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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 986 (Introduced in Senate) — To increase the criminal penalty for mail fraud involving misrepresentation of the country of origin, to terminate th... · Sec. 9

Sec. 9. Severability

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If any provision of or amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of and amendments made by this Act, and the application of such provisions and amendments to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected.
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