2019 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 43 - Newspaper Preservation
Sec. 1801 - Congressional declaration of policy

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 1801 (2019)
Section Name §1801. Congressional declaration of policy
Section Text

In the public interest of maintaining a newspaper press editorially and reportorially independent and competitive in all parts of the United States, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of the United States to preserve the publication of newspapers in any city, community, or metropolitan area where a joint operating arrangement has been heretofore entered into because of economic distress or is hereafter effected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 91–353, §2, July 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 466.)

Editorial Notes SHORT TITLE

Pub. L. 91–353, §1, July 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 466, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Newspaper Preservation Act'."

SEPARABILITY

Section 6 of Pub. L. 91–353 provided that: "If any provision of this Act [enacting this chapter] is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Act, and the applicability of such provision to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected thereby."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 43 - NEWSPAPER PRESERVATION
Sec. 1801 - Congressional declaration of policy
Contains section 1801
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Short Titles 'Newspaper Preservation Act'."
Statutes at Large References 84 Stat. 466
Public Law References Public Law 91-353
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