(a) If any provision of the federal law that mandates any provision of chapter 477 of the Public Acts of 1985 is declared to be unconstitutional by the supreme court of the United States, any such provision of such act shall cease to be effective one (1) year from the date of such supreme court decision.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-5-110

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Law: includes decisional and statutory law and rules and regulations having the force of law. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Enactment of chapter 477 of the Public Acts of 1985 is dependent on the availability of federal funding for its implementation, and if, at any time, such federal funding becomes unavailable, such act is thereby rendered repealed, null and void, and of no effect.
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