Us Code § 3316 - Severability

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§ 3316. Severability

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

(Pub. L. 96–8, §17, Apr. 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 21.)


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Effective Date

Section effective as of January 1, 1979, see section 18 of Pub. L. 96–8, set out as a note under section 3301 of this title.

CHAPTER 48A—TAIWAN ENHANCED RESILIENCE

SUBCHAPTER I—IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN

Sec.
3351.
Modernizing Taiwan's security capabilities to deter and, if necessary, defeat aggression by the People's Republic of China.
3352.
Establishment.
3353.
International military education and training cooperation with Taiwan.
3354.
Use of Special Defense Acquisition Fund.
3355.
Multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of military forces of Taiwan.
3356.
Fast-tracking sales to Taiwan under foreign military sales program.
3357.
Findings and statement of policy.
3357a.
Statement of policy on Taiwan.
3357b.
Establishment of training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for military forces of Taiwan.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—COUNTERING PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA'S COERCION AND INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS

3361.
Strategy to respond to influence and information operations targeting Taiwan.
3362.
Task force to counter economic coercion by the People's Republic of China.
3363.
China censorship monitor and action group.

        

SUBCHAPTER III—INCLUSION OF TAIWAN IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

3371.
Findings.
3372.
Strategy to support Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations.
3373.
Meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization.

        

SUBCHAPTER IV—SUPPORTING UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH TAIWAN

3381.
Findings.
3382.
Purposes.
3383.
Definitions.
3384.
Taiwan Fellowship Program.
3385.
Reports and audits.
3386.
Taiwan fellows on detail from Government service.
3387.
Funding.
3388.
Supporting United States educational and exchange programs with Taiwan.

        

SUBCHAPTER V—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

3391.
Rule of construction.
3392.
Rule of construction regarding the use of military force.

        

SUBCHAPTER I—IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN

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