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50 U.S.C. 1702: Presidential authorities

Created in 1977 by Public Law 95-223. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

21 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 22 U.S.C. 1741d, 22 U.S.C. 6004, 22 U.S.C. 7108, 22 U.S.C. 8512, 22 U.S.C. 8513a.

This Congress

  • H.R. 747 Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025 · passed house · would change (d)

How it got here

2001

  • Pub. L. 107–56, §106, which directed certain amendments to section 203 of the International Emergency Powers Act, was executed by making the amendments to this section, which is section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See below. (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text
  • Pub. L. 107–56, §106(1)(C), which directed striking out "by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States' without providing closing quotation marks designating the provisions to be struck, was executed by striking out "by any person, … (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 107–56, §106(1)(A), substituted a comma for "; and" at end of cl. (iii) and inserted concluding provisions. (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 107–56, §106(1)(B), inserted ", block during the pendency of an investigation" after "investigate" and substituted "interest by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and" for "interest;". (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 107–56, §106(1)(D), added subpar. (C). (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 107–56, §106(2), added subsec. (c). (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001) Law text · (c)

1994

  • Pub. L. 103–236 added pars. (3) and (4) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: "the importation from any country, or the exportation to any country, whether commercial or otherwise, of publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, mic… · (b), (4)

1988

  • Pub. L. 100–418 added par. (3). · (b)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.