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[CITE: 42USC5909]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 74--NONNUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 5909. Relationship to antitrust laws

    (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to convey to any 
individual, corporation, or other business organization immunity from 
civil or criminal liability, or to create defenses to actions, under the 
antitrust laws.
    (b) As used in this section, the term ``antitrust law'' means--
        (1) the Act entitled ``An Act to protect trade and commerce 
    against unlawful restraints and monopolies'', approved July 2, 1890 
    (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), as amended;
        (2) the Act entitled ``An Act to supplement existing laws 
    against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other 
    purposes'', approved October 15, 1914 (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) as 
    amended;
        (3) the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.), as 
    amended;
        (4) sections 73 and 74 of the Act entitled ``An Act to reduce 
    taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other 
    purposes'', approved August 27, 1894 (15 U.S.C. 8 and 9), as 
    amended; and
        (5) the Act of June 19, 1936, chapter 592 (15 U.S.C. 13, 13a, 
    13b, and 21a).

(Pub. L. 93-577, Sec. 10, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1891.)

                       References in Text

    Act of July 2, 1890, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act July 2, 
1890, ch. 647, 26 Stat. 209, as amended, known as the Sherman Act, which 
is classified to sections 1 to 7 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 1 of Title 15 and Tables.
    Act of October 15, 1914, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is act Oct. 
15, 1914, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, as amended, known as the Clayton Act, 
which is classified generally to sections 12, 13, 14 to 19, 20, 21, and 
22 to 27 of Title 15, and sections 52 and 53 of Title 29, Labor. For 
further details and complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
References in Text note set out under section 12 of Title 15 and Tables.
    The Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.), as amended, 
referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 
717, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 41 
et seq.) of chapter 2 of Title 15. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see section 58 of Title 15 and Tables.
    Act of June 19, 1936, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is act June 19, 
1936, ch. 592, 49 Stat. 1526, popularly known as the Robinson-Patman 
Antidiscrimination Act, which enacted sections 13a, 13b, and 21a of 
Title 15, and amended section 13 of Title 15. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 13 of Title 15 and Tables.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 10308 of this title; title 7 
section 178j.
