Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73

§598 Severability

Title 28 › Part PART II— - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Chapter CHAPTER 40— - INDEPENDENT COUNSEL › § 598

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Title 28, §598

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If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidation.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

1987—Pub. L. 100–191 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to

Severability

for provisions relating to termination of chapter. See section 599 of this title. 1983—Pub. L. 97–409, §§ 2(a)(1)(A), 7, substituted reference to the date of enactment of the Ethics in Government Act

Amendments

of 1982 for reference to the date of enactment of this chapter and substituted “independent counsel” for “special prosecutor” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1987 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–191 effective Dec. 15, 1987, and applicable to proceedings initiated and independent counsels appointed on and after Dec. 15, 1987, see section 6 of Pub. L. 100–191, set out as a note under section 591 of this title.

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28 U.S.C. § 598

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

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Apr 6, 2026

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