Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/1109

 PUBLIC LAW 97-258—SEPT. 13, 1982

96 STAT. 1067

(2) This subsection— (A) is enacted as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives; and (B) may be changed by the House at any time, in the same way, and to the same extent as any other rule of the House, under the constitutional right of the House to change its rules. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 4, (a) Sections 1-3 of this Act restate, without substantive change, laws enacted before April 16, 1982, that were replaced by those sections. Those sections may not be construed as making a substantive change in the laws replaced. Laws enacted after April 15, 1982, that are inconsistent with this Act supersede this Act to the extent of the inconsistency. (b) A reference to a law replaced by sections 1-3 of this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. (c) An order, rule, or regulation in effect under a law replaced by sections 1-3 of this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded. (d) An action taken or an offense committed under a law replaced by sections 1-3 of this Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. (e) An inference of a legislative construction is not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code of a provision enacted by this Act or by reason of the caption or catchline of the provision. (f) If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision of this Act is held invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains valid for all valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid applications.

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