42 USC § 4591 - Separability

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s4591"
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title: "42 USC § 4591 - Separability"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "4591"
section_name: "Separability"
chapter_number: 60
chapter_name: "COMPREHENSIVE ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–616, title VI, § 601, formerly title V, § 501, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1854, renumbered Pub. L. 94–371, § 7, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1038.)"
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# § 4591. Separability

If any section, provision, or term of this chapter is adjudged invalid for any reason, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any other section, provision, or term of this chapter, and the remaining sections, provisions, and terms shall be and remain in full force and effect.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–616, title VI, § 601, formerly title V, § 501, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1854, renumbered Pub. L. 94–371, § 7, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1038.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

, , , redesignated title V of , which was classified to subchapter IV of this chapter, as title VI without renumbering the sections therein.  was renumbered 601, as the probable intent of Congress.