Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§3537 Separability
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT › § 3537
Summary
Congress says that if a court finds one part of this chapter invalid, that ruling only applies to the specific part and the people or situation in that case. The rest of the chapter still works for other people and circumstances, even if other evidence suggests otherwise.
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Title 42, §3537
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Notwithstanding any other evidence of the intent of Congress, it is hereby declared to be the intent of Congress that if any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter or its application to other persons and circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to the persons and circumstances, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 89–174, Sept. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 667, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 3531 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 624f of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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42 U.S.C. § 3537
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73