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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025Section 3 › Proposal

A reference to 'this Act' inside a division means only that division

Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3. Written by .

A reference to 'this Act' inside a division means only that division

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What the document says

“Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.”

Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, Sec. 3

Section 3 is the last of the three sections that stand ahead of the divisions. It fixes what the words 'this Act' mean when they appear inside a division: they reach that division alone, unless a provision says otherwise.

What the document actually says

“Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.”

Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, Sec. 3
That sentence, in plain words

The words this Act mean just one part. They do not mean the whole law.

What this is about

The law has three big parts, called divisions. Each part uses the words this Act. This rule keeps each part from reaching into the others.

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