Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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The Commerce title may be cited by its own name
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“This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
The closing line of title I of division A. It gives the Commerce title a name of its own, separate from the name given to the whole Act by section 1 and to the division by the line at the end of division A.
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“This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
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This part of the law has its own short name. It is the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026.
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The law has names inside names. The whole law has one. Each division has one. Some titles have one too.
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm
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“The Commerce title may be cited by its own name,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-commerce-title-short-title/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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