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50 U.S.C. 451: TransferredText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 50-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSECHAPTER 16-DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL RESERVES

§§451, 453. Transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Sections 451, 452, and 453 of this title were transferred to section 2535 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and redesignated as subsecs. (a), (c), and (b), respectively, of section 2535 by Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLII, § 4235(a)(2), (3), (b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2690, 2691. Section 2535 of Title 10 was transferred and renumbered as section 4881 of that title by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1870(e)(2)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4286.

Section 451, acts July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 2, 62 Stat. 1225; Nov. 16, 1973, Pub. L. 93–155, title VIII, § 809, 87 Stat. 617, related to Congressional declaration of purpose and policy in enacting this chapter.

Section 452, acts July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 3, 62 Stat. 1225; Nov. 16, 1973, Pub. L. 93–155, title VIII, § 809, 87 Stat. 617, defined “Secretary”, “Defense Industrial Reserve”, and “plant equipment package” for purposes of this chapter.

Section 453, acts July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 4, 62 Stat. 1226; Nov. 16, 1973, Pub. L. 93–155, title VIII, § 809, 87 Stat. 617; Nov. 14, 1986, Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1359(a), 100 Stat. 3999, related to powers and duties of Secretary of Defense, reimbursement for transferred Defense Industrial Reserve equipment, and regulations.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Act July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 1, 62 Stat. 1225, as amended by Pub. L. 93–155, title VIII, § 809, Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 617, provided:

“That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Defense Industrial Reserve Act’.”