H.R. 5182 — To make improvements in the enactment of title 54, United States Code, into a positive law title and to correct related technical errors., as amended
Executive Summary
H.R. 5182 is a technical corrections and positive law codification bill drafted in coordination with the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. It makes non-substantive improvements to Title 54 of the U.S. Code, which governs the National Park Service and related programs. The bill restores inadvertently repealed provisions, updates cross-references across Titles 15, 16, and 43, and formally inserts purpose and definition sections for programs like the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program. As a routine housekeeping measure, it is expected to pass easily under suspension of the rules.
Arguments For
- Argument 1: Improves the clarity and organization of the U.S. Code by fixing technical errors and updating cross-references, reducing legal ambiguities for federal agencies.
- Argument 2: Non-controversial 'good government' measure that demonstrates basic legislative competence without altering substantive policy or requiring new spending.
Likely Supporters
Arguments Against
- Argument 1: Consumes minor floor time, though this is mitigated by moving the bill under suspension of the rules.
- Argument 2: Hyper-partisan members might attempt to use the codification of programs like the Land and Water Conservation Fund to relitigate settled environmental policy, though such efforts rarely gain traction on technical bills.
Likely Opponents
📋 Key Provisions
- Updates cross-references in Titles 15, 16, and 43 to reflect the creation of Title 54 (National Park Service and Related Programs).
- Revives specific sections of the National Historic Preservation Act and Public Law 91-383 that were erroneously repealed in prior codification efforts.
- Inserts formal 'Purposes' and 'Definitions' sections into Title 54 for several existing programs, including the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program, and the Preserve America Program.
- Clarifies that land acquisitions under the American Battlefield Protection Program must be conducted with willing sellers only and explicitly prohibits the use of funds for lobbying.
- Executes a schedule of repeals for obsolete or superseded statutes to clean up the U.S. Code.
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Restricts land acquisition to willing sellers only.
"shall be from willing sellers only."
Prohibits the use of funds for lobbying.
"PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING.—None of the funds"
Reduces authorized appropriations by $6,500,000.
"shall be reduced by $6,500,000"