In compiling and editing the Consolidated Code, the Office may not alter the sense, meaning, or effect of any Act of Congress, but may—

(1) include, in appropriate places, such relevant information that may aid the reader in understanding and interpreting the Consolidated Code, including tables of contents, source notes, precedent, cross references, and editorial notices; and

(2) with respect to non-enacted titles—

(A) renumber and rearrange sections or parts of sections;

(B) transfer sections or divide sections so as to give to distinct subject matters a separate section number, but without changing the meaning;

(C) change reference numbers to agree with renumbered chapters or sections;

(D) substitute the proper section or part number for the terms “this act,” “the preceding section” and the like;

(E) strike out figures where they are merely a repetition of written words and vice versa;

(F) change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity;

(G) correct manifest typographical and grammatical errors; and

(H) make any other purely formal or clerical changes.

Section History

Added Stat. 26-35, [Consolidated Code Act of 2026](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2YfSSXJMoT7i7obk7HQt0H2AUvCraz94KmscksiwvQ/edit?usp=drivesdk!) , § 5

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