Pub. L. 89-554, tit. 5, pt. III, subpt. G, ch. 89, sec. 7

Sec. 7. (a) The legislative purpose in enacting sections 1–6 of this Act is to restate, without substantive change, the laws replaced by those sections on the effective date of this Act. Laws effective after June 30, 1965, that are inconsistent with this Act are considered as superseding it to the extent of the inconsistency. (b) A reference to a law replaced by sections 1–6 of this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. (c) An order, rule, or regulation in effect under a law replaced by sections 1–6 of this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded. (d) An action taken or an offense committed under a law replaced by sections 1–6 of this Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. (e) An inference of a legislative construction is not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code of a provision enacted by this Act or by reason of the caption or catchline thereof. (f) The enactment of this Act does not increase or decrease the pay, allowances, compensation, or annuity of any person. (g) If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid, all valid 80 Stat. 632provisions that are severable from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision of this Act is held invalid m one or more of its applications, the provision remains in effect in all valid applications that are severable from the invalid application or applications. (h) Sections 1–6 of this Act shall be construed to apply to commissioned officers of the Public Health Service and commissioned officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the same extent that the laws replaced by those sections applied to these officers immediately before the date of enactment of this Act.