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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 8

Citation
Section 8
Parent Document
Theodore Hayes v. Philip Harvey, 874 F.3d 98 (2017)
Effective Date
2017-10-18

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. Our dissenting colleague suggests that the enhanced voucher provision is "by its very title, meant to be a departure from the ordinary voucher provision.” Dissenting Op. at 114-15. On this point, we agree. But enhanced vouchers ‘‘depart[ ] from the ordinary voucher provision” in limited ways, none of which relate to termination. Furthermore, the dissent suggests that despite the "ostensibly shared purpose” between the enhanced and ordinary voucher statutes, there is “no reason to believe that ... Congress intended these two statutes to be read as if they were one.” Id. Again, we agree on this point—the majority does not read the provisions "as if they were one.” It is undisputed, however, that these are provisions of the same statute, and there is no reason to believe that section 8’s clear purpose does not extend to all of its provisions.