Grant and Co. --
I was reminded earlier today that there are two
sections with the identifier of 5 USC 3598. I was looking at this
section through the US Code in xml and thinking how problematic it is –
it breaks search and the footnote does not provide
any substantive information. In the xml there is no identifier
distinction and you have to look at the source credit to see that one
was added by
Pub. L. 108–447 and the other by Pub. L. 108–458.
I thought this could be a
useful example for the id attributes that we have been hashing out in
Akoma Notoso and wanted to share it just in case it was not well known.
I don’t see how the currentId can be unique
in this scenario? They are two competing documents with the same
semantic legal identifier, rather than two versions.
Wendy Carter
Here’s the xml:
<section id="id7aae53bd-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d" identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598"><num
value="3598">§ 3598.</num><heading><ref class="footnoteRef"
idref="fn002050">1</ref><note type="footnote"
id="fn002050"><num>1</num> Another section 3598 is
set out after this section.</note> Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve Service</heading><subsection class="indent0"
id="id7aae53be-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d" identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/a"><num
value="a">(a)</num><heading> Establishment.—</heading><content>The
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may provide for the
establishment and training of a Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve
Service (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “FBI Reserve
Service”) for temporary reemployment of employees
in the Bureau during periods of emergency, as determined by the
Director.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aae7acf-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/b"><num
value="b">(b)</num><heading>
Membership.—</heading><content>Membership in the FBI Reserve Service shall be
limited to individuals who previously served as full-time employees of
the Bureau.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aae7ad0-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/c"><num
value="c">(c)</num><heading>
Annuitants.—</heading><content>If an annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund becomes temporarily reemployed
pursuant to this section, such annuity
shall not be discontinued thereby. An annuitant so reemployed shall not
be considered an employee for the purposes of chapter 83 or 84.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aae7ad1-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/d"><num
value="d">(d)</num><heading>
No Impact on Bureau Personnel Ceiling.—</heading><content>FBI Reserve Service members reemployed on a
temporary basis pursuant to this section shall not count against any
personnel ceiling
applicable to the Bureau.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aae7ad2-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/e"><num
value="e">(e)</num><heading>
Expenses.—</heading><content>The Director may provide members of the FBI Reserve
Service transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with applicable provisions of this
title, for the purpose of participating in any training that relates to
service as a member of the FBI Reserve Service.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aae7ad3-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/f"><num
value="f">(f)</num><heading>
Limitation on Membership.—</heading><content>Membership of the FBI Reserve Service is not to
exceed 500 members at any given time.</content>
</subsection>
<sourceCredit id="id7aaea1e4-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d">
(Added <ref href="/us/pl/108/447/s114/a">Pub. L.
108–447, div. B, title I, § 114(a)</ref>,
<date date="2004-12-08">Dec. 8, 2004</date>,
<ref href="/us/stat/118/2869">118 Stat.
2869</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
</section>
<section id="id7aaea1e5-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d" identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598"><num
value="3598">§ 3598.</num><heading><ref class="footnoteRef"
idref="fn002051">1</ref><note type="footnote"
id="fn002051"><num>1</num> Another section 3598 is
set out preceding this section.</note> Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve Service</heading><subsection class="indent0"
id="id7aaea1e6-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d" identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/a"><num
value="a">(a)</num><heading> Establishment.—</heading><content>The
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may provide for the
establishment and training of a Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve
Service (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “FBI Reserve
Service”) for temporary reemployment of employees
in the Bureau during periods of emergency, as determined by the
Director.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aaea1e7-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/b"><num
value="b">(b)</num><heading>
Membership.—</heading><content>Membership in the FBI Reserve Service shall be
limited to individuals who previously served as full-time employees of
the Bureau.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aaea1e8-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/c"><num
value="c">(c)</num><heading>
Annuitants.—</heading><content>If an individual receiving an annuity from the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund on the basis of such
individual’s service becomes temporarily reemployed
pursuant to this section, such annuity shall not be discontinued
thereby. An individual so reemployed shall not be considered an employee
for the purposes of chapter 83 or 84.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aaec8f9-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/d"><num
value="d">(d)</num><heading>
No Impact on Bureau Personnel Ceiling.—</heading><content>FBI Reserve Service members reemployed on a
temporary basis pursuant to this section shall not count against any
personnel ceiling
applicable to the Bureau.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aaec8fa-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/e"><num
value="e">(e)</num><heading>
Expenses.—</heading><content>The Director may provide members of the FBI Reserve
Service transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with applicable provisions of this
title, for the purpose of participating in any training that relates to
service as a member of the FBI Reserve Service.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aaec8fb-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/f"><num
value="f">(f)</num><heading>
Limitation on Membership.—</heading><content>Membership of the FBI Reserve Service is not to
exceed 500 members at any given time.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection class="indent0" id="id7aaec8fc-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d"
identifier="/us/usc/t5/s3598/g"><num
value="g">(g)</num><heading>
Limitation on Duration of Service.—</heading><content>An individual may not be reemployed under this
section for more than 180 days in connection with any particular
emergency unless, in the
judgment of the Director, the public interest so requires.</content>
</subsection>
<sourceCredit id="id7aaec8fd-f639-11e2-8470-abc29ba29c4d">
(Added <ref href="/us/pl/108/458/s2004/a">Pub. L.
108–458, title II, § 2004(a)</ref>,
<date date="2004-12-17">Dec. 17, 2004</date>,
<ref href="/us/stat/118/3703">118 Stat.
3703</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
</section>