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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 29 — National Defense Contracts

§ 1435. Effective period

Statutory text

This chapter shall be effective only during a national emergency declared by Congress or the President and for six months after the termination thereof or until such earlier time as Congress, by concurrent resolution, may designate.

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. Pub. L. 85–804 § 4 · 72 Stat. 972

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 1435

    Pub. L. 85–804, § 4, formerly § 5, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 973

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 85–804, § 4, formerly § 5, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 973

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. (a) Every department and agency acting under authority Report to Congress. of this Act shall, by March 15 of each year, report to Congress all such actions taken by that department or agency during the preceding calendar year. With respect to actions which involve actual or potential cost to the United States in excess of $50,000, the report shall— (1) name the contractor; (2) state the actual cost or estimated potential cost involved; (3) describe the property or services involved; and (4) state further the circumstances justifying the action taken. With respect to (1), (2), (3), and (4), above, and under regulations prescribed by the President, there may be omitted any information the disclosure of which would be detrimental to the national security. (b) The Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate shall cause to be published in the Congressional Record all reports submitted pursuant to this section.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 4 of Pub. L. 85–804 was classified to section 1434 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–362.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Nonapplicability of National Emergencies Act

The provisions of the National Emergencies Act [see Short Title note under section 1601 of this title] shall not apply to the powers and authorities conferred by this section and actions taken hereunder, see section 1651(a)(4) of this title.

Credits

1958–1998 · 2 acts
  1. 1958Pub. L. 85–804, § 4, formerly § 5, , 72 Stat. 973
  2. 1998renumbered § 4, Pub. L. 105–362, title IX, § 901(r)(1)(B), , 112 Stat. 3291.
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(Pub. L. 85–804, § 4, formerly § 5, , 72 Stat. 973; renumbered § 4, Pub. L. 105–362, title IX, § 901(r)(1)(B), , 112 Stat. 3291.)

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