OH OK - you were talking sec 277 earlier
anyway -
How do you get a valid Thomas link these days ?
( and why does Thomas suck now ? )
Looks like the only way to a permanent link is to link to a pdf version
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h4437rfs.txt.pdf
I just find them in a google search and follow them. I guess they're not citable since they're "permanent" - sorry about that.