§ 831s. Possession by Government in time of war; damages to contract holders

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1933

   Pub. L. 73–32 § 20 · 48 Stat. 58

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 831s

   May 18, 1933, ch. 32, § 20, 48 Stat. 68

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   May 18, 1933, ch. 32, § 20, 48 Stat. 68

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 20. The Government of the United States hereby reserves the right, in case of war or national emergency declared by Congress, to take possession of all or any part of the property described or referred to in this Act for the purpose of manufacturing explosives or for other war purposes; but, if this right is exercised by the Damage payments. Government, it shall pay the reasonable and fair damages that may be suffered by any party whose contract for the purchase of electric power or fixed nitrogen or fertilizer ingredients is hereby violated, after the amount of the damages has been fixed by the United States Court of Claims in proceedings instituted and conducted for that purpose under rules prescribed by the court.

2. 1982

   Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982

   Pub. L. 97–164 title I § 161(2) · 96 Stat. 25

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 831s

   Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “Claims Court” for “Court of Claims”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “Claims Court” for “Court of Claims”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 20 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831s).

3. 1992

   Court of Federal Claims Technical and Procedural Improvements Act of 1992

   Pub. L. 102–572 title IX § 902(b)(1) · 106 Stat. 4506

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 831s

   Pub. L. 102–572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) the “United States Claims Court” shall be deemed to refer to the “United States Court of Federal Claims”; and

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 102–572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

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