WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 50, War and National Defense › Chapter 35

50 U.S.C. 1704: Authority to issue regulations

Created in 1977 by Public Law 95-223. Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 22 U.S.C. 9254.

This Congress

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

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 95-223 (Dec 28, 1977).

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.