20 USC § 4019 - Affect on rights under other laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s4019"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 4019 - Affect on rights under other laws"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "4019"
section_name: "Affect on rights under other laws"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–377, title V, § 510, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1294; Pub. L. 101–637, § 14(a)(10), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4594.)"
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# § 4019. Affect on rights under other laws

Except as otherwise provided in section 4017 of this title, nothing in this subchapter shall—

**(1)** affect the right of any party to seek legal redress in connection with the purchase or installation of asbestos materials in schools or any claim of disability or death related to exposure to asbestos in a school setting; or

**(2)** affect the rights of any party under any other law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–377, title V, § 510, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1294; Pub. L. 101–637, § 14(a)(10), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4594.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1990— inserted section catchline.