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Public and Private Laws: Search

GPO Access contains all laws enacted from the 104th Congress (1995-1996) forward. In addition to searching, a browseable Catalog of Public and Private Laws is also available. This application is prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration.

Beginning with the 110th Congress, the Public and Private Laws on GPO Access have been digitally signed and certified. GPO has signed and certified the PDF files to assure users that the online documents are official and authentic. More on GPO’s Authentication Initiative.

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