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15 U.S.C. 6609: Application of existing impossibility or commercial impracticability doctrinesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 92-YEAR 2000 COMPUTER DATE CHANGE
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§6609. Application of existing impossibility or commercial impracticability doctrines

In any Y2K action for breach or repudiation of contract, the applicability of the doctrines of impossibility and commercial impracticability shall be determined by the law in existence on January 1, 1999. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting or impairing a party’s right to assert defenses based upon such doctrines.

( Pub. L. 106–37, § 10 , July 20, 1999 , 113 Stat. 199 .)