Title 3 of the United States Code

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Title 3 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the office and powers of the U.S. President and Vice President, including procedures for succession, elections, and related executive functions.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf federal statute
title of the United States Code
appliesTo Congress of the United States
President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
states in their role in presidential elections
availableAt United States Government Publishing Office
basedOn acts of Congress
citationAbbreviation 3 U.S.C.
contains Chapter 1 – Presidential Elections and Vacancies
Chapter 2 – Office and Compensation of President
Chapter 3 – Protection of the President; United States Secret Service
Chapter 4 – Delegation of Functions
Chapter 5 – Extension of Certain Rights and Protections to Presidential Offices
Chapter 6 – Presidential Transition
Chapter 7 – Presidential Advisory Committees
country United States of America
governs Executive Office of the President (as to certain aspects)
Office of the President of the United States
Office of the Vice President of the United States
White House Office organization (as to certain aspects)
certification of electoral votes
compensation of the President
compensation of the Vice President
contingent election procedures in Congress
presidential elections procedures
presidential powers
presidential succession procedures
presidential transition procedures
procedures for counting electoral votes
vice presidential powers
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
language English
legalDomain federal law
legalForm codification of statutes
partOf United States Code
publisher Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
regulates filling of presidential and vice presidential vacancies (in coordination with the Constitution and other statutes)
joint session of Congress to count electoral votes
meeting of electors and casting of electoral votes
procedures for objections to electoral votes
timing of appointment of presidential electors
transmission of electoral vote certificates
relatedTo Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022
Presidential Succession Act
United States Constitution
subjectMatter electoral college procedures
executive branch
presidency
presidential elections
presidential succession
vice presidency

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