If any provision of this chapter or any application thereof is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter, or any other application , shall not be affected thereby. ( Pub. L. 96–320, title IV, § 407 , Aug. 3, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1000 .) Editorial Notes References in Text This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 96–320 , Aug. 3, 1980 , 94 Stat. 974 , known as the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980 , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9101 of this title and Tables.