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34 USC § 11188 - Rules of construction 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s11188"
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title: "34 USC § 11188 - Rules of construction"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "11188"
section_name: "Rules of construction"
chapter_number: 111
chapter_name: "JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PROGRAMS AND OFFICES"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "General and Administrative Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–415, title II, § 299G, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12217, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1893.)"
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# § 11188. Rules of construction

Nothing in this subchapter or subchapter I shall be construed—

**(1)** to prevent financial assistance from being awarded through grants under this subchapter to any otherwise eligible organization; or

**(2)** to modify or affect any Federal or State law relating to collective bargaining rights of employees.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–415, title II, § 299G, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12217, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1893.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after , and applicable only with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment note under .