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 124 STAT. 1125 PUBLIC LAW 111–160—APR. 26, 2010 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 25: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): Jan. 21, considered and passed Senate. Apr. 14, considered and passed House. ‘‘(d) An amendment to section 1(a) of this article shall not affect any member in office on the amendment’s effective date.’’. SEC. 2. RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved. SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. It is intended that the provisions of this compact shall be reasonably and liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof. If any part or application of this compact, or legislation enabling the compact, is held invalid, the remainder of the compact or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected. SEC. 4. INCONSISTENCY OF LANGUAGE. The validity of these amendments to the compact shall not be affected by any insubstantial differences in its form or language as adopted by the State of Maryland, Commonwealth of Virginia and District of Columbia. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. Approved April 26, 2010.