To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions classified to title 7, title 20, and title 43, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors.
This is a technical corrections bill introduced in the House by Mr. Moskowitz on September 8, 2025 and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Its purpose is to update statutory references across several titles of the United States Code and to correct related technical errors. In short, the bill does not create or modify policy or programs; instead it aligns cross-references to current codification numbers (for example, replacing older section numbers with their newer equivalents) across a broad set of federal statutes spanning agriculture, education, wildlife, land management, bankruptcy, and related areas. The intended effect is administrative: ensure legal references are internally consistent and reduce potential confusion or misapplication due to outdated citations. Potential impacts are largely limited to legal clarity and administrative accuracy. Agencies, practitioners, and courts relying on these references should experience fewer citation errors. There is no new funding, regulatory change, or substantive policy shift anticipated from these amendments.
Key Points
- 1Title 5 reference update: Section 5109(a) of title 5 is amended to replace the reference from “section 450d of title 7” to “section 2204-2 of title 7.”
- 2Broad Title 7 cross-reference corrections: Multiple amendments throughout 7 U.S.C. provisions update references from older numbers (notably 450i) to current numbers (notably 3157), affecting sections in FIFRA-related provisions and related acts.
- 3Cross-title reference realignments: Several sections in Titles 11, 16, 20, 21, 26, 42, 43, and 48 are adjusted to replace outdated cross-references (e.g., references to 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. or 7 U.S.C. 450i) with updated citations such as 20 U.S.C. 1087-51 et seq., 7 U.S.C. 3157, 43 U.S.C. 2605, etc.
- 4Section 3 alignment in bankruptcy statute: Section 541(b)(3) of title 11 is amended to strike the old references to “(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)” and insert “(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)” only, removing the 42 U.S.C. sequence from that cross-reference.
- 5Section 4 and 9-10 codification updates: Updated cross-references within Titles 16 and 43, and in 48 U.S.C., to reflect current codification numbers (e.g., Bankhead-Jones Act references updated to 43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., and related sections).