[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5185 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5185
To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code,
into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 8, 2025
Ms. Kamlager-Dove introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code,
into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Title 2, United States Code.
Sec. 4. Title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 5. Title 6, United States Code.
Sec. 6. Title 7, United States Code.
Sec. 7. Title 8, United States Code.
Sec. 8. Title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 9. Title 12, United States Code.
Sec. 10. Title 14, United States Code.
Sec. 11. Title 15, United States Code.
Sec. 12. Title 16, United States Code.
Sec. 13. Title 18, United States Code.
Sec. 14. Title 19, United States Code.
Sec. 15. Title 20, United States Code.
Sec. 16. Title 21, United States Code.
Sec. 17. Title 22, United States Code.
Sec. 18. Title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 19. Title 24, United States Code.
Sec. 20. Title 25, United States Code.
Sec. 21. Title 26, United States Code.
Sec. 22. Title 28, United States Code.
Sec. 23. Title 29, United States Code.
Sec. 24. Title 30, United States Code.
Sec. 25. Title 31, United States Code.
Sec. 26. Title 33, United States Code.
Sec. 27. Title 35, United States Code.
Sec. 28. Title 38, United States Code.
Sec. 29. Title 40, United States Code.
Sec. 30. Title 41, United States Code.
Sec. 31. Title 42, United States Code.
Sec. 32. Title 43, United States Code.
Sec. 33. Title 44, United States Code.
Sec. 34. Title 45, United States Code.
Sec. 35. Title 46, United States Code.
Sec. 36. Title 48, United States Code.
Sec. 37. Title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 38. Title 50, United States Code.
Sec. 39. Title 51, United States Code.
Sec. 40. Title 52, United States Code.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to make improvements in the enactment of
title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve
the Code.
SEC. 3. TITLE 2, UNITED STATES CODE.
(1) The paragraph under the heading ``GENERAL PROVISION, THIS
CHAPTER'' in chapter 5 of title II of division B of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (2
U.S.C. 141a) is amended by striking ``section 3709 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substituting
``section 6101 of title 41, United States Code''.
(2) Section 114 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996
(Public Law 104-53, 2 U.S.C. 471 note) is amended by striking ``the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended''
and substituting ``chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code''.
(3) Section 6(a) of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (2 U.S.C.
475(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 3709 of the
Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substituting ``section
6101 of title 41, United States Code''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 3648 of the
Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529)'' and substituting ``section
3324(a) and (b) of title 31, United States Code''.
(4) Section 119(a)(6) of the John C. Stennis Center for Public
Service Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1108(a)(6)) is amended
by striking ``section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and
substituting ``section 6101 of title 41, United States Code''.
(5) Section 3011(b)(4)(B) of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31, 2 U.S.C. 1151 note) is amended
by striking ``section 3709 of the Revised Statutes'' and substituting
``section 6101 of title 41, United States Code,''.
(6) Section 1308(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2008 (2 U.S.C. 1816a(a)) is amended by striking ``section 303M of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
253m)'' and substituting ``section 3309 of title 41, United States
Code,''.
(7) Public Law 96-558 (2 U.S.C. 1816b) is amended by striking
``section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C.
5)'' and substituting ``section 6101 of title 41, United States Code''.
(8) Section 1201(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2003 (2 U.S.C. 1821(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 3709 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substituting
``section 6101 of title 41, United States Code,''.
(9) Section 308(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996
(2 U.S.C. 1964(b)) is amended by striking ``section 3709 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substituting
``section 6101 of title 41, United States Code''.
(10) Section 1(d) of Public Law 102-330 (2 U.S.C. 2021 note) is
amended by striking ``section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States'' and substituting ``section 6101 of title 41, United
States Code''.
(11) Section 307E(b)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``section 3709 of the
Revised Statutes'' and substituting ``section 6101 of title 41, United
States Code''.
(12) Section 202(i)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
(2 U.S.C. 4301(i)(2)) is amended by striking ``section 3709 of the
Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substituting ``section 6101 of
title 41, United States Code,''.
(13) Section 195(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (2
U.S.C. 6157(b)) is amended by striking ``section 5 of title 41'' and
substituting ``section 6101 of title 41, United States Code,''.
(14) Section 117(1) of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 6599(1)) is amended
by striking ``section 5'' and substituting ``section 6101''.
SEC. 4. TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.
(1) Section 3(d)(2)(B) of the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act
(Public Law 101-552, 5 U.S.C. 571 note) is amended by striking
``section 6(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41
U.S.C. 405(a))'' and substituting ``section 1121(b) of title 41, United
States Code''.
(2) Section 595(c)(10) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``title III of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949, as amended (41 U.S.C. 251-260)'' and substituting
``the provisions referred to in section 171(c) of title 41''.
(3) Section 206 of the Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-174, 5
U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``section 13 of the
Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 612)'' and
substituting ``section 7108 of title 41, United States Code,'';
and
(B) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ``the Contracts
Dispute Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 note; Public Law 95-563)''
and substituting ``chapter 71 of title 41, United States
Code''.
(4) Section 3109(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``section 6101(b) to (d)'' and substituting ``section 6101''.
(5) Section 1110(e)(2)(G) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84, 5 U.S.C. 3702 note) is amended
by striking ``section 27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act'' and substituting ``chapter 21 of title 41, United States Code''.
(6) Section 4105 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``section 6101(b) to (d)'' and substituting ``section 6101''.
(7) Section 4(b) of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 (Public Law
111-292, 124 Stat. 3173, 5 U.S.C. 6501 note) is amended by striking
``section 303 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253)'' and substituting ``sections 3105, 3301, and
3303 to 3305 of title 41, United States Code''.
(8) Section 7342(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``of subtitle I of title 40 and division C (except sections
3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I'' and
substituting ``referred to in section 171(b) and (c)''.
(9) Section 8709(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``section 6101(b) to (d)'' and substituting ``section 6101''.
(10) Section 8714a(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``section 6101(b) to (d)'' and substituting ``section 6101''.
(11) Section 8714b(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``section 6101(b) to (d)'' and substituting ``section 6101''.
(12) Section 8714c(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``section 6101(b) to (d)'' and substituting ``section 6101''.
(13) Section 8902(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``section 6101(b) to (d)'' and substituting ``section 6101''.
(14) Section 8953 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``section 6101(b) to
(d)'' and substituting ``section 6101''; and
(B) in subsection (d)(3)--
(i) before subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and substituting
``chapter 71 of title 41'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(after
appropriate arrangements, as described in section 8(c)
of such Act)''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section
10(a)(1) of such Act'' and substituting ``section
7104(b)(1) of title 41''.
(15) Section 8983 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``section 6101(b) to
(d)'' and substituting ``section 6101''; and
(B) in subsection (d)(3)--
(i) before subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and substituting
``chapter 71 of title 41'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(after
appropriate arrangements, as described in section 8(c)
of such Act)''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section
10(a)(1) of such Act'' and substituting ``section
7104(b)(1) of title 41''.
(16) Section 9003(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``section 6101(b) to (d)'' and substituting ``section 6101''.
SEC. 5. TITLE 6, UNITED STATES CODE.
(1) Section 309(b)(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
189(b)(6)) is amended by striking ``section 303(b)(1)(C) of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
253(b)(1)(C))'' and substituting ``section 3303(a)(1)(C) of title 41,
United States Code,''.
(2) Section 833 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 393)
is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``section 32 of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428) the
amount specified in subsections (c), (d), and (f) of such
section 32'' and substituting ``section 1902 of title 41,
United States Code, the amount specified in subsections (a),
(d), and (e) of such section 1902'';
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``section 32(c) of
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
428(c))'' and substituting ``section 1902(d) of title 41,
United States Code'';
(C) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``section 4(11) of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))''
and substituting ``section 134 of title 41, United States
Code,''; and
(D) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``section 31(a)(2) of
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
427(a)(2)) and section 303(g)(1)(B) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(g)(1)(B))''
and substituting ``sections 1901(a)(2) and 3305(a)(2) of title
41, United States Code,''.
(3) Section 851 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 421)
is amended by striking ``section 4(1) of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1))'' and substituting ``section
133 of title 41, United States Code''.
(4) Section 854 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 424)
is amended--
(A) by striking ``section 32 of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428)'' and substituting
``section 1902 of title 41, United States Code,''; and
(B) by striking ``subsections (c), (d), and (f) of such
section 32'' and substituting ``subsections (a), (d), and (e)
of such section 1902''.
(5) Section 856(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
426(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``Federal property
and administrative services act of 1949'' and
substituting ``Provisions referred to in section 171(c)
of title 41, united states code''; and
(ii) before subparagraph (A), by striking ``division
C of subtitle I of title 41, United States Code'' and
substituting ``the provisions referred to in section
171(c) of title 41, United States Code''; and
(B) in the heading of paragraph (3), by striking ``Office of
federal procurement policy act'' and substituting ``Section
1708(b) of title 41, united states code''.
(6) Section 695 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act
of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 794) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``paragraph (2) of section
303(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c))'' and substituting ``paragraph (2)
of section 3304(a) of title 41, United States Code,''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 4 of the Office
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)'' and
substituting ``section 134 of title 41, United States Code''.
SEC. 6. TITLE 7, UNITED STATES CODE.
(1) Subsection (f)(1)(G) of the United States Cotton Futures Act (7
U.S.C. 15b(f)(1)(G)) is amended by striking ``the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and
substituting ``chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code''.
(2) Section 5(a) of the United States Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C.
55(a)) is amended by striking ``the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substituting
``chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code''.
(3) Section 7(c) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C.
79(c)) is amended by striking ``the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and
substituting ``chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code''.
(4) Section 386 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C.
1386) is amended by striking ``section 3741 of the Revised Statutes
(U.S.C., 1934 edition, title 41, sec. 22)'' and substituting ``section
6306 of title 41, United States Code,''.
(5) Section 514(f) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1514(f)) is amended by striking ``section 3741 of the Revised
Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C., section 22)'' and substituting
``section 6306 of title 41, United States Code,''.
(6) Section 205(a) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1624(a)) is amended by striking ``section 3648 (31 U.S.C., sec.
529) and section 3709 (41 U.S.C., sec. 5) of the Revised Statutes'' and
substituting ``section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, United States Code,
and section 6101 of title 41, United States Code,''.
(7) Section 407(c)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
1736a(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and
substituting ``provisions referred to in section 171(b) and (c) of
title 41, United States Code,''.
(8) Section 335(c)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 1985(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and
substituting ``provisions referred to in section 171(b) and (c) of
title 41, United States Code,''.
(9) Section 716(a) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
(Public Law 105-86, 7 U.S.C. 2208 note) is amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Buy American Act'' and
substituting ``Chapter 83 of Title 41, United States Code'';
and
(B) by striking ``sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3,
1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c; popularly known as the `Buy American
Act')'' and substituting ``chapter 83 of title 41, United
States Code''.
(10) Section 921 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2279b) is amended--
(A) in subsection (h)(4), by striking ``the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et
seq.)'' and substituting ``chapter 5 of title 40, United States
Code''; and
(B) in subsection (i), by striking ``Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)''
and substituting ``provisions referred to in section 171(b) and
(c) of title 41, United States Code,''.
(11) Section 10(a) of the Act of June 29, 1935 (ch. 338, 7 U.S.C.
3105(a)) (known as the Agricultural Research Act and the Bankhead-Jones
Act) is amended by striking ``section 3709, Revised Statutes'' and
substituting ``section 6101 of title 41, United States Code''.
(12) Section 1472(e) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3318(e)) is
amended by striking ``section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C.
5)'' and substituting ``section 6101 of title 41, United States Code''.
(13) Section 6201(b)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (Public Law 107-171, 7 U.S.C. 5901 note) is amended by striking
``Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.
471 et seq.)'' and substituting ``provisions referred to in section
171(b) and (c) of title 41, United States Code,''.
SEC. 7. TITLE 8, UNITED STATES CODE.
(1) Section 1248(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181, 8 U.S.C. 1157 note) is amended by
striking ``section 4(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act
(41 U.S.C. 403(1))'' and substituting ``section 133 of title 41, United
States Code''.
(2) Section 241(g)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1231(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 3709 of the Revised
Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substituting ``section 6101 of