§ 1801. — Congressional declaration of policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1801]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 43--NEWSPAPER PRESERVATION
Sec. 1801. Congressional declaration of policy
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.
(Pub. L. 91-353, Sec. 2, July 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 466.)
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 91-353 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.''
