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US CodeTitle 50Chapter 55

Chapter 55

DEFENSE PRODUCTION

Title 50 - War and National Defense

33 sections

Sections

§ 4501

Short title

Very short

§ 4502

Declaration of policy

Long

§ 4511

Priority in contracts and orders

Medium

§ 4512

Hoarding of designated scarce materials

Short

§ 4513

Penalties

Very short

§ 4514

Limitation on actions without congressional authorization

Short

§ 4515

Presidential power to ration gasoline among classes of end-users unaffected

Very short

§ 4516

Designation of energy as a strategic and critical material

Very short

§ 4517

Strengthening domestic capability

Short

§ 4518

Modernization of small business suppliers

Short

§ 4531

Presidential authorization for the national defense

Long

§ 4532

Loans to private business enterprises

Medium

§ 4533

Other presidential action authorized

Long

§ 4534

Defense Production Act Fund

Short

§ 4535

Reports on exercise of authorities

Short

§ 4551

Small business

Short

§ 4552

Definitions

Long

§ 4553

Civilian personnel

Very short

§ 4554

Regulations and orders

Short

§ 4555

Investigations; records; reports; subpoenas; right to counsel

Medium

§ 4556

Jurisdiction of courts; injunctions; venue; process; effect of termination of provisions

Medium

§ 4557

Liability for compliance with invalid regulations; discrimination against orders or contracts affected by priorities or allocations

Short

§ 4558

Voluntary agreements and plans of action for preparedness programs and expansion of production capacity and supply

Very long

§ 4559

Public participation in rulemaking

Short

§ 4560

Repealed

Employment of personnel; appointment policies; nucleus executive reserve; use of confidential information by employees; printing and distribution of reports

Long

§ 4561

Authorization of appropriations; availability of funds

Very short

§ 4562

Territorial application of chapter

Very short

§ 4563

Separability

Very short

§ 4564

Termination of chapter

Medium

§ 4565

Authority to review certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers

Very long

§ 4566

Prohibition on purchase of United States defense contractors by entities controlled by foreign governments

Medium

§ 4567

Defense Production Act Committee

Medium

§ 4568

Annual report on impact of offsets

Medium