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12 U.S.C. 5013: Variation by agreementText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§5013. Variation by agreement

(a)  Section 5007

Any provision of section 5007 of this title may be varied by agreement of the banks involved.

(b)  No other provisions may be varied

Except as provided in subsection (a), no provision of this chapter may be varied by agreement of any person or persons.

( Pub. L. 108–100, § 14 , Oct. 28, 2003 , 117 Stat. 1190 .)

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 108–100, Oct. 28, 2003, 117 Stat. 1177, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5001 of this title and Tables.

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Effective Date

Section effective at the end of the 12-month period beginning on Oct. 28, 2003, see section 20 of Pub. L. 108–100, set out as a note under section 5001 of this title.