Us Code § 606 - Effect on other law
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§ 606. Effect on other law
The requirements of sections 603 and 604 of this title do not alter in any manner standards otherwise applicable by law to agency action.
(Added Pub. L. 96–354, §3(a), Sept. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 1168.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1981, see section 4 of Pub. L. 96–354, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.
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