United States Code

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The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.


Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf codification of law
compilation of statutes
federal statute collection
authority enacted statutes of the United States Congress
branchOfGovernment United States Congress
surface form: "Legislative Branch of the United States"
category federal legislation
citationAbbreviation United States Code
surface form: "U.S.C."
contains chapters
sections
titles
country United States of America
distinguishedFrom United States Constitution
federal case law
state statutory codes
exampleCitation 42 U.S.C. § 1983
hasComponent Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Internal Revenue Code
surface form: "Title 26 – Internal Revenue Code"

Title 28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
hasDigitalVersion yes
hasPrintVersion yes
includes non-positive law titles
positive law titles
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
language English
legalStatus official codification of federal statutes
legalSystem common law system of the United States
madeAvailableOnlineBy Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
surface form: "Office of the Law Revision Counsel"

Government Printing Office
surface form: "U.S. Government Publishing Office"
maintainedBy Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
surface form: "Office of the Law Revision Counsel"
numberOfTitles 54 titles
officialName United States Code
organizedBy subject matter
partOf United States federal legal framework
primaryCitationFormat title number, U.S.C., section number
publisher Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
relatedTo Code of Federal Regulations
United States Statutes at Large
surface form: "Statutes at Large"
scope general and permanent federal statutes
shortName United States Code
surface form: "U.S. Code"

University of Southern California
surface form: "USC"
updatedBy acts of Congress
public laws
updateProcess codification of new statutes and amendments
usedBy courts of the United States
federal agencies
legal practitioners
legal scholars
usedFor drafting legal documents
legal research
statutory interpretation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: "United States federal law"
United States Code citationAbbreviation United States Code
this entity surface form: "U.S.C."
Subtitle IV – Money codificationSystem United States Code
APA codifiedIn United States Code
subject surface form: "Administrative Procedure Act"
Agricultural Act of 1949 codifiedIn United States Code
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 codifiedIn United States Code
Chapter 31 – Public Debt codifiedIn United States Code
Controlled Substances Act codifiedIn United States Code
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 codifiedIn United States Code
Flag Code of the United States codifiedIn United States Code
National Emergencies Act codifiedIn United States Code
Public Law 103-141 codifiedIn United States Code
Public Law 94-412 codifiedIn United States Code
Public Law 96-510 codifiedIn United States Code
Religious Freedom Restoration Act codifiedIn United States Code
Title X – Miscellaneous codifiedIn United States Code
this entity surface form: "United States Code (various titles and sections)"
U.S. War Powers Resolution codifiedIn United States Code
USA PATRIOT Act codifiedIn United States Code
United States federal law codifiedIn United States Code
Public Law 116-92 codifiedInPart United States Code
United States Flag Code codifiedSection United States Code
this entity surface form: "4 U.S.C. § 68"
United States Flag Code codifiedSection United States Code
this entity surface form: "4 U.S.C. § 95"
Under Secretary of Energy createdBy United States Code
this entity surface form: "United States federal statute"
Flag Day describedBySource United States Code
Stat. distinguishedFrom United States Code
this entity surface form: "U.S.C."
Western District of Oklahoma governingLaw United States Code
GovInfo.gov includesCollection United States Code
Treasurer of the United States isRegulatedBy United States Code
Architect of the Capitol legalBasis United States Code
this entity surface form: "United States Code provisions governing the Department of the Treasury"
Federal Bureau of Investigation legalBasis United States Code
National Humanities Medal legalBasis United States Code
this entity surface form: "United States federal statute"
United States Secretary of Labor legalBasis United States Code
this entity surface form: "United States Code Title 28"
United States Code officialName United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 1983 partOf United States Code
Internal Revenue Code partOf United States Code
IRC partOf United States Code
subject surface form: "Internal Revenue Code"
Title 10 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 11 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 12 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 13 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 14 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 15 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 16 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
subject surface form: "Title 18 of the United States Code"
Title 18 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 19 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 2 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 22 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 26 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
subject surface form: "Title 28 of the United States Code"
Title 28 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 3 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 32 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 33 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 35 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 38 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 39 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 4 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 42 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 44 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 46 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 48 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 49 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 5 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 50 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 51 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 54 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 6 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 8 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
United States Code Title 29 partOf United States Code
OLRC product United States Code
Colorado River Indian Tribes recognizedUnder United States Code
this entity surface form: "United States Code Title 25 (Indians)"
CFR relatedTo United States Code
subject surface form: "Code of Federal Regulations"
Stat. relatedTo United States Code
United States Code shortName United States Code
this entity surface form: "U.S. Code"