" in section 16 of title 3, including the heading.\nTitle 3, Section 17: rewritten. Rewrote section 17 of title 3 to limit debate on objections tied to section 15(d)(2)(C)(i), set five-minute speeches and a two-hour total per House, and require votes on each objection and question.\nTitle 3, Section 18: amended. Inserted \"under section 15(d)(2)(C)(i)\" after \"motion to withdraw\" in section 18 of title 3.\nTitle 3, Section 18: amended. Struck \"meeting\" and inserted \"session\" each place it appears in section 18 of title 3, including the heading.\nTitle 3, Section 18, heading: amended. Replaced \"meeting\" with \"session\" in section 18 of title 3, including the heading.\nTitle 3, Section 21: renumbered. Redesignated subsections (a) and (b) as paragraphs (2) and (3) in section 21 of title 3 and inserted paragraph (1) defining \"election day\".\nTitle 3, Section 21: rewritten. Replaced paragraph (3) in section 21 of title 3 with a definition of \"executive\" for each State.\nTitle 3, Section 22: added. Added section 22 of title 3 and provided that invalidation of one provision does not affect the rest of the chapter.\nTitle 35, Section 41(h)(1): amended. Raised the fee reduction from 50 percent to 60 percent in section 41(h)(1) of title 35.\nTitle 35, Section 41(h)(3): amended. Raised the electronic filing fee reduction from 75 percent to 80 percent in section 41(h)(3) of title 35.\nTitle 35, Section 41: amended. Added section 41(j) of title 35, requiring a fine of at least 3 times the unpaid amount for falsely asserting entitlement to a fee reduction under this section.\nTitle 35, Section 123: amended. Added section 123(f) of title 35, requiring a fine of at least 3 times the unpaid amount for falsely making a certification under this section.", "sections": [{"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a71", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7102(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-1-1", "text": "Rewrote section 1 of title 3 to appoint electors of President and Vice President on election day under State laws enacted before election day."}, {"action": "Removed", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a72", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7102(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-2-1", "text": "Struck section 2 of title 3 and replaced it with section 1 requiring electors to be appointed on election day under State laws enacted before election day."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a74", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7103", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-4-1", "text": "Inserted \u201cenacted prior to election day\u201d after \u201cby law\u201d in section 4 of title 3."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a75", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7104(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-5-1", "text": "Rewrote section 5 of title 3 to require State certificates of ascertainment, set certificate contents, and direct transmission to the Archivist and electors."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a75, heading", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7104(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-5-h1", "text": "Rewrote section 5 of title 3 as \"Certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors\" and set the rules for issuing and formulating the certificate."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a76", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7105(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-6-1", "text": "Rewrote section 6 of title 3 to require the Archivist to preserve certificates for one year, treat them as public records, and open them to public inspection."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a76, heading", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7105(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-6-h1", "text": "Rewrote section 6 of title 3 to require the Archivist to preserve certificates of ascertainment for one year, keep them as public records, and open them to public inspection."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a77", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7106(a)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-7-1", "text": "Replaced \u201cMonday\u201d with \u201cTuesday\u201d in section 7 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a77", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7106(a)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-7-2", "text": "Replaced \u201cas the legislature of such State shall direct\u201d with \u201cin accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day\u201d in section 7 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a79", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7104(c)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-9-1", "text": "Replaced the required annexed elector list with a certificate of ascertainment of appointment of electors in section 9 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a710", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7106(b)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-10-1", "text": "Replaced \u201cthe certificates so made by them\u201d with the certificates of votes and annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors in section 10 of title 3."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a711", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7107(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-11-1", "text": "Rewrote section 11 of title 3 to require electors to immediately transmit certificates of votes and annexed certificates of ascertainment of appointment of electors by the most expeditious method available, and to send specified sets to the President of the Senate, chief election officer, Archivist, and district judge."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a711, heading", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7107(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-11-h1", "text": "Rewrote section 11 of title 3 to require electors to transmit certificates of votes and certificates of ascertainment at the same time by the most expeditious method available."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a712", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(a)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-12-1", "text": "Inserted \u201c, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d after \u201cWhen\u201d in section 12 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a712", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(a)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-12-2", "text": "Struck \u201cand list\u201d each place it appears in section 12 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a712", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(a)(3)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-12-3", "text": "Struck \u201cin December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d and inserted \u201cin December,\u201d in section 12 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a712", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(a)(4)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-12-4", "text": "Inserted \u201cthe President of the Senate be absent\u201d in section 12 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a712", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(a)(5)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-12-5", "text": "Struck \u201csecretary of state\u201d and inserted \u201cchief election officer\u201d in section 12 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a712", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(a)(6)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-12-6", "text": "Struck \u201clodged with him\u201d and inserted \u201clodged with such officer\u201d in section 12 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a712", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(a)(7)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-12-7", "text": "Struck \u201chis duty\u201d and inserted \u201cthe duty of such chief election officer of the State\u201d in section 12 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a712", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(a)(8)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-12-8", "text": "Replaced \u201cby registered mail\u201d with \u201cby the most expeditious method available\u201d in section 12 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a713", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(b)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-13-1", "text": "Inserted \u201c, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d after \u201cWhen\u201d in section 13 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a713", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(b)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-13-2", "text": "Struck \u201cin December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held,\u201d and inserted \u201cin December,\u201d in section 13 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a713", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(b)(3)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-13-3", "text": "Replaced \u201cor, if he be absent\u201d with \u201cor, if the President of the Senate be absent\u201d in section 13 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a713", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(b)(4)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-13-4", "text": "Replaced \u201cthat list\u201d with \u201cthat certificate\u201d in section 13 of title 3."}, {"action": "Removed", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a714", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7108(c)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-14-1", "text": "Struck section 14 of title 3."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a715", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7109(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-15-1", "text": "Rewrote section 15 of title 3 to add subsections on the President of the Senate\u2019s ministerial role and denied powers, teller appointments, and joint-session procedures."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a716", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7110(c)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-16-1", "text": "Replaced \u201cmeeting\u201d with \u201csession\u201d each place it appears in section 16 of title 3, including the heading."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a716, heading", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7110(c)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-16-h1", "text": "Replaced \"meeting\" with \"session\" in section 16 of title 3, including the heading."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a717", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7110(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-17-1", "text": "Rewrote section 17 of title 3 to limit debate on objections tied to section 15(d)(2)(C)(i), set five-minute speeches and a two-hour total per House, and require votes on each objection and question."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a718", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7110(b)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-18-1", "text": "Inserted \"under section 15(d)(2)(C)(i)\" after \"motion to withdraw\" in section 18 of title 3."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a718", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7110(c)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-18-2", "text": "Struck \"meeting\" and inserted \"session\" each place it appears in section 18 of title 3, including the heading."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a718, heading", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7110(c)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-18-h1", "text": "Replaced \"meeting\" with \"session\" in section 18 of title 3, including the heading."}, {"action": "Renumbered", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a721", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7102(b)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-21-1", "text": "Redesignated subsections (a) and (b) as paragraphs (2) and (3) in section 21 of title 3 and inserted paragraph (1) defining \"election day\"."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a721", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7104(b)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-21-2", "text": "Replaced paragraph (3) in section 21 of title 3 with a definition of \"executive\" for each State."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "3 U.S.C. \u00a722", "instruction": "div. P, title I, \u00a7111(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-3/changes/2022-117-328-22-1", "text": "Added section 22 of title 3 and provided that invalidation of one provision does not affect the rest of the chapter."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "35 U.S.C. \u00a741(h)(1)", "instruction": "div. W, \u00a7107(a)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-35/changes/2022-117-328-41-1", "text": "Raised the fee reduction from 50 percent to 60 percent in section 41(h)(1) of title 35."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "35 U.S.C. \u00a741(h)(3)", "instruction": "div. W, \u00a7107(a)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-35/changes/2022-117-328-41-2", "text": "Raised the electronic filing fee reduction from 75 percent to 80 percent in section 41(h)(3) of title 35."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "35 U.S.C. \u00a741", "instruction": "div. W, \u00a7107(b)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-35/changes/2022-117-328-41-3", "text": "Added section 41(j) of title 35, requiring a fine of at least 3 times the unpaid amount for falsely asserting entitlement to a fee reduction under this section."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "35 U.S.C. \u00a7123", "instruction": "div. W, \u00a7107(b)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-35/changes/2022-117-328-123-1", "text": "Added section 123(f) of title 35, requiring a fine of at least 3 times the unpaid amount for falsely making a certification under this section."}], "receipts": [{"checkedAt": "2026-10-30T17:36:39Z", "label": "Official text", "page": "https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-117publ328", "status": 200, "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ328/uslm/PLAW-117publ328.xml"}, {"label": "The commit", "url": "https://github.com/lexifina/united-states-law/commit/fef00ce69bf81bd042fbfd225834301956eccba0"}, {"label": "Lexifina's page", "url": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/laws/117-328"}], "shape": "us", "amendmentReason": null}, {"noteId": 53, "inForce": "2022-12-27", "lawId": "117-286", "name": "", "jurisdiction": "", "kind": "", "citation": "", "consolidated": "", "text": "Public Law 117-286 took effect on December 27, 2022. It changed 11 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 3, Section 411(c)(1)(B): amended. Replaced \"section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act;\" with \"section 1001 of title 5;\" in section 411(c)(1)(B) of title 3.\nTitle 35, Section 5(h): amended. Replaced \"Federal Advisory Committee Act\" with \"Chapter 10 of Title 5\" in the subsection heading of section 5(h) of title 35.\nTitle 35, Section 5(h): amended. Replaced \"The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)\" with \"Chapter 10 of title 5\" in section 5(h) of title 35.\nTitle 39, Section 202(e)(3): amended. Replaced the cross-reference to section 8G(e) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 with section 415(e) of title 5 in section 202(e)(3) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 407(b)(3): amended. Replaced \"the Federal Advisory Committee Act)\" with \"chapter 10 of title 5)\" in section 407(b)(3) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 410(b)(10): amended. Replaced \"the Inspector General Act of 1978;\" with \"chapter 4 of title 5;\" in section 410(b)(10) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 1003(a): amended. Replaced \"section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978,\" with \"section 415 of title 5,\" in section 1003(a) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 1003(b): amended. Replaced \"section 11(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.\" with \"section 401(1) of title 5.\" in section 1003(b) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 2003(e)(1): amended. Struck \u201csection 8G(f) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.\u201d and inserted \u201csection 415(f) of title 5.\u201d in section 2003(e)(1).\nTitle 39, Section 2009: amended. Struck \u201csection 8G(f) of the Inspector General Act of 1978,\u201d and inserted \u201csection 415(f) of title 5,\u201d in section 2009.\nTitle 39, Section 3013: amended. 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Rewrote section 1182(1) of title 11 to replace the small business debtor definition with the longer definition for a person engaged in commercial or business activities. 27, 2020.\nTitle 11, Section 1183(b)(5): amended. Replaced the opening of section 1183(b)(5) of title 11 so paragraph (A) now follows the debtor-in-possession clause and paragraph (B) was added. 27, 2020.\nTitle 11, Section 1183(b)(5)(A): amended. Struck \u201c, including operating the business of the debtor\u201d from section 1183(b)(5)(A) of title 11. 27, 2020.\nTitle 11, Section 1183(b)(5)(A): amended. Added \u201cand\u201d at the end of section 1183(b)(5)(A) of title 11. 27, 2020.\nTitle 11, Section 1183(b)(5): amended. Added section 1183(b)(5)(B) of title 11 authorizing operation of the debtor\u2019s business. 27, 2020.\nTitle 11, Section 1191(c): rewritten. Rewrote paragraph (3) of section 1191(c) of title 11 to split the debtor-payment ability test and the reasonable-likelihood test into subparagraphs (A), (B)(i), and (B)(ii). 27, 2020.", "sections": [{"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7101(51D)(B)(i)", "instruction": "\u00a72(a)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-101-4", "text": "Inserted \u201cunder this title\u201d after \u201caffiliated debtors\u201d in section 101(51D)(B)(i) of title 11. 27, 2020."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7101(51D)(B)(iii)", "instruction": "\u00a72(a)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-101-5", "text": "Replaced \u201can issuer\u201d and the rest of clause (iii) with \u201ca corporation described in clause (ii).\u201d in section 101(51D)(B)(iii) of title 11. 27, 2020."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7104(a)", "instruction": "\u00a72(b)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-104-1", "text": "Inserted \u201c1182(1),\u201d after \u201c707(b),\u201d in section 104(a) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7104(b)", "instruction": "\u00a72(b)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-104-2", "text": "Inserted \u201c1182(1),\u201d after \u201c707(b),\u201d in section 104(b) of title 11."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7109", "instruction": "\u00a72(c)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-109-1", "text": "Rewrote section 109 of title 11 by striking subsection (e) and inserting a new subsection (e) that limits chapter 13 debtors to individuals with regular income owing less than $2,750,000 in noncontingent, liquidated debts."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71182(1)", "instruction": "\u00a72(d)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-1182-2", "text": "Rewrote section 1182(1) of title 11 to replace the small business debtor definition with the longer definition for a person engaged in commercial or business activities. 27, 2020."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71183(b)(5)", "instruction": "\u00a72(e)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-1183-1", "text": "Replaced the opening of section 1183(b)(5) of title 11 so paragraph (A) now follows the debtor-in-possession clause and paragraph (B) was added. 27, 2020."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71183(b)(5)(A)", "instruction": "\u00a72(e)(2)(A)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-1183-2", "text": "Struck \u201c, including operating the business of the debtor\u201d from section 1183(b)(5)(A) of title 11. 27, 2020."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71183(b)(5)(A)", "instruction": "\u00a72(e)(2)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-1183-3", "text": "Added \u201cand\u201d at the end of section 1183(b)(5)(A) of title 11. 27, 2020."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71183(b)(5)", "instruction": "\u00a72(e)(3)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-1183-4", "text": "Added section 1183(b)(5)(B) of title 11 authorizing operation of the debtor\u2019s business. 27, 2020."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71191(c)", "instruction": "\u00a72(f)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2022-117-151-1191-1", "text": "Rewrote paragraph (3) of section 1191(c) of title 11 to split the debtor-payment ability test and the reasonable-likelihood test into subparagraphs (A), (B)(i), and (B)(ii). 27, 2020."}], "receipts": [{"checkedAt": "2026-10-30T18:50:19Z", "label": "Official text", "page": "https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-117publ151", "status": 200, "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ151/uslm/PLAW-117publ151.xml"}, {"label": "The commit", "url": "https://github.com/lexifina/united-states-law/commit/0035acae5899562db911448e26753a798680481b"}, {"label": "Lexifina's page", "url": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/laws/117-151"}], "shape": "us", "amendmentReason": null}, {"noteId": 45, "inForce": "2022-04-06", "lawId": "117-108", "name": "Postal Service Reform Act of 2022", "jurisdiction": "", "kind": "", "citation": "", "consolidated": "", "text": "Public Law 117-108, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, took effect on April 6, 2022. It changed 19 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 39, Section 101(b): amended. Inserted before \u201cThe Postal Service\u201d in section 101(b) of title 39 the requirement that the Postal Service maintain an integrated network and deliver mail at least six days a week, with stated exceptions.\nTitle 39, Section 101(f): amended. Replaced \u201cprompt and economical\u201d with \u201cprompt, economical, consistent, and reliable\u201d in section 101(f) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 101(f): amended. Inserted \u201cin a manner that increases operational efficiency and reduces complexity\u201d after \u201call mail\u201d in section 101(f) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 101(f): amended. Inserted \u201ccost-effective\u201d after \u201cto achieve\u201d in section 101(f) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 101(f): amended. Inserted \u201calso\u201d after \u201cNation shall\u201d in section 101(f) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 404(e)(2): amended. Inserted \", or any nonpostal products or services authorized by chapter 37\" after \"subsection\" in section 404(e)(2) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 411: amended. Replaced \"including reimbursability\" with \"including reimbursability within the limitations of chapter 37\" in section 411 of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 504(d): rewritten. Rewrote subsection (d) of section 504 of title 39 to require Postal Regulatory Commission budget submission to the Postal Service and budget approval by the Governors.\nTitle 39, Section 2003(e): amended. Struck \u201csubject to the availability of amounts appropriated under section 504(d)\u201d and inserted \u201cpursuant to section 504(d)\u201d in section 2003(e)(1).\nTitle 39, Section 2009: amended. Struck \u201c, (2)\u201d and inserted \u201c, and (2)\u201d in section 2009.\nTitle 39, Section 2009: amended. Struck \u201c, and (3) the Postal Regulatory Commission requests to be appropriated, out of the Postal Service Fund, under section 504(d) of this title\u201d in section 2009.\nTitle 39, Section 2903: added. Added section 2903 to title 39 and required sale proceeds after permanent cessation of Postal Service operations to pay employee salary and expense liabilities, then deposit the balance in the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund.\nTitle 39, Section 3626(h): amended. Struck \u201c10 percent\u201d and inserted \u201c50 percent\u201d in section 3626(h).\nTitle 39, Section 3692: added. Added section 3692 of title 39 establishing annual Postal Service performance targets and Postal Regulatory Commission requirements for performance information.\nTitle 39, Section 3701: added. Added section 3701 of title 39 stating that chapter 37 authorizes specific nonpostal products and services to increase Postal Service net revenues.\nTitle 39, Section 3702: added. Added section 3702 of title 39 defining nonpostal services, costs attributable, year, local government, State government, tribal government, and United States.\nTitle 39, Section 3703: added. Added section 3703 of title 39 allowing Postal Service agreements with State, local, and tribal governments for property or nonpostal services under stated conditions.\nTitle 39, Section 3704: added. Added section 3704 of title 39 allowing Postal Service programs for other Government agencies under section 411 if the programs provide a net contribution.\nTitle 39, Section 3705: added. 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Added subsection (d) to section 366 of title 11, barring a utility from altering, refusing, or discontinuing service to an individual debtor who makes the required payments but does not furnish adequate assurance.\nTitle 11, Section 501: amended. Added subsection (f) to section 501 of title 11, defining CARES forbearance claim, eligible creditor, and related terms.\nTitle 11, Section 502(b)(9): rewritten. Rewrote section 502(b)(9) of title 11 to add CARES forbearance claim as a timely filed claim if filed within 120 days after the forbearance period ended.\nTitle 11, Section 507(d): amended. Struck \", (a)(8)\" from section 507(d) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 507(d): amended. Inserted \"or subparagraphs (A) through (E) and (G) of subsection (a)(8)\" after \"(a)(9)\" in section 507(d) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 507(d): amended. Inserted \"or subparagraph\" after \"such subsection\" in section 507(d) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 525: amended. Added subsection (d) to section 525 of title 11, barring denial of relief under sections 4022 through 4024 of the CARES Act because a person is or has been a debtor under this title.\nTitle 11, Section 541(b)(9): amended. Struck \"or\" in section 541(b)(9) of title 11 after subparagraph (B).\nTitle 11, Section 541(b)(10)(C): amended. Struck the period and inserted \"; or\" at the end of section 541(b)(10)(C) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 541(b): amended. Inserted paragraph (11) in section 541(b) of title 11 to exclude recovery rebates made under section 6428 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\nTitle 11, Section 547(b): amended. Replaced \"and (i)\" with \", (i), and (j)\" in section 547(b) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 547: amended. Added subsection (j) at the end of section 547 of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 1328: amended. Added subsection (i) at the end of section 1328 of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 1329: amended. Added section 1329(e) to section 1329 of title 11, allowing a debtor to request plan modification for a proof of claim under section 501(f) and allowing the court or listed parties to request it after 30 days.\nTitle 17, Section 1501: added. Added section 1501 of title 17 with definitions for claimant, counterclaimant, party, and respondent in chapter 15.\nTitle 17, Section 1502: added. Added section 1502 of title 17 and established the Copyright Claims Board in the Copyright Office, with officers, attorneys, and qualifications.\nTitle 17, Section 1503: added. Added section 1503 of title 17 and assigned the Copyright Claims Officers functions for deciding claims, managing proceedings, requesting information, conducting hearings, facilitating settlement, and issuing relief.\nTitle 17, Section 1504: added. Added section 1504 of title 17 and made participation voluntary, set a 3-year filing limit, tolled district court limitations, and listed permissible claims, counterclaims, and defenses.\nTitle 17, Section 1505: added. Added section 1505 of title 17 and required registration materials before a claim or counterclaim could be asserted, with certificate conditions for awards and abeyance when registration was pending.\nTitle 17, Section 1506: added. Added section 1506 of title 17 and set the governing law, required records, and provided for centralized proceedings by submissions, hearings, and conferences through telecommunications.\nTitle 17, Section 1507: added. Added section 1507 of title 17 and gave Copyright Claims Board determinations preclusive effect for the claims and counterclaims finally decided, subject to stated limits.\nTitle 17, Section 1508: added. Added section 1508 of title 17 and authorized district court confirmation and judgment for unpaid or uncomplied-with Copyright Claims Board relief.\nTitle 17, Section 1509: added. Added section 1509 of title 17 establishing a stay of district court proceedings and treating Copyright Claims Board proceedings as alternative dispute resolution under section 651 of title 28.\nTitle 17, Section 1510: added. Added section 1510 of title 17 requiring the Register of Copyrights to issue regulations for chapter 15 and to adjust monetary recovery and fee limits under stated conditions.\nTitle 17, Section 1511: added. Added section 1511 of title 17 authorizing appropriations to cover Copyright Office costs under chapter 15, including establishing and maintaining the Copyright Claims Board and its facilities.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(3)(F): amended. Struck \u201cto a person who has achieved some public distinction\u201d from section 3210(a)(3)(F) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(3)(I): amended. Replaced \u201cpublication or in response to a specific request therefor\u201d with \u201cpublication, in response to a specific request therefor, or which relates to the Member\u2019s or Member-elect\u2019s official and representational duties,\u201d in section 3210(a)(3)(I) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(3)(H): amended. Added \u201cor\u201d at the end of subparagraph (H) in section 3210(a)(3) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(3)(I): amended. Replaced \u201c; or\u201d with a period in section 3210(a)(3)(I) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(3): amended. Struck subparagraph (J) from section 3210(a)(3) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(4): amended. Replaced the period at the end of section 3210(a)(4) of title 39 with a clause allowing franking for certain personal matter to a constituent.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(6)(A)(i): amended. Struck \u201c(or, in the case of a Member of the House, fewer than 90 days)\u201d from section 3210(a)(6)(A)(i) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(6)(A)(ii)(II): amended. Replaced \"90 days\" with \"60 days\" in section 3210(a)(6)(A)(ii)(II) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(6)(E)(ii): amended. Struck \"or\" at the end of clause (ii) in section 3210(a)(6)(E)(ii) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(6)(E)(iii): amended. Replaced the period with \"; or\" at the end of section 3210(a)(6)(E)(iii) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 3210(a)(6)(E): amended. Added clause (iv) to section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39.\nTitle 39, Section 3216: amended. 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Inserted paragraph (29) after paragraph (28) in section 362(b) of title 11.", "sections": [{"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7362(b)(27)", "instruction": "\u00a79(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2020-116-189-362-1", "text": "Struck \u201cand\u201d at the end of paragraph (27) in section 362(b) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7362(b)(28)", "instruction": "\u00a79(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2020-116-189-362-2", "text": "Replaced the period with \u201c; and\u201d at the end of paragraph (28) in section 362(b) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7362(b)", "instruction": "\u00a79(3)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2020-116-189-362-3", "text": "Inserted paragraph (29) after paragraph (28) in section 362(b) of title 11."}], "receipts": [{"checkedAt": "2026-10-30T18:49:36Z", "label": "Official text", "page": "https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-116publ189", "status": 200, "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-116publ189/uslm/PLAW-116publ189.xml"}, {"label": "The commit", "url": "https://github.com/lexifina/united-states-law/commit/501e0218d759202c54319157deab8e5be1c8f9d5"}, {"label": "Lexifina's page", "url": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/laws/116-189"}], "shape": "us", "amendmentReason": null}, {"noteId": 34, "inForce": "2020-07-01", "lawId": "116-260", "name": "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021", "jurisdiction": "", "kind": "", "citation": "", "consolidated": "", "text": "Public Law 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, took effect on July 1, 2020. It changed 3 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 35, Section 11: amended. Replaced \"The Director\" with \"(a) In General.\u2014The Director\" in section 11 of title 35.\nTitle 35, Section 11: amended. Replaced \"other than a NAFTA country\" with \"other than a USMCA country\" in section 11 of title 35.\nTitle 35, Section 11: amended. Rewrote section 11 of title 35 by replacing the third sentence with section 11(b) definitions for \"USMCA country\" and \"WTO member country\".", "sections": [{"action": "Amended", "cite": "35 U.S.C. \u00a711", "instruction": "div. O, title VI, \u00a7602(d)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-35/changes/2020-116-260-11-1", "text": "Replaced \"The Director\" with \"(a) In General.\u2014The Director\" in section 11 of title 35."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "35 U.S.C. \u00a711", "instruction": "div. 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It changed 10 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 11, Section 101(51D)(B)(iii): rewritten. Rewrote section 101(51D)(B)(iii) of title 11 to cover any debtor that is an affiliate of an issuer as defined in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c).\nTitle 11, Section 101(10A)(B)(ii)(III): amended. Replaced \"; and\" with a semicolon in section 101(10A)(B)(ii)(III) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 101(10A)(B)(ii)(IV): amended. Replaced the period with \"; and\" in section 101(10A)(B)(ii)(IV) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 101(10A)(B)(ii): amended. Added section 101(10A)(B)(ii)(V) of title 11 to exclude certain Federal coronavirus emergency payments from current monthly income.\nTitle 11, Section 103(i): amended. Replaced \"small business debtor\" with \"debtor (as defined in section 1182)\" in section 103(i) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 347(b): amended. Replaced \u201c1194\u201d with \u201c1191\u201d in section 347(b) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 1182(1): rewritten. Rewrote section 1182(1) of title 11 to define \"debtor\" as a person engaged in commercial or business activities meeting the stated debt limits and exclusions.\nTitle 11, Section 1325(b)(2): amended. Inserted payments made under Federal law relating to the national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID\u201319), after \"other than\" in section 1325(b)(2) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 1329: amended. Added subsection (d) at the end of section 1329 of title 11. 1325 of title 11 before March 27, 2020.\nTitle 17, Section 710: added. Added section 710 of title 17, which gave the Register of Copyrights temporary emergency authority to toll, waive, adjust, or modify timing and procedural provisions during a qualifying national emergency.", "sections": [{"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7101(51D)(B)(iii)", "instruction": "div. A, title I, \u00a71113(a)(4)(A)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2020-116-136-101-1", "text": "Rewrote section 101(51D)(B)(iii) of title 11 to cover any debtor that is an affiliate of an issuer as defined in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c)."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7101(10A)(B)(ii)(III)", "instruction": "div. 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It changed 40 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 11, Section 101(51C): amended. Inserted \"and has not elected that subchapter V of chapter 11 of this title shall apply\" after \"is a small business debtor\" in section 101(51C) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 101(51D)(A): amended. Struck \"or operating real property or activities incidental thereto\" and inserted \"single asset real estate\" in section 101(51D)(A) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 101(51D)(A): amended. Replaced the clause beginning with \"for a case in which\" with \"not less than 50 percent of which arose from the commercial or business activities of the debtor; and\" in section 101(51D)(A) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 101(51D)(B): amended. Struck the period at the end of section 101(51D)(B) of title 11 and inserted a semicolon.\nTitle 11, Section 101(51D)(B): amended. In section 101(51D)(B), replaced \u201cdoes not include any member\u201d with \u201cdoes not include\u2014 (i) any member\u201d.\nTitle 11, Section 101(51D)(B): amended. Added clauses (ii) and (iii) at the end of section 101(51D)(B) of title 11 to exclude certain reporting corporations and their affiliates.\nTitle 11, Section 103: renumbered. Renumbered subsections (i) through (k) as subsections (j) through (l) in section 103 of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 103: amended. Inserted subsection (i) in section 103 of title 11 to state that subchapter V of chapter 11 of this title applies only in a case under chapter 11 in which a small business debtor elects that subchapter V of chapter 11 shall apply.\nTitle 11, Section 322(a): amended. Inserted \"1183,\" after \"1163,\" in section 322(a) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 326(a): amended. Inserted \", other than a case under subchapter V of chapter 11\" after \"7 or 11\" in section 326(a) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 326(b): amended. Inserted \"subchapter V of chapter 11 or\" after \"In a case under\" in section 326(b) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 347(a): amended. Inserted \"1194,\" after \"726,\" in section 347(a) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 347(a): amended. Inserted \"subchapter V of chapter 11,\" after \"chapter 7,\" in section 347(a) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 347(b): amended. Inserted \"1194,\" after \"1173,\" in section 347(b) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 363(c)(1): amended. Inserted \"1183, 1184,\" after \"1108,\" in section 363(c)(1).\nTitle 11, Section 364(a): amended. Inserted \"1183, 1184,\" after \"1108,\" in section 364(a).\nTitle 11, Section 523(a): amended. Inserted \"1192\" after \"1141,\" in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 523(a).\nTitle 11, Section 524(a)(1): amended. Inserted \"1192,\" after \"1141,\" in section 524(a)(1).\nTitle 11, Section 524(a)(3): amended. Inserted \"1192,\" after \"523,\" in section 524(a)(3).\nTitle 11, Section 524(c)(1): amended. Inserted \"1192,\" after \"1141,\" in section 524(c)(1).\nTitle 11, Section 524(d): amended. Inserted \"1192,\" after \"1141,\" in section 524(d).\nTitle 11, Section 547(b): amended. Inserted \", based on reasonable due diligence in the circumstances of the case and taking into account a party's known or reasonably knowable affirmative defenses under subsection (c),\" after \"may\" in section 547(b).\nTitle 11, Section 557(d)(3): amended. Inserted \u201c1183,\u201d after \u201c1104,\u201d in section 557(d)(3) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 1102(a): rewritten. Rewrote paragraph (3) in section 1102(a) of title 11 to bar appointment of a creditors\u2019 committee in a small business case or a case under subchapter V of this chapter, unless the court for cause orders otherwise.\nTitle 11, Section 1146(a): amended. Inserted \u201cor 1191\u201d after \u201c1129\u201d in section 1146(a) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 1181: added. Added section 1181 to title 11 and provided that specified sections do not apply in a case under this subchapter.\nTitle 11, Section 1182: added. Added section 1182 to title 11 and defined \u201cdebtor\u201d and \u201cdebtor in possession\u201d for this subchapter.\nTitle 11, Section 1183: added. Added section 1183 to title 11 and established the trustee for cases under this subchapter, along with the trustee\u2019s duties.\nTitle 11, Section 1184: added. Added section 1184 to title 11 and gave a debtor in possession the rights, powers, functions, and duties of a trustee, except the right to compensation under section 330 of this title and specified duties under section 1106(a) of this title.\nTitle 11, Section 1185: added. Added section 1185 to title 11 and authorized the court to remove a debtor in possession for cause and later reinstate the debtor in possession.\nTitle 11, Section 1186: added. Added section 1186 of title 11 to include certain postpetition property and earnings in the estate and to let the debtor remain in possession, except as provided in section 1185 of this title.\nTitle 11, Section 1187: added. Added section 1187 of title 11 to require filing specified documents, compliance with section 308 and section 1116, and application of section 1125(f) if section 1125 of this title applies.\nTitle 11, Section 1188: added. Added section 1188 of title 11 to require a status conference within 60 days after the order for relief, allow extensions for debtor-unaccountable circumstances, and require a preconference report.\nTitle 11, Section 1189: added. Added section 1189 of title 11 to allow only the debtor to file a plan under this subchapter and to require filing within 90 days after the order for relief, subject to extension for debtor-unaccountable circumstances.\nTitle 11, Section 1190: added. Added section 1190 of title 11 to require a plan to include a business history, liquidation analysis, and payment projections, and to allow modification of certain home-mortgage rights when the new value was used primarily in the small business.\nTitle 11, Section 1191: added. Added section 1191 of title 11 to set confirmation requirements for plans under this subchapter and to authorize confirmation over the nonacceptance of impaired classes if the plan was not unfairly discriminatory and was fair and equitable.\nTitle 11, Section 1192: added. Added section 1192 of title 11 to require discharge after completion of payments due in the first 3 years, or up to 5 years if the court fixed a longer period, for plans confirmed under section 1191(b) of this title.\nTitle 11, Section 1193: added. Added section 1193 of title 11 to allow plan modification before confirmation, after confirmation before substantial consummation under section 1191(a) of this title, and under section 1191(b) of this title within 3 years or up to 5 years.\nTitle 11, Section 1194: added. Added section 1194 of title 11, which required the trustee to retain plan payments until confirmation or denial, distribute confirmed payments under the plan, and return unconfirmed payments after listed deductions.\nTitle 11, Section 1195: added. Added section 1195 of title 11, which said a person was not disqualified from employment under section 327 solely because the person held a prepetition claim under $10,000.", "sections": [{"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7101(51C)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(1)(A)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-101-3", "text": "Inserted \"and has not elected that subchapter V of chapter 11 of this title shall apply\" after \"is a small business debtor\" in section 101(51C) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7101(51D)(A)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(1)(B)(i)(I)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-101-4", "text": "Struck \"or operating real property or activities incidental thereto\" and inserted \"single asset real estate\" in section 101(51D)(A) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7101(51D)(A)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(1)(B)(i)(II)", 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"Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7322(a)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(3)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-322-1", "text": "Inserted \"1183,\" after \"1163,\" in section 322(a) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7326(a)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(4)(A)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-326-1", "text": "Inserted \", other than a case under subchapter V of chapter 11\" after \"7 or 11\" in section 326(a) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7326(b)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(4)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-326-2", "text": "Inserted \"subchapter V of chapter 11 or\" after \"In a case under\" in section 326(b) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7347(a)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(5)(A)(i)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-347-1", "text": "Inserted \"1194,\" after \"726,\" in section 347(a) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7347(a)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(5)(A)(ii)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-347-2", "text": "Inserted \"subchapter V of chapter 11,\" after \"chapter 7,\" in section 347(a) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7347(b)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(5)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-347-3", "text": "Inserted \"1194,\" after \"1173,\" in section 347(b) of title 11."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7363(c)(1)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(6)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-363-1", "text": "Inserted \"1183, 1184,\" after \"1108,\" in section 363(c)(1)."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7364(a)", 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"11 U.S.C. \u00a7524(c)(1)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(9)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-524-3", "text": "Inserted \"1192,\" after \"1141,\" in section 524(c)(1)."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7524(d)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(9)(C)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-524-4", "text": "Inserted \"1192,\" after \"1141,\" in section 524(d)."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7547(b)", "instruction": "\u00a73(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-547-1", "text": "Inserted \", based on reasonable due diligence in the circumstances of the case and taking into account a party's known or reasonably knowable affirmative defenses under subsection (c),\" after \"may\" in section 547(b)."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a7557(d)(3)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(10)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-557-1", "text": "Inserted \u201c1183,\u201d after \u201c1104,\u201d in section 557(d)(3) of title 11."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71102(a)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(11)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1102-1", "text": "Rewrote paragraph (3) in section 1102(a) of title 11 to bar appointment of a creditors\u2019 committee in a small business case or a case under subchapter V of this chapter, unless the court for cause orders otherwise."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71146(a)", "instruction": "\u00a74(a)(12)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1146-1", "text": "Inserted \u201cor 1191\u201d after \u201c1129\u201d in section 1146(a) of title 11."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71181", "instruction": "\u00a72(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1181-1", "text": "Added section 1181 to title 11 and provided that specified sections do not apply in a case under this subchapter."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71182", "instruction": "\u00a72(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1182-1", "text": "Added section 1182 to title 11 and defined \u201cdebtor\u201d and \u201cdebtor in possession\u201d for this subchapter."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71183", "instruction": "\u00a72(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1183-1", "text": "Added section 1183 to title 11 and established the trustee for cases under this subchapter, along with the trustee\u2019s duties."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71184", "instruction": "\u00a72(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1184-1", "text": "Added section 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"\u00a72(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1187-1", "text": "Added section 1187 of title 11 to require filing specified documents, compliance with section 308 and section 1116, and application of section 1125(f) if section 1125 of this title applies."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71188", "instruction": "\u00a72(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1188-1", "text": "Added section 1188 of title 11 to require a status conference within 60 days after the order for relief, allow extensions for debtor-unaccountable circumstances, and require a preconference report."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71189", "instruction": "\u00a72(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1189-1", "text": "Added section 1189 of title 11 to allow only the debtor to file a plan under this subchapter and to require filing within 90 days after the order for relief, subject to extension for debtor-unaccountable circumstances."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71190", "instruction": "\u00a72(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1190-1", "text": "Added section 1190 of title 11 to require a plan to include a business history, liquidation analysis, and payment projections, and to allow modification of certain home-mortgage rights when the new value was used primarily in the small business."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71191", "instruction": "\u00a72(a)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-11/changes/2019-116-54-1191-1", "text": "Added section 1191 of title 11 to set confirmation requirements for plans under this subchapter and to authorize confirmation over the nonacceptance of impaired classes if the plan was not unfairly discriminatory and was fair and equitable."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "11 U.S.C. \u00a71192", "instruction": 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{"noteId": 31, "inForce": "2019-12-20", "lawId": "116-94", "name": "Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020", "jurisdiction": "", "kind": "", "citation": "", "consolidated": "", "text": "Public Law 116-94, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, took effect on December 20, 2019. It changed 26 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 17, Section 119(a)(2)(A): amended. Replaced \u201c(4), (5), (6), and (7)\u201d with \u201c(3), (4), (5), and (6)\u201d in section 119(a)(2)(A) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(a)(2)(A): amended. Inserted \u201c, and the carrier provides local-into-local service to all DMAs\u201d after \u201creceiving the secondary transmission\u201d in section 119(a)(2)(A) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(a)(2)(A): amended. Added the last sentence in section 119(a)(2)(A) of title 17 stating that failure to reach an agreement did not affect compliance with local-into-local service.\nTitle 17, Section 119(a)(2)(B): amended. Struck clauses (ii) and (iii) in section 119(a)(2)(B) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(a)(2)(B): amended. Added clause (ii) at the end of section 119(a)(2)(B) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(a): amended. Struck paragraphs (3), (6)(E), (9), (10), and (13) in section 119(a) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(a): renumbered. Renumbered paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (11), (12), and (14) as paragraphs (3) through (10) in section 119(a) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(c)(1)(E): amended. Struck the comma after \u201cin the agreement\u201d in section 119(c)(1)(E) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(c)(1)(E): amended. Struck \u201cuntil December 31, 2019, or\u201d in section 119(c)(1)(E) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(c)(1)(E): amended. Replaced \u201c, whichever is later\u201d with \u201cuntil the subscriber for which the royalty is payable is no longer eligible to receive a secondary transmission pursuant to the license under this section\u201d in section 119(c)(1)(E) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(d)(10)(D): amended. Replaced \u201csubsection (a)(11)\u201d with \u201csubsection (a)(8)\u201d in section 119(d)(10)(D) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(d)(10): amended. Struck subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (E) in section 119(d)(10) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(d)(10): renumbered. Renumbered subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (A) in section 119(d)(10) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(d)(10): amended. Added \u201c(B) is a subscriber located in a short market.\u201d at the end of section 119(d)(10) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(d): amended. Struck paragraph (13) in section 119(d) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(d): renumbered. Renumbered paragraphs (14) and (15) as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively, in section 119(d) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(d): amended. Added paragraphs (15) and (16) at the end of section 119(d) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119: amended. Replaced references to paragraphs (4), (5), and (7) with paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) in section 119(a)(1) of title 17, and replaced references to paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) with paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) in section 119(a)(2) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(g)(7): amended. Inserted an exception for designated market areas where local service was temporarily or permanently unavailable because of an act of god or other force majeure event beyond the entity's control after \"section 122\" in section 119(g)(7) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119: renumbered. Renumbered subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f) in section 119 of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(a)(1): amended. Struck references to paragraphs (4), (5), and (7) and inserted references to paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) in section 119(a)(1) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(a)(2): amended. Struck references to paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) and inserted references to paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) in section 119(a)(2) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 119(f): amended. Replaced \u201csubsection (a)(7)(B)\u201d with \u201csubsection (a)(5)(B)\u201d in section 119(f) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 501(e): amended. Replaced \u201csection 119(a)(5)\u201d with \u201csection 119(a)(3)\u201d in section 501(e) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 701(f): amended. Rewrote the first sentence of section 701(f) of title 17 to set the Register of Copyrights' pay at the greater of level III Executive Schedule pay or the section 5376 rate.\nTitle 17, Section 701(f): amended. Replaced the last sentence of section 701(f) of title 17 with a sentence stating that each Associate Register of Copyrights' pay shall be fixed under section 5376 of title 5.", "sections": [{"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(a)(2)(A)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(1)(A)(i)(I)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-1", "text": "Replaced \u201c(4), (5), (6), and (7)\u201d with \u201c(3), (4), (5), and (6)\u201d in section 119(a)(2)(A) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(a)(2)(A)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(1)(A)(i)(II)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-2", "text": "Inserted \u201c, and the carrier provides local-into-local service to all DMAs\u201d after \u201creceiving the secondary transmission\u201d in section 119(a)(2)(A) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(a)(2)(A)", "instruction": "div. 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P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(1)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-6", "text": "Struck paragraphs (3), (6)(E), (9), (10), and (13) in section 119(a) of title 17."}, {"action": "Renumbered", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(a)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(1)(C)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-7", "text": "Renumbered paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (11), (12), and (14) as paragraphs (3) through (10) in section 119(a) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(c)(1)(E)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(2)(A)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-8", "text": "Struck the comma after \u201cin the agreement\u201d in section 119(c)(1)(E) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(c)(1)(E)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(2)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-9", "text": "Struck \u201cuntil December 31, 2019, or\u201d in section 119(c)(1)(E) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(c)(1)(E)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(2)(C)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-10", "text": "Replaced \u201c, whichever is later\u201d with \u201cuntil the subscriber for which the royalty is payable is no longer eligible to receive a secondary transmission pursuant to the license under this section\u201d in section 119(c)(1)(E) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(d)(10)(D)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(3)(A)(i)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-11", "text": "Replaced \u201csubsection (a)(11)\u201d with \u201csubsection (a)(8)\u201d in section 119(d)(10)(D) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(d)(10)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(3)(A)(ii)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-12", "text": "Struck subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (E) in section 119(d)(10) of title 17."}, {"action": "Renumbered", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(d)(10)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(3)(A)(iii)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-13", "text": "Renumbered subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (A) in section 119(d)(10) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(d)(10)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(3)(A)(iv)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-14", "text": "Added \u201c(B) is a subscriber located in a short market.\u201d at the end of section 119(d)(10) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(d)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(3)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-15", "text": "Struck paragraph (13) in section 119(d) of title 17."}, {"action": "Renumbered", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(d)", "instruction": "div. P, title XI, \u00a71102(a)(3)(C)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2019-116-94-119-16", "text": "Renumbered paragraphs (14) and (15) as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively, in section 119(d) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7119(d)", "instruction": "div. 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It changed 2 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 11, Section 101(18): amended. Replaced \"$3,237,000\" with \"$10,000,000\" each place it appears in section 101(18) of title 11.\nTitle 11, Section 101(10A): rewritten. 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It changed 1 part of the United States Code.\nTitle 13, Section 402: amended. Replaced \"the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002\" with \"section 3576(e) of title 44\" in section 402 of title 13.", "sections": [{"action": "Amended", "cite": "13 U.S.C. \u00a7402", "instruction": "title III, \u00a7302(c)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-13/changes/2019-115-435-402-1", "text": "Replaced \"the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002\" with \"section 3576(e) of title 44\" in section 402 of title 13."}], "receipts": [{"checkedAt": "2026-10-30T18:49:04Z", "label": "Official text", "page": "https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-115publ435", "status": 200, "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ435/uslm/PLAW-115publ435.xml"}, {"label": "The commit", "url": "https://github.com/lexifina/united-states-law/commit/11f2cd5e9a2fb24e0bbf3bcdbbfc01d30013541d"}, {"label": "Lexifina's page", "url": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/laws/115-435"}], "shape": "us", "amendmentReason": null}, {"noteId": 26, "inForce": "2018-10-11", "lawId": "115-264", "name": "Orrin G. 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Added paragraph (5) to section 114(g) of title 17 to require a policy for accepting letters of direction from certain payees for producer, mixer, or sound engineer payments.\nTitle 17, Section 114(g): amended. Added paragraph (6) to section 114(g) of title 17 to address receipts from transmissions of sound recordings fixed before November 1, 1995.\nTitle 17, Section 114(g)(2): amended. Replaced \u201cAn agent designated\u201d with \u201cExcept as provided for in paragraph (6), a nonprofit collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Judges\u201d in section 114(g)(2) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 114(g)(3): amended. Replaced \u201cnonprofit agent designated\u201d with \u201cnonprofit collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Judges\u201d in section 114(g)(3) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 114(g)(3): amended. Replaced \u201canother designated agent\u201d with \u201canother designated nonprofit collective\u201d in section 114(g)(3) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 114(g)(3): amended. Replaced \u201cagent\u201d with \u201ccollective\u201d each subsequent place it appears in section 114(g)(3) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 114(g)(4): amended. Replaced \u201cdesignated agent\u201d with \u201cnonprofit collective\u201d in section 114(g)(4) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 114(g)(4): amended. Replaced \u201cagent\u201d with \u201ccollective\u201d each subsequent place it appears in section 114(g)(4) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 114(g): amended. Added paragraph (7) to section 114(g) of title 17, stating that specified holding and distribution of receipts preempt State escheatment or abandoned property laws.\nTitle 17, Section 115(a): amended. Inserted \u201cin General\u201d after \u201cAvailability and Scope of Compulsory License\u201d in the subsection heading of section 115(a) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 115(a): rewritten. Rewrote paragraph (1) of section 115(a) of title 17 to state the eligibility conditions for the compulsory license.\nTitle 17, Section 115(a)(2): amended. Replaced \u201cA compulsory license\u201d with \u201cMusical arrangement.\u2014A compulsory license\u201d in section 115(a)(2) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 115: rewritten. Inserted new subsection (b) in section 115 of title 17, replacing the prior subsection (b) with procedures for obtaining a compulsory license for phonorecords other than digital phonorecord deliveries.\nTitle 17, Section 115: rewritten. Rewrote subsection (c) in section 115 of title 17 to set general conditions for compulsory licenses, including royalty entitlement and payment rules. commenced on or after October 11, 2018.\nTitle 17, Section 115: rewritten. Rewrote subsection (d) in section 115 of title 17 to add the blanket license for digital uses, the mechanical licensing collective, and the digital licensee coordinator.\nTitle 17, Section 115: amended. Added subsection (e) in section 115 of title 17 to define terms used in that section.\nTitle 17, Section 301: rewritten. Rewrote subsection (c) of section 301 of title 17 to provide that no sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, shall be subject to copyright under this title.\nTitle 17, Section 801(b): renumbered. Renumbered paragraph (8) as paragraph (9) in section 801(b) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 801(b): amended. Inserted \u201c(8) To determine the administrative assessment to be paid by digital music providers under section 115(d). The provisions of section 115(d) shall apply to the conduct of proceedings by the Copyright Royalty Judges under section 115(d) and not the procedures described in this section, or section 803, 804, or 805.\u201d after paragraph (7) in section 801(b) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 801(b)(1): amended. Struck \u201cThe rates applicable under sections 114(f)(1)(B), 115, and 116 shall be calculated to achieve the following objectives:\u201d and the rest of paragraph (1) through \u201cprevailing industry practices.\u201d in section 801(b)(1) of title 17. commenced on or after October 11, 2018.\nTitle 17, Section 801(b)(7)(B): amended. Replaced \"114(f)(3)\" with \"114(f)(2)\" in section 801(b)(7)(B) of title 17. commenced on or after October 11, 2018.\nTitle 17, Section 803(c)(2)(E)(i)(II): amended. Struck \"or 114(f)(2)(C)\" from section 803(c)(2)(E)(i)(II) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 803(c)(2)(E)(i)(II): amended. Replaced \"114(f)(4)(B)\" with \"114(f)(3)(B)\" in section 803(c)(2)(E)(i)(II) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 804(b)(3)(C)(i): amended. Struck \"and 114(f)(2)(C)\" from section 804(b)(3)(C)(i) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 804(b)(3)(C)(iii)(II): amended. Replaced \"114(f)(4)(B)(ii)\" with \"114(f)(3)(B)(ii)\" in section 804(b)(3)(C)(iii)(II) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 804(b)(3)(C)(iv): amended. Struck \"or 114(f)(2)(C), as the case may be\" from section 804(b)(3)(C)(iv) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 804(b)(3)(B): amended. Inserted \"except that\u2014(i) with respect to preexisting subscription services, the terms and rates finally determined for the rate period ending on December 31, 2022, shall remain in effect through December 31, 2027, and there shall be no proceeding to determine terms and rates for preexisting subscription services for the period beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2027; and\" \" (ii) with respect to pre-existing satellite digital audio radio services, the terms and rates set forth by the Copyright Royalty Judges on December 14, 2017, in their initial determination for the rate period ending on December 31, 2022, shall be in effect through December 31, 2027, without any change based on a rehearing under secti\" after \"fifth calendar year\" in section 804(b)(3)(B) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 1401: added. 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{"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7114(g)(3)", "instruction": "title III, \u00a7302(c)(2)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-114-9", "text": "Replaced \u201canother designated agent\u201d with \u201canother designated nonprofit collective\u201d in section 114(g)(3) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7114(g)(3)", "instruction": "title III, \u00a7302(c)(2)(C)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-114-10", "text": "Replaced \u201cagent\u201d with \u201ccollective\u201d each subsequent place it appears in section 114(g)(3) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7114(g)(4)", "instruction": "title III, \u00a7302(c)(3)(A)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-114-11", "text": "Replaced \u201cdesignated agent\u201d with \u201cnonprofit collective\u201d in section 114(g)(4) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7114(g)(4)", "instruction": "title III, \u00a7302(c)(3)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-114-12", "text": "Replaced \u201cagent\u201d with \u201ccollective\u201d each subsequent place it appears in section 114(g)(4) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7114(g)", "instruction": "title III, \u00a7302(c)(4)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-114-13", "text": "Added paragraph (7) to section 114(g) of title 17, stating that specified holding and distribution of receipts preempt State escheatment or abandoned property laws."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7115(a)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7102(a)(1)(A)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-115-1", "text": "Inserted \u201cin General\u201d after \u201cAvailability and Scope of Compulsory License\u201d in the subsection heading of section 115(a) of title 17."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7115(a)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7102(a)(1)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-115-2", "text": "Rewrote paragraph (1) of section 115(a) of title 17 to state the eligibility conditions for the compulsory license."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7115(a)(2)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7102(a)(1)(C)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-115-3", "text": "Replaced \u201cA compulsory license\u201d with \u201cMusical arrangement.\u2014A compulsory license\u201d in section 115(a)(2) of title 17."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7115", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7102(a)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-115-4", "text": "Inserted new subsection (b) in section 115 of title 17, replacing the prior subsection (b) with procedures for obtaining a compulsory license for phonorecords other than digital phonorecord deliveries."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7115", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7102(a)(3)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-115-5", "text": "Rewrote subsection (c) in section 115 of title 17 to set general conditions for compulsory licenses, including royalty entitlement and payment rules. commenced on or after October 11, 2018."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7115", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7102(a)(4)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-115-6", "text": "Rewrote subsection (d) in section 115 of title 17 to add the blanket license for digital uses, the mechanical licensing collective, and the digital licensee coordinator."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7115", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7102(a)(5)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-115-7", "text": "Added subsection (e) in section 115 of title 17 to define terms used in that section."}, {"action": "Rewritten", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7301", "instruction": "title II, \u00a7202(a)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-301-1", "text": "Rewrote subsection (c) of section 301 of title 17 to provide that no sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, shall be subject to copyright under this title."}, {"action": "Renumbered", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7801(b)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7102(b)(1)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-801-1", "text": "Renumbered paragraph (8) as paragraph (9) in section 801(b) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7801(b)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7102(b)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-801-2", "text": "Inserted \u201c(8) To determine the administrative assessment to be paid by digital music providers under section 115(d). The provisions of section 115(d) shall apply to the conduct of proceedings by the Copyright Royalty Judges under section 115(d) and not the procedures described in this section, or section 803, 804, or 805.\u201d after paragraph (7) in section 801(b) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7801(b)(1)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7103(g)(2)(A)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-801-3", "text": "Struck \u201cThe rates applicable under sections 114(f)(1)(B), 115, and 116 shall be calculated to achieve the following objectives:\u201d and the rest of paragraph (1) through \u201cprevailing industry practices.\u201d in section 801(b)(1) of title 17. commenced on or after October 11, 2018."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7801(b)(7)(B)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7103(g)(2)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-801-4", "text": "Replaced \"114(f)(3)\" with \"114(f)(2)\" in section 801(b)(7)(B) of title 17. commenced on or after October 11, 2018."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7803(c)(2)(E)(i)(II)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7103(g)(3)(A)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-803-1", "text": "Struck \"or 114(f)(2)(C)\" from section 803(c)(2)(E)(i)(II) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7803(c)(2)(E)(i)(II)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7103(g)(3)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-803-2", "text": "Replaced \"114(f)(4)(B)\" with \"114(f)(3)(B)\" in section 803(c)(2)(E)(i)(II) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7804(b)(3)(C)(i)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7103(g)(4)(A)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-804-1", "text": "Struck \"and 114(f)(2)(C)\" from section 804(b)(3)(C)(i) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7804(b)(3)(C)(iii)(II)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7103(g)(4)(B)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-804-2", "text": "Replaced \"114(f)(4)(B)(ii)\" with \"114(f)(3)(B)(ii)\" in section 804(b)(3)(C)(iii)(II) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7804(b)(3)(C)(iv)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7103(g)(4)(C)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-804-3", "text": "Struck \"or 114(f)(2)(C), as the case may be\" from section 804(b)(3)(C)(iv) of title 17."}, {"action": "Amended", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a7804(b)(3)(B)", "instruction": "title I, \u00a7103(i)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-804-4", "text": "Inserted \"except that\u2014(i) with respect to preexisting subscription services, the terms and rates finally determined for the rate period ending on December 31, 2022, shall remain in effect through December 31, 2027, and there shall be no proceeding to determine terms and rates for preexisting subscription services for the period beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2027; and\" \" (ii) with respect to pre-existing satellite digital audio radio services, the terms and rates set forth by the Copyright Royalty Judges on December 14, 2017, in their initial determination for the rate period ending on December 31, 2022, shall be in effect through December 31, 2027, without any change based on a rehearing under secti\" after \"fifth calendar year\" in section 804(b)(3)(B) of title 17."}, {"action": "Added", "cite": "17 U.S.C. \u00a71401", "instruction": "title II, \u00a7202(a)(2)", "readerUrl": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/title-17/changes/2018-115-264-1401-1", "text": "Added section 1401 of title 17 establishing unauthorized use rules for pre-1972 sound recordings and the related transition periods."}], "receipts": [{"checkedAt": "2026-10-30T18:49:00Z", "label": "Official text", "page": "https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-115publ264", "status": 200, "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ264/uslm/PLAW-115publ264.xml"}, {"label": "The commit", "url": "https://github.com/lexifina/united-states-law/commit/879834c9eac25496bc5e3f7be11710ac84c28526"}, {"label": "Lexifina's page", "url": "https://lexifina.com/watch/us-code/laws/115-264"}], "shape": "us", "amendmentReason": null}, {"noteId": 25, "inForce": "2018-10-09", "lawId": "115-261", "name": "Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act", "jurisdiction": "", "kind": "", "citation": "", "consolidated": "", "text": "Public Law 115-261, the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, took effect on October 9, 2018. It changed 16 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 17, Section 121(a): amended. Inserted \u201cin the United States\u201d after \u201cdistribute\u201d in section 121(a) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 121(a): amended. Struck \u201c, nondramatic\u201d in section 121(a) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 121(a): amended. Inserted \u201cor of a previously published musical work that has been fixed in the form of text or notation\u201d after \u201cliterary work\u201d in section 121(a) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 121(a): amended. Struck \u201cspecialized formats\u201d and inserted \u201caccessible formats\u201d in section 121(a) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 121(a): amended. Replaced \u201cblind or other persons with disabilities\u201d with \u201celigible persons\u201d in section 121(a).\nTitle 17, Section 121(b)(1)(A): amended. Inserted \u201cin the United States\u201d after \u201cdistributed\u201d in section 121(b)(1)(A).\nTitle 17, Section 121(b)(1)(A): amended. Replaced \u201ca specialized format\u201d with \u201can accessible format\u201d in section 121(b)(1)(A).\nTitle 17, Section 121(b)(1)(A): amended. Replaced \u201cblind or other persons with disabilities\u201d with \u201celigible persons\u201d in section 121(b)(1)(A).\nTitle 17, Section 121(b)(1)(B): amended. Replaced \u201ca specialized format\u201d with \u201can accessible format\u201d in section 121(b)(1)(B).\nTitle 17, Section 121(c)(3): amended. Replaced \u201cspecialized formats\u201d with \u201caccessible formats\u201d in section 121(c)(3).\nTitle 17, Section 121(d): amended. Struck paragraphs (2) and (4) in section 121(d).\nTitle 17, Section 121(d): renumbered. Renumbered paragraph (1) as paragraph (2) in section 121(d).\nTitle 17, Section 121(d): renumbered. Renumbered paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) in section 121(d) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 121(d): amended. Inserted \u201c(1) \u2018accessible format\u2019 means an alternative manner or form that gives an eligible person access to the work when the copy or phonorecord in the accessible format is used exclusively by the eligible person to permit him or her to have access as feasibly and comfortably as a person without such disability as described in paragraph (3);\u201d before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, in section 121(d) of title 17.\nTitle 17, Section 121(d): amended. Inserted \"eligible person\" after paragraph (2) in section 121(d).\nTitle 17, Section 121(d)(4): amended. 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It changed 7 parts of the United States Code.\nTitle 4, Section 7(m): amended. Struck \u201cor\u201d after \u201cpossession of the United States\u201d and inserted a comma in section 7(m) of title 4. 2018.\nTitle 4, Section 7(m): amended. Inserted \u201cor the death of a first responder working in any State, territory, or possession who dies while serving in the line of duty,\u201d after \u201cwhile serving on active duty,\u201d in section 7(m) of title 4. 2018.\nTitle 4, Section 7(m): amended. Struck \u201cand\u201d after \u201cformer officials of the District of Columbia\u201d and inserted a comma in section 7(m) of title 4. 2018.\nTitle 4, Section 7(m): amended. Inserted \u201c, and first responders working in the District of Columbia\u201d before the period in section 7(m) of title 4. 2018.\nTitle 4, Section 7(m)(2): amended. In section 7(m)(2), replaced \u201c, United States Code; and\u201d with \u201c;\u201d. 2018.\nTitle 4, Section 7(m)(3): amended. 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