Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 644 (Enrolled) — To reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes. · Sec. 812

Sec. 812. Definitions

69 words·~1 min read·/bill/114/hr/644/enr/section-812·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

In this subtitle: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; and the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives . The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.