Us Code § 3076 - Separability
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§ 3076. Separability
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title III, §309, 61 Stat. 509.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, known as the National Security Act of 1947, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified as a note under section 401 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section.
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