12 USC § 5253 - Emergency treatment

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s5253"
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title: "12 USC § 5253 - Emergency treatment"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "5253"
section_name: "Emergency treatment"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "BUDGET-RELATED PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–343, div. A, title II, § 204, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3801.)"
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# 1 Emergency treatment

So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.

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All provisions of this chapter are designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res  21 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 and rescissions of any amounts provided in this chapter shall not be counted for purposes of budget enforcement.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–343, div. A, title II, § 204, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3801.)

## 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 , , , 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  and Tables.

S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), referred to in text, is S. Con. Res. 21, , , which is not classified to the Code.