22 USC § 2659 - State statutes to be procured

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title: "22 USC § 2659 - State statutes to be procured"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2659"
section_name: "State statutes to be procured"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 206.)"
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# § 2659. State statutes to be procured

The Secretary of State shall procure from time to time such of the statutes of the several States as may not be in his office.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 206.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 206 derived from act , No. 3, .

Section was formerly classified to  prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .

## Executive Documents

### Abolition of Functions

Section 161 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees [now this section], under which the Secretary of State was required to procure, from time to time, such of the statutes of the several States as might not be in his office, was affected by Reorg. Plan No. 20 of 1950, 2(a), eff. , 15 F.R. 3178, , set out in Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which abolished such prescribed duty. Such section 2(a) further provided, however, that such abolition should not limit the authority of the Secretary of State to procure copies of such State statutes as may be needed in the performance of his functions.