These are identified in the table of titles near the beginning of each volume. Currently, 26 of the 51 titles in the Code have been so enacted.

When a title is enacted into positive law, the underlying statutes are repealed and the title then becomes legal evidence of the law. In 1947, Congress began enacting individual titles of the Code into positive law.

The underlying statutes reprinted in the Code remained in effect and controlled over the Code in case of any discrepancy. 2012 ed.' As adopted in 1926, the Code established prima facie the general and permanent laws of the United States. By statutory authority this edition may be cited 'U.S.C. It does not include laws of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, enacted between January 2, 2013, the date it convened, and January 15, 2013. The 2012 edition of the Code incorporates laws enacted through the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, the last of which was signed by the President on January 15, 2013. The Code was first published in 1926, and a new edition of the code has been published every six years since 1934. 'The United States Code is the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States of America.

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