2 U.S.C. § 1438 — Severability

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If a provision of this chapter is invalid, the rest of the chapter remains effective. The same rule applies when only an application of a provision is invalid.

If a court holds any provision of this chapter, or its application to a person or circumstance, invalid, that does not affect the rest of the chapter or its application to any other person or circumstance.

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If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of the provisions of the remainder to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 104–1, title V, § 511, formerly § 509, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 44; renumbered § 510, renumbered § 511, Pub. L. 115–397, title III, §§ 306(a)(1), 307(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5324, 5325.)

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1995Enacted · Pub. L. 104-1 · 109 Stat. 44
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-397 · 132 Stat. 5324, 5325

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 104-1 on 1995-01-23.

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