To find a U.S. Code section by public law number, you must conduct a full-text search.
Advanced Search
From the U.S. Code database, click on Advanced Search at the top of the main page.
Example: “Pub. L. 107-42”
![Advanced search example for a public law within the U.S. Code](https://help.heinonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/USCode-PLNo-1024x491.png)
One-Box Search
You can also search using the One-Box search bar at the top of the main page. For this type of searching, you would enter “Pub. L. 107-42” AND volrefdate:2000 AND title_num:49 and then select the Just search for option.
![One-box search example for a public law within the U.S. Code](https://help.heinonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/USCode-PLNo-OB.png)
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