WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 50, War and National Defense › Chapter 55

50 U.S.C. 4501: Short title

1 new law this Congress changed it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 30 U.S.C. 1604, 42 U.S.C. 1591a, 42 U.S.C. 1593e, 50 U.S.C. 98h–6.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce (2), Department of Energy (1), Department of Health and Human Services (1).

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed VIII

How it got here

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.