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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Chapter 52 — Emergency Economic Stabilization

§ 5240. Preservation of authority

Statutory text

With the exception of section 5236 of this title, nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary or the Board under any other provision of law.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–343 div. A title I § 135 · 122 Stat. 3765

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 5240

    (Pub. L. 110–343, div. A, title I, § 135, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3799.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 110–343, div. A, title I, § 135, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3799.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 135. PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY.   With the exception of section 131, nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary or the Board under any other provision of law.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this division”, meaning div. A of Pub. L. 110–343, , 122 Stat. 3765, known as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of division A to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5201 of this title and Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 110–343, div. A, title I, § 135, , 122 Stat. 3799.)

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