Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-102
§1459 Separability
Title 12 › CHAPTER 11A — FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION › § 1459
Summary
Even if a court finds one part of the chapter invalid, Congress meant for the rest to keep working for other people and situations.
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Title 12, §1459
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Notwithstanding any other evidences of the intention of Congress, it is hereby declared to be the controlling intent of Congress that if any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
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1989—Pub. L. 101–73 amended section catchline and struck out first sentence which read as follows: “Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, or as otherwise provided by the Corporation or by laws hereafter enacted by the Congress expressly in limitation of provisions of this chapter, the powers and functions of the Corporation and of the Board of Directors shall be exercisable, and the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable and effective, without regard to any other law.”
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12 U.S.C. § 1459
Title 12, Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102