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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 19 — Guided Missiles

§ 501. Establishment of long-range proving ground for guided missiles and other weapons; jurisdiction of Secretary of the Air Force; use by all Services

Statutory text

The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to establish a joint long-range proving ground for guided missiles and other weapons by the construction, installation, or equipment of temporary or permanent public works, including buildings, facilities, appurtenances, and utilities, within or without the continental limits of the United States, for scientific study, testing, and training purposes by the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

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. 81–98 § 1 · 63 Stat. 66

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 501

    (May 11, 1949, ch. 98, § 1, 63 Stat. 66.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (May 11, 1949, ch. 98, § 1, 63 Stat. 66.)

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Credits

(May 11, 1949, ch. 98, § 1, 63 Stat. 66.)

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