15 U.S.C. § 9596 — Separability

Page 2613 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 9701 bered year thereafter, the Under Secretary shall submit to Congress, and publish on the website of the Agency, a report of each activity of the Agency carried out under this chapter during the period covered by the report. (b) Recommendations The Under Secretary shall periodically submit to Congress and the President recommendations for legislation or other actions that the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appro- priate to promote the purposes of this chapter. (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title VII, § 100705, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1466.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this division’’, meaning div. K of Pub. L. 117–58, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1445, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of division K to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9501 of this title and Tables. § 9596. Separability If a provision of this chapter, or the applica- tion 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 re- spect to which the judgment is rendered; or (B) the application of the provision of this chapter to each person or circumstance di- rectly involved in the controversy in which the judgment is rendered. (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title VII, § 100706, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1467.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this division’’, meaning div. K of Pub. L. 117–58, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1445, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of division K to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9501 of this title and Tables. § 9597. Executive Order 11625 The powers and duties of the Agency shall be determined— (1) in accordance with this chapter and the requirements of this chapter; and (2) without regard to Executive Order 11625 (36 Fed. Reg. 19967; relating to prescribing ad- ditional arrangements for developing and co- ordinating a national program for minority business enterprise). (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title VII, § 100707, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1467.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Executive Order 11625, referred to in section catchline and par. (2), is Ex. Ord. No. 11625, Oct. 13, 1971, 36 F.R. 19967, which is set out as a note under section 631 of this title. This chapter, referred to in par. (1), was in the origi- nal ‘‘this division’’, meaning div. K of Pub. L. 117–58, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1445, which is classified prin- cipally to this chapter. For complete classification of division K to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9501 of this title and Tables. § 9598. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary $110,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out this chapter, of which— (1) a majority shall be used in each such fis- cal year to carry out the MBDA Business Cen- ter Program under part B of subchapter I, in- cluding the component of that program relat- ing to specialty centers; and (2) $20,000,000 shall be used in each such fis- cal year to carry out subchapter III. (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title VII, § 100708, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1467.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this division’’, meaning div. K of Pub. L. 117–58, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1445, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of division K to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9501 of this title and Tables. CHAPTER 121—FLOOD LEVEL OBSERVATION, OPERATIONS, AND DECISION SUPPORT Sec. 9701. Definitions. 9702. National Integrated Flood Information Sys- tem. 9703. Observations and modeling for total water prediction. 9704. Service coordination hydrologists at River Forecast Centers of the National Weather Service. 9705. Improving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration communication of future flood risks and hazardous flash flood events. 9706. Freshwater monitoring along the coast. 9707. Estimates of precipitation frequency in the United States. 9708. Interagency Committee on Water Manage- ment and Infrastructure. 9709. National Weather Service hydrologic research fellowship program. 9710. Identification and support of consistent, Fed- eral set of forward-looking, long-term mete- orological information. 9711. Gap analysis on availability of snow-related data to assess and predict flood and flood impacts. 9712. Availability to the public of flood-related data. § 9701. Definitions In this chapter: (1) Administrator The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad- ministrator of the National Oceanic and At- mospheric Administration. (2) State The term ‘‘State’’ means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the