SUBJECT-ARRANGED PUBLICATION |
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STATUTES:
United States Code / USCA / USCS |
REGULATIONS:
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) |
| Scope? |
Federal statutes currently in force |
Federal regulations currently in force; presidential documents (executive orders, proclamations) for preceding year |
| Format? |
50 titles (covering general topics); subdivided by part, chapter, and section — CITE by title, section, & year of code; e.g., 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) |
50 titles (covering general topics, may have regulations from more than 1 agency); subdivided by chapters, parts, and sections — CITE by title, section, & year of code; e.g., 14 C.F.R. § 141.39(a) (2004) |
| Annotations? |
in United States Code Annotated (USCA) or United States Code Service (USCS) |
Westlaw's RegulationsPlus |
| Frequency of publication? |
USC published every 6 years; individual volumes of USCA & USCS republished as needed |
republished annually (in quarterly installments) in print and electronic formats (on GPO Access) |
| Updating? |
USC updated with annual hardcover supplements; USCA & USCS updated with pocket parts, supplementary pamphlets, and legislative services |
updated by Federal Register |
| Westlaw? |
Current Database Identifier: USCA
Archives: prior versions available in USCA05, etc., back to USCA90. |
Current Database Identifier: CFR
Archives: prior versions available in CFR04, etc., back to CFR84. |
| LexisNexis? |
Current Source: USCS
Archives: USCS - Archive from 1992. Also available in USCS 2004, etc., back to USCS 1992. |
Current Source: CFR
Archives: CFR Archives (all archives from 1981). Also available in CFR 2005, etc., back to CFR, 1981. |
CHRONOLOGICAL PUBLICATION |
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STATUTES:
United States Statutes at Large (Stat) / USCCAN / USCS Advance |
REGULATIONS:
Federal Register |
| Scope? |
Newly enacted federal legislation |
Final regulations; proposed regulations; notices; policy statements; guidelines re procedures; presidential documents (executive orders & proclamations) |
| Frequency of publication? |
Stat. published annually; USCCAN & USCS Advance published periodically as needed during session of Congress |
daily, Monday–Friday, except holidays, in both print and electronic (on GPO Access) versions |
| Format? |
numerically arranged by public law number (i.e., Pub. L. No. 107–3, No. 107–4, No. 107–5, etc.) |
paginated continuously through each volume — CITE by vol., page, and exact date; i.e., 67 Fed. Reg. 50,379 (August 2, 2002) |
| Westlaw? |
Current: US-PL
Archives: US-PL-OLD (1973–2000); and US-STATLRG (1789–1972). |
Database Identifier: FR (July 1, 1980–present) |
| LexisNexis? |
Current: USCS-Public Laws
Archives: USCS Statutes at Large Table (1789–last year) |
Source: FR (July 1, 1980–present) |
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