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title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 620j - Authority of Export Administration Act of 1979

## Text

Nothing in sections 620 to 620j of this title shall be construed to—

(1) prejudice the outcome of pending or prospective petitions filed under, or

(2) warrant the exercise of the authority contained in,

section 7 11 See References in Text note below. of the Export Administration Act of 1979 with respect to the export of unprocessed timber.

(Pub. L. 101–382, title IV, § 499, Aug. 20, 1990, 104 Stat. 726.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextSection 7 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, referred to in text, is section 7 of Pub. L. 96–72, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 515, which was classified to section 4606 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232.