Except as provided in this subchapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relating to principal and agent, estoppel, laches, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, insolvency, or other validating or invalidating cause shall apply to actions and proceedings under this subchapter.
Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXVI, § 3611104 Stat. 4964(Added , , .)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 3631 of Pub. L. 101–647section 3001 of this titleSection effective 180 days after , and applicable with respect to certain actions for debts owed the United States pending in court on that effective date, see , set out as a note under .