If any provision of this subchapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this subchapter which can be given effect without regard to the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this subchapter are severable.
(June 25, 1947, ch. 125, § 34, formerly § 26, as added Pub. L. 92–516, § 2, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 998; renumbered § 30, Pub. L. 95–396, § 24(1), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 836; renumbered § 33, Pub. L. 104–170, title I, § 121(1), Aug. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1492; renumbered § 34, Pub. L. 108–199, div. G, title V, § 501(f)(1), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 422.)
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 34 of act June 25, 1947, ch. 125, was renumbered section 35 and is classified to section 136y of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateFor effective date of section, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92–516, set out as a note under section 136 of this title.