50 USC 4531 - Presidential authorization for the national defense

Termination of Section

For termination of section, see section 4564(a) of this title.

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 2091 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 301 of act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title III, 64 Stat. 800; June 30, 1953, ch. 171, § 4, 67 Stat. 129; Puspan. L. 91–379, title I, § 104, Aug. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 799; Puspan. L. 96–294, title I, § 104(a), (span), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 618; Puspan. L. 98–265, §§ 3(a), 4(a), Apr. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 149, 150; Puspan. L. 102–558, title I, §§ 121(a), 141, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4203, 4217; Puspan. L. 107–47, § 4(1)–(3), (5), Oct. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 260, related to loan guarantees, prior to the general amendment of title III of this Act by Puspan. L. 111–67.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Legislative Waiver of Loan Limitations

Puspan. L. 116–136, div. B, title III, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 520, provided in part:

“That for the two-year period beginning with the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 27, 2020], the requirements described in Section [sic] 301(a)(3)(A) and 302(c)(1) of Public Law 81–774 [50 U.S.C. 4531(a)(3)(A), 4532(c)(1)], shall be waived”.

Limitation on Cancellation of Designation of Secretary of the Air Force as Department of Defense Executive Agent

Puspan. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1792, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2238, which provided the Secretary of Defense could not implement the decision, issued on July 1, 2017, to cancel the designation, under Department of Defense Directive 4400.01E, entitled “Defense Production Act Programs” and dated October 12, 2001, of the Secretary of the Air Force as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for the program carried out under title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) until the date of the enactment of a joint resolution or an Act approving the implementation of such decision, was repealed by Puspan. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 862, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 989.

Puspan. L. 115–91, div. A, title II, § 226, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1335, as amended by Puspan. L. 117–263, div. A, title II, § 214, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2471, which provided the Secretary of Defense could not implement the decision, issued on July 1, 2017, to cancel the designation, under Department of Defense Directive 4400.1E, entitled “Defense Production Act Programs” and dated October 12, 2001, of the currently assigned Department of Defense Executive Agent for the program carried out under title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) until the Secretary had completed required review and assessment and carried out required briefing, was repealed by Puspan. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, § 862, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 989.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

Authority of President under this section with respect to addressing the national energy emergency declared under Ex. Ord. No. 14156, Jan. 20, 2025, 90 F.R. 8433, set out as a note under section 1621 of this title, delegated to the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, see section 6(d) of Ex. Ord. No. 14241, Mar. 20, 2025, 90 F.R. 13673, set out as a note under section 1601 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.

Authority of President under this section with respect to responding to the spread of COVID–19 within the United States delegated to Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security, see section 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 13911, Mar. 27, 2020, 85 F.R. 18403, set out as a note under section 4511 of this title.

Functions of President under this chapter relating to production, conservation, use, control, distribution, and allocation of energy, delegated to Secretary of Energy, see section 4 of Ex. Ord. No. 11790, eff. June 25, 1974, 39 F.R. 23185, set out as a note under section 761 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

For delegation of authority of President under subsec. (a)(2) of this section, see section 305(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 13603, Mar. 16, 2012, 77 F.R. 16654, set out as a note under section 4553 of this title.

Executive Waiver of Loan Limitations

Requirements of subsecs. (a)(2) and (d)(1)(A) of this section waived during the national emergency declared by Proc. No. 9994, Mar. 13, 2020, 85 F.R. 15337, set out as a note under section 1621 of this title, see section 2(c) of Ex. Ord. No. 13911, Mar. 27, 2020, 85 F.R. 18404, set out as a note under section 4511 of this title.