{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-9596","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 9596","heading":"Separability","body":"If a provision of this chapter, or the application of a provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment—(1) shall not affect, impair, or invalidate—(A) any other provision of this chapter; or (B) the application of this chapter to any other person or circumstance; and (2) shall be confined in its operation to—(A) the provision of this chapter with respect to which the judgment is rendered; or (B) the application of the provision of this chapter to each person or circumstance directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment is rendered.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 120—MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"e2229c1e25ded28fbdfdeafd7f63f7735bff6f6478a99ca7df409b34b4a9da14","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-9595","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-9597"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}