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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 638 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are... · Sec. 8

Sec. 8. Effective date

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Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. A civil action under section 4, 15, or 16 of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 15 , 25, 26) or complaint under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 ) may not be filed with respect to any conduct or activity that occurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act that was previously exempted from the antitrust laws as defined in section 1 of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 12 ) by orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Surface Transportation Board issued pursuant to law. A civil action or complaint described in paragraph
(1)may not be filed earlier than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act with respect to any previously exempted conduct or activity or previously exempted agreement that is continued subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act.
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