29 USC § 165 - Conflict of laws

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title: "29 USC § 165 - Conflict of laws"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "165"
section_name: "Conflict of laws"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 5, 1935, ch. 372, § 15, 49 Stat. 457; June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title I, § 101, 61 Stat. 151.)"
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# § 165. Conflict of laws

July 1, 1898*Provided*

Wherever the application of the provisions of section 272 of chapter 10 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved , and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto (U.S.C., title 11, sec. 672), conflicts with the application of the provisions of this subchapter, this subchapter shall prevail: , That in any situation where the provisions of this subchapter cannot be validly enforced, the provisions of such other Acts shall remain in full force and effect.

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**Source Credit**: (July 5, 1935, ch. 372, § 15, 49 Stat. 457; June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title I, § 101, 61 Stat. 151.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Act approved , referred to in text, popularly known as the Bankruptcy Act, was classified generally to former Title 11, Bankruptcy, and was repealed effective , by , §§ 401(a), 402(a), , , section 101 of which enacted revised Title 11.

### Amendments

1947—Act , amended section generally by inserting new subject matter which was formerly covered by . Section formerly referred to separability provisions, see .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1947 Amendment

For effective date of amendment by act , see section 104 of act , set out as a note under .