ABSTRACT
The US Code (U.S.C.) consists of a compilation of laws in force from 1789 to the present. As prima facie or presumed to law, it does not include repealed or expired acts. The Federal Register (FR) publication system established on July 26, 1935, provides the official legal information service of the US government. It functions under the authority of the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (ACFR). The FR operates through a statutory partnership with National Archives’ Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the US Government Printing Office (GPO). The ACFR delegates its day-to-day authority to the director of the OFR. The OFR administers programs under the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. Ch.15), the GPO Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act (44 U.S.C. 4101), the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.551 et seq.), and other public information laws of the United States. The daily FR posted on the GPO’s Federal Digital System serves as the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations including executive orders and other presidential documents.
