2019 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 34 - National Emergencies
Subchapter III - Exercise of Emergency Powers and Authorities
Sec. 1631 - Declaration of national emergency by Executive order; authority; publication in Federal Register; transmittal to Congress
| 50 U.S.C. § 1631 (2019) |
| §1631. Declaration of national emergency by Executive order; authority; publication in Federal Register; transmittal to Congress |
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When the President declares a national emergency, no powers or authorities made available by statute for use in the event of an emergency shall be exercised unless and until the President specifies the provisions of law under which he proposes that he, or other officers will act. Such specification may be made either in the declaration of a national emergency, or by one or more contemporaneous or subsequent Executive orders published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. |
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(Pub. L. 94–412, title III, §301, Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1257.) |
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RELEASE OF AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN IRAN
For provisions relating to the release of the American hostages in Iran, see Ex. Ord. Nos. 12276 to 12285, Jan. 19, 1981, 46 F.R. 7913 to 7932, listed in a table under section 1701 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE |
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| Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER 34 - NATIONAL EMERGENCIES SUBCHAPTER III - EXERCISE OF EMERGENCY POWERS AND AUTHORITIES Sec. 1631 - Declaration of national emergency by Executive order; authority; publication in Federal Register; transmittal to Congress |
| section 1631 |
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| January 24, 2020 |
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| 90 Stat. 1257 |
| Public Law 94-412 |
