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40 U.S.C. § 6501

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United States · Title 40 — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS · Status: effective

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40 U.S.C. § 6501, Definition, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/474380
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In this chapter, the term “Chief Justice” means the Chief Justice of the United States or the designee of the Chief Justice, except that when there is a vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice, the most senior associate justice of the Supreme Court shall be deemed to be the Chief Justice for purposes of this chapter until the vacancy is filled.

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 107-217(H.R. 2068)2002-08-21
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to public buildings, property, and works, as title 40, United States Code, "Public Buildings, Property, and Works".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally