US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

1 U.S.C. § 112a

United States Treaties and Other International Agreements; contents; admissibility in evidence

(a)
The Secretary of State shall cause to be compiled, edited, indexed, and published, beginning as of , a compilation entitled “United States Treaties and Other International Agreements,” which shall contain all treaties to which the United States is a party that have been proclaimed during each calendar year, and all international agreements other than treaties to which the United States is a party that have been signed, proclaimed, or with reference to which any other final formality has been executed, during each calendar year. The said United States Treaties and Other International Agreements shall be legal evidence of the treaties, international agreements other than treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and agreements, therein contained, in all the courts of the United States, the several States, and the Territories and insular possessions of the United States.
(b)
Copies of international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments in the possession of the Department of State, but not published, other than the agreements described in section 112b(b)(3)(A), shall be made available by the Department of State upon request.

Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1001, § 264 Stat. 980Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 138108 Stat. 397Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7121(a)118 Stat. 3807Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LIX, § 5947(b)136 Stat. 3482(Added , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 117–2632022—Subsecs. (b) to (d). added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsecs. (b) to (d) which related to determination that publication of certain categories of agreements is not required, publication of such determination in the Federal Register, and timely availability of certain treaties and international agreements on the Department of State website.

Pub. L. 108–4582004—Subsec. (d). added subsec. (d).

Pub. L. 103–2361994— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2022 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LIX, § 5947(c)136 Stat. 3482

section 112b of this titlesection 195c of Title 6“The amendments made by this section [amending this section, , and , Domestic Security] shall take effect on the date that is 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
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Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7122118 Stat. 3808

Pub. L. 108–458section 112b of this titlesection 1189 of Title 8section 4605 of Title 50section 2374 of Title 22section 1189 of Title 8section 4605 of Title 50section 112b of this title“Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act [see Tables for classification], this subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 7101–7122) of title VII of , enacting sections 2228, 2732, 3922b, 4029, 7536a, and 7555 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, amending this section, , , Aliens and Nationality, sections 2651a, 2656f, 4003, 7513, 7514, 7518, 7536, 7537, 7538, and 7554 of Title 22, and , War and National Defense, repealing , enacting provisions set out as notes under , sections 1431, 2451, 2452, 2651a, 2656, 2656f, 7501, 7511, 7513, 7514, and 7536 of Title 22, and , and amending provisions set out as a note under ] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [].”
, , , provided that:

Effect of Repeal of Section 73 of Act

section 112 of this titleact Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 2328 Stat. 615act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 65565 Stat. 729This section and as not affected by the repeal of section 73 of , , which related to the same subject matter, see section 56(i) of , .

Written Requests for Documents

Pub. L. 94–59, title VIII, § 80189 Stat. 296section 1317 of Title 44Copies of United States Treaties and Other International Agreements not available to Senators or Representatives unless specifically requested by them, in writing, see , , , set out as a note under , Public Printing and Documents.