Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Readable Legislation Act of 2013”.
Readable Legislation Act of 2013
A BILL
To amend chapter 2 of title I of the United States Code to establish the style for amending laws.
Sec. 2 Amending laws
Chapter 2 of title 1 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“115. Amending laws
“No Act shall be revised or amended by mere reference to it. Every bill or joint resolution which amends an existing section, subsection, or other subdivision of any Act shall set forth the section, subsection, or other subdivision sufficiently to enable the intent and effect of the bill or joint resolution to be clearly understood. Omissions and insertions proposed shall be shown by appropriate typographical devices.”
Sec. 3 Conforming amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1 of the United States Code is amended by adding after the item relating to section 114 the following new item:
Sec. 4 Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by it shall take effect on January 3, 2015.