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[CITE: 4USC125]

 
       TITLE 4--FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
 
                          CHAPTER 4--THE STATES
 
Sec. 125. Nonseverability

    If a court of competent jurisdiction enters a final judgment on the 
merits that--
        (1) is based on Federal law;
        (2) is no longer subject to appeal; and
        (3) substantially limits or impairs the essential elements of 
    sections 116 through 126 of this title,

then sections 116 through 126 of this title are invalid and have no 
legal effect as of the date of entry of such judgment.

(Added Pub. L. 106-252, Sec. 2(a), July 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 632.)


                Effective Date; Application of Amendment

    Section effective July 28, 2000, and applicable only to customer 
bills issued after the first day of the first month beginning more than 
2 years after July 28, 2000, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106-252, set out 
as a note under section 116 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 116, 117, 118, 123, 124, 126 
of this title.
