[jaugust]

It is true that the Declaration of Independence has no Title or section number. And nowhere is it written into ANY title or section. But, it is still a part of the US code as a PREAMBLE to the USC, and considered one of the Four Pillars of the Constitution . But this discussion is going to lead me down to my local library to do some actual book research because I do not trust some of the links which have been provided here, including the Cornell U site.

[hedgetrimmer]

I sure would like to know the results of your research.

I think the cornell and the gpo websites list only the current code. On the house website you can get US code for 1994 and 1988, on the cornell and gpo websites you can't.

I think the code is much bigger that the online searchable version that cornell and gpo present.

The inclusion of the Declaration was made in 1898 in the 43rd Congress(a documented fact) so if the Cornell and gpo sites only list the active code for 2000, you can see why it might not come up in their search.

You are correct that it is part of a preamble to the code, thats why its CITE is USC-THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. It is also included in a section called "the organic laws of the United States" that is separate from the US code titles, but shows up in the House US code search engine