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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Part C · Chapter 53 — Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection

§ 5374. Rule of construction

Statutory text

No regulation or standard imposed under this subchapter may be construed in a manner that would lessen the stringency of the requirements of any applicable primary financial regulatory agency or any other Federal or State agency that are otherwise applicable. This subchapter, and the rules and regulations or orders prescribed pursuant to this subchapter, do not divest any such agency of any authority derived from any other applicable 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. Financial Stability Act of 2010

    Pub. L. 111–203 title I § 176 · 124 Stat. 1376

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 5374

    (Pub. L. 111–203, title I, § 176, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1442.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 111–203, title I, § 176, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1442.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 176. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.   No regulation or standard imposed under this title may be construed in a manner that would lessen the stringency of the requirements of any applicable primary financial regulatory agency or any other Federal or State agency that are otherwise applicable. This title, and the rules and regulations or orders prescribed pursuant to this title, do not divest any such agency of any authority derived from any other applicable law.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 111–203, , 124 Stat. 1391, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 111–203, title I, § 176, , 124 Stat. 1442.)

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