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# 46 U.S.C. § 55318 - Effect on other law

## Text

This subchapter does not affect chapter 5 of title 5.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1648.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5531846 App.:1241p.Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1143, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1496. The words “section 1707a(b)(8) of title 7” are omitted because the provision referred to has been repealed.