1994 US Code
Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
TITLE 50 - APPENDIX-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
WAR AND DEFENSE CONTRACT ACTS
Secs. 1151, 1152 - Omitted

Section 1151, act June 28, 1940, ch. 440, title I, §1, 54 Stat. 676, which related to advance and partial payments on defense contracts and liens on payments, terminated on June 30, 1942 pursuant to the provisions of section 1162 of this Appendix. A provision of this section concerning reports to Congress was repealed by act Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770, §1(25), 60 Stat. 868. Advance payments on government contracts are covered by section 255 of Title 41, Public Contracts and sections 1431 to 1435 of Title 50, War and National Defense.

Section 1152, acts June 28, 1940, ch. 440, title I, §2, 54 Stat. 676; Sept. 9, 1940, ch. 717, title II, §201, 54 Stat. 875; May 31, 1941, ch. 157, 55 Stat. 236; Mar. 27, 1942, ch. 199, title III, §301, 56 Stat. 177; Dec. 20, 1944, ch. 614, 58 Stat. 827; Proc. No. 2695, eff. July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7817, 60 Stat. 1352; Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770, §1(26), (31), 60 Stat. 868, was omitted as terminated. Subsec. (a) of this section, which related to the powers, duties, and discretion of the President to contract for the acquisition, construction, and repair of naval vessels, aircraft, and equipment, was omitted pursuant to the provisions of section 645 of this Appendix. See Continuation of Import Controls note set out below. Subsec. (b) of this section, which required contracts for naval vessels under section 496 of former Title 34, Navy, to contain limitations on excess profits, terminated on June 30, 1942, pursuant to the provisions of section 1162 of this Appendix.

Pub. L. 91–452, title II, §249, Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 931, purported to amend subsec. (a)(4) of section 1152, by striking out provisions which related to immunity from prosecution of any individual compelled to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, after claiming his privilege against self-incrimination, subsequent to termination of subsec. (a)(4).

Act June 30, 1950, ch. 426, 64 Stat. 308, as amended June 30, 1951, ch. 198, §3, 65 Stat. 111, continued Title III of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, as amended [this section] until Aug. 1, 1951, for the purpose of authorizing and exercising, administering, and enforcing of import controls with respect to fats and oils (including oil-bearing materials, fatty acids, butter, soap and soap powder, but excluding petroleum and petroleum products and coconuts and coconut products) and rice and rice products, upon a determination by the President that such controls are (a) essential to the acquisition or distribution of products in world short supply or (b) essential to the orderly liquidation of temporary surpluses of stocks owned or controlled by the Government.

Similar provisions continuing the controls until July 1, 1950, were contained in act July 1, 1949, ch. 292, 63 Stat. 405.

Ex. Ord. No. 9729, May 23, 1946, 11 F.R. 5641, related to the functions and duties of the Office of Defense Transportation, which was terminated by Ex. Ord. No. 10065, July 6, 1949, eff. July 1, 1949, 14 F.R. 3719.