Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§1303 Separability
Title 42 › CHAPTER 7 — SOCIAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER XI — GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION › Part A — General Provisions › § 1303
Summary
Keeps the rest valid if one part of the chapter is found invalid.
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Title 42, §1303
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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 the chapter, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Separability Pub. L. 98–460, § 18, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1813, provided that: “If any provision of this Act [amending section 405, 408, 416, 421 to 423, 1382c, 1382d, 1382h, and 1383 to 1383b of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under section 405, 421 to 423, 907, and 1305 of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 1382h of this title], or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.”
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42 U.S.C. § 1303
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102