42 U.S.C. § 18118 | Rules of construction

(a)

No effect on antitrust laws

1 See References in Text note below.

1 section 12 of title 15 section 45 of title 15Nothing in this title  (or an amendment made by this title)  shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws. For the purposes of this section, the term “antitrust laws” has the meaning given such term in subsection (a) of , except that such term includes to the extent that such section 45 applies to unfair methods of competition.

(b)

Rule of construction regarding Hawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Act

¹¹section 1144(b)(5) of title 29Nothing in this title  (or an amendment made by this title)  shall be construed to modify or limit the application of the exemption for Hawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Act (Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 393–1 et seq.) as provided for under .

(c)

Student health insurance plans

¹¹20 U.S.C. 1001Nothing in this title  (or an amendment made by this title)  shall be construed to prohibit an institution of higher education (as such term is defined for purposes of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [ et seq.]) from offering a student health insurance plan, to the extent that such requirement is otherwise permitted under applicable Federal, State or local law.

(d)

No effect on existing requirements

¹¹section 18083 of this titleNothing in this title  (or an amendment made by this title, unless specified by direct statutory reference) shall be construed to modify any existing Federal requirement concerning the State agency responsible for determining eligibility for programs identified in .

Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1560Mar. 23, 2010124 Stat. 261(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 111–148Mar. 23, 2010124 Stat. 130This title, where footnoted in text, is title I of , , , which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and transferred numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.

Pub. L. 89–329Nov. 8, 196579 Stat. 1219 section 1001 of Title 20The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (c), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 28 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 20, Education. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.