Notes on 28 U.S.C. § 1602 : US Code - Notes
Search Notes on 28 U.S.C. § 1602 : US Code - Notes
(Added Pub. L. 94-583, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2892.)
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 8 of Pub. L. 94-583 provided that: "This Act [enacting
this chapter and section 1330 of this title, amending sections
1332, 1391, and 1441 of this title, and enacting provisions set out
as notes under this section and section 1 of this title] shall take
effect ninety days after the date of its enactment [Oct. 21,
1976]."
SHORT TITLE
For short title of Pub. L. 94-583 as the "Foreign Sovereign
Immunities Act of 1976", see section 1 of Pub. L. 94-583, set out
as a Short Title of 1976 Amendments note under section 1 of this
title.
SEPARABILITY
Section 7 of Pub. L. 94-583 provided that: "If any provision of
this Act [enacting this chapter and section 1330 of this title,
amending sections 1332, 1391, and 1441 of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section and section 1 of
this title] or the application thereof to any foreign state is held
invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the Act which can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of
this Act are severable."
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