Statutes at Large

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Statutes at Large

• 115 Stat. 272, PL 107-56 , Patriot Act
• 115 Stat. 292
• 115 Stat. 402

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CHIMP

• CHIMPANZEE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND
  PROTECTION ACT
• PL 106-551, 114 Stat. 2752
• Planet of the Retired Apes, NYT Magazine, July
  24, 2005

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Historical Statutes at Large

• 12 Cong. Ch. 102 2 Stat. 755
• Lexis get a document 2 Stat. 755
• Current PLs Legal gt Federal Legal - U.S. gt
  United States Code Service (USCS) Materials gt
  USCS - Public Laws
• Westlaw
• find by citation 2 Stat 755
• United States Public Laws 1973-2004 (US-PL-OLD)
• United States Statutes at Large 1789 - 1972
  (US-STATLRG)

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Current Statutes at Large/Public Law

• Thomas http//thomas.loc.gov
• Public laws -gt 107-51 109-100
• 107-56
• GPO Access http//http//www.gpoaccess.gov/
• Public and Private Laws
• Browse or search
• Browse to 107-56

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U.S. CodeGPO

• GPO - http//www.gpoaccess.gov/
• United States Code
• Example search
• flag and (desecrate or desecration or mutilate or
  mutilation)

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USCA - Westlaw

• All Databases gt U.S. Federal Materials gt Federal
  Statutes
• United States Code (USCA unannotated) (USC)
• United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.) (USCA)
• U.S.C.A. General Index (USCA-IDX)
• U.S.C.A. Popular Name Table (USCA-POP)
• United States Code Annotated - Tables
  (USCA-TABLES)
• United States Code Annotated - Historical Versions

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USCA - Westlaw

• U.S.C.A. Popular Name Table (USCA-POP)
• PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by
  Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
  and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001)
• United States Code Annotated - Tables
  (USCA-TABLES)
• Example PL107-56

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USCA - Westlaw

• U.S.C.A. General Index
• Search example
• citizenship w/10 child
• 7. US INDEX CITIZENS AND CITIZENSHIP
• Application, certificate of citizenship, child
  born outside U.S., 8 USCA 1433

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USCA - Westlaw

• U.S.C.A. Features
• Find by Citation Table of Contents
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• More browseable index
• Example citizens and citizenship children and
  minors Born outside U.S.
• Pop. Name Table
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  Licensing Requirements, Inspections, and Testing
• USCA Search te (adopt! w/25 child! w/25
  citizen!)
• 11 results, see 5 8 U.S.C.A. 1431
• Note Results Plus
• Note next and previous section

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USCA - Westlaw

• 8 U.S.C.A. 1431
• Keycite Proposed Legislation
• Graphical Statutes
• Table of Contents
• Versions
• Note 1988 version
• Section Outline
• Cases
• Analysis
• Legislative History
• Statutes
• Administrative

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USCS - Lexis

• Legal gt Federal Legal - U.S. gt United States Code
  Service (USCS) Materials
• No index online
• USCS - Statutes at Large Table
• Search for USA Patriot Act
• See Uniting and Strengthening America by
  Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
  and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
• Browse TOC to 107-56
• Popular Name Table

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USCS - Lexis

• Search United States Code Service - Titles 1
  through 50
• TEXT (adopt! w/25 child! w/25 citizen!)
• Can also choose to search or browse TOC
• 11 results, see 5 8 USCS 1431
• Book Browse
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• TOC

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CA Codes

• Official California Legislative Information-
  http//www.leginfo.ca.gov/
• Bill Information
• Search for AB 886
• California Law (Unannotated Code)
• Statutes
• Go to California Law Statutes enter chapter
  and year
• Chapter 96, 2006
• Westlaw- West's Ann.Cal.Health Safety Code
  7105
• Lexis - Cal Health Saf Code 7105