42 USC § 11712 - Rule of construction

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s11712"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 11712 - Rule of construction"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "11712"
section_name: "Rule of construction"
chapter_number: 122
chapter_name: "NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH CARE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–579, § 13, as added Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9168, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1948.)"
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# § 11712. Rule of construction

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the authority of the State of Hawaii to license health practitioners.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–579, § 13, as added Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9168, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1948.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section enacted by section 1 of S. 2681, One Hundred Second Congress, as passed by the Senate on , which was enacted into law by . Section 9168, which referred to S. 2681, as passed by the Senate on “”, has been treated as referring to S. 2681, as passed by the Senate on , to reflect the probable intent of Congress.