Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1681t
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 20:26:22+00:00

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Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), this subchapter does not annul, alter, affect, or exempt any person subject to the provisions of this subchapter from complying with the laws of any State with respect to the collection, distribution, or use of any information on consumers, or for the prevention or mitigation of identity theft, except to the extent that those laws are inconsistent with any provision of this subchapter, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency.
section 1681w of this title.
Notwithstanding any definition of the term “firm offer of credit or insurance” (or any equivalent term) under the laws of any State, the definition of that term contained in section 1681a(l) of this title shall be construed to apply in the enforcement and interpretation of the laws of any State governing consumer reports.
Subsections (b) and (c) do not affect any settlement, agreement, or consent judgment between any State Attorney General and any consumer reporting agency in effect on September 30, 1996.
A prior section 625 of Pub. L. 90–321 was renumbered section 626 and is classified to section 1681u of this title.
2018—Subsec. (b)(1)(J). Pub. L. 115–174, § 301(b), added subpar. (J).
Subsec. (b)(1)(K). Pub. L. 115–174, § 302(d)(2), added subpar. (K).
2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–159, § 711(1), inserted “or for the prevention or mitigation of identity theft,” after “information on consumers,”.
Subsec. (b)(1)(E). Pub. L. 108–159, § 214(c)(2)(A), struck out “or” after semicolon at end.
Subsec. (b)(1)(G). Pub. L. 108–159, § 151(a)(2), added subpar. (G).
Subsec. (b)(1)(H). Pub. L. 108–159, § 214(c)(2)(B), added subpar. (H).
Subsec. (b)(1)(I). Pub. L. 108–159, § 311(b), added subpar. (I).
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 108–159, § 711(2), added par. (5).
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–208, § 2419(1), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and substituted “Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), this subchapter” for “This subchapter”.
Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 104–208, § 2419(2), added subsecs. (b) to (d).
Amendment by section 301(b) of Pub. L. 115–174 effective 120 days after May 24, 2018, see section 301(c) of Pub. L. 115–174, set out as a note under section 1681c–1 of this title.
Amendment by section 302(d)(2) of Pub. L. 115–174 effective 1 year after May 24, 2018, see section 302(e) of Pub. L. 115–174, set out as a note under section 1681a of this title.
  So in original. See Amendment of Subsection (b)(1) note below.

References: § 301
 § 302
 § 711
 § 214
 § 151
 § 214
 § 311
 § 711
 § 2419
 § 2419