136 STAT. 4181 PUBLIC LAW 117–272—DEC. 27, 2022 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3285: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117–380 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022): June 21, considered and passed House. Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate. Æ Public Law 117–272 117th Congress An Act To amend gendered terms in Federal law relating to the President and the Presi- dent’s spouse. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘21st Century President Act’’. SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF TERMS RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPOUSE OF A PRESIDENT. Section 879(b)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the wife of a former President during his lifetime, the widow of a former President until her death or remarriage’’ and inserting ‘‘the spouse of a former President during a former President’s lifetime, the surviving spouse of a former President until the surviving spouse’s death or remarriage’’. Approved December 27, 2022. 21st Century President Act. 18 USC 1 note. Dec. 27, 2022 [H.R. 3285] VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:42 Jan 25, 2023 Jkt 039139 PO 00272 Frm 00001 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6580 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL272.117 PUBL272 jmbennett on LAP3P8D0R2PROD with PUBLAW