# § 225. Laws unaffected
Nothing contained in this chapter, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be construed—
**(a)** To prevent or interfere with the enforcement of, or the procedure under, the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,” approved July 2, 1890, the Act entitled “An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes,” approved October 15, 1914, the Interstate Commerce Act as amended, the Act entitled “An Act to promote export trade, and for other purposes,” approved April 10, 1918 [15 U.S.C. 61 et seq.] or sections 73 to 76, inclusive, of the Act of August 27, 1894, entitled “An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,” as amended by the Act entitled “An Act to amend sections seventy-three and seventy-six of the Act of August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled ‘An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,’ ” approved February 12, 1913, or
**(b)** To alter, modify, or repeal such Acts or any part or parts thereof, or
**(c)** To prevent or interfere with any investigation, proceeding, or prosecution begun and pending on August 15, 1921.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title IV, § 405, 42 Stat. 168; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title IV, § 14102(c)(2)(C), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1921.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
The Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies”, approved , referred to in subsec. (a), means , , known as the Sherman Act, which enacted 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 and Tables.
The Act entitled “An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies and for other purposes”, approved , referred to in subsec. (a), is , , known as the Clayton Act, which is classified generally to sections 12, 13, 14 to 19, 21, and 22 to 27 of Title 15, and sections 52 and 53 of Title 29, Labor. For further details and complete classification of the Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under and Tables.
The Interstate Commerce Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , which was classified to chapters 1 (§ 1 et seq.), 8 (§ 301 et seq.), 12 (§ 901 et seq.), 13 (§ 1001 et seq.), and 19 (1231 et seq.) of Title 49, Transportation. The Act was repealed by , , , the first section of which enacted subtitle IV (§ 10101 et seq.) of Title 49. For distribution of former sections of Title 49 into the revised Title 49, see Table at the beginning of Title 49.
The Act entitled “An Act to promote export trade and for other purposes”, approved , referred to in subsec. (a), means , , known as the Webb-Pomerene Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 61 et seq.) of chapter 2 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.
Sections 73 to 76, inclusive, of the Act of , entitled “An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes”, referred to in subsec. (a), are sections 73 to 76 of , , and are known as the Wilson Tariff Act. Sections 73 to 76 enacted sections 8 to 11 of Title 15. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
The Act entitled “An Act to amend sections seventy-three and seventy-six of the Act of August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled, ‘An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes’,” approved , referred to in subsec. (a), is , , which is classified to sections 8 and 11 of Title 15.
### Amendments
2002—Subsec. (a). substituted “sections 73 to 76” for “sections 73 to 77”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by effective , and applicable only with respect to cases commenced on or after , see , set out as a note under , Commerce and Trade.