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§5417 Effect upon antitrust laws
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Summary
Nothing here changes how U.S. antitrust laws work: illegal acts stay illegal and lawful acts stay lawful. Antitrust laws include the Act of July 2, 1890; the Act of October 14, 1914; the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.); and sections 73 and 74 of the Act of August 27, 1894.
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Title 42, §5417
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to exempt from the antitrust laws of the United States any conduct that would otherwise be unlawful under such laws, or to prohibit under the antitrust laws of the United States any conduct that would be lawful under such laws. As used in this section, the term “antitrust laws” includes, but is not limited to, the Act of July 2, 1890, as amended; the Act of October 14, 1914, as amended; the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.); and section 73 and 74 of the Act of August 27, 1894, as amended.
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Act of
July 2, 1890, as amended, referred to in text, is act
Short Title
note set out under section 1 of Title 15 and Tables. Act of October 14, 1914, as amended, referred to in text, is act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, known as the Clayton Act which is classified generally to section 12, 13, 14 to 19, 21, and 22 to 27 of Title 15, and section 52 and 53 of Title 29, Labor. For further details and complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
References in Text
note set out under section 12 of Title 15 and Tables. The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in text, is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of Title 15. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 58 of Title 15 and Tables. section 73 and 74 of the Act of August 27, 1894, referred to in text, are classified to section 8 and 9 of Title 15.
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Effective Date
Section effective upon the expiration of 180 days following Aug. 22, 1974, see section 627 of Pub. L. 93–383, set out as a note under section 5401 of this title.
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42 U.S.C. § 5417
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 6, 2026
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