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50 U.S.C. 98b: National Defense Stockpile

Created in 1979 by Public Law 96-41. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 4817, 15 U.S.C. 714b, 22 U.S.C. 2796d, 50 U.S.C. 98d, 50 U.S.C. 98e.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–263, in first sentence, substituted "The President shall notify Congress in writing of any increase proposed to be made in the quantity of any material to be stockpiled that involves the acquisition of additional materials for the stockpile." for "The President shall not… (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (c)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–201 substituted "after the end of the 45-day period beginning on" for "effective on or after the 30th legislative day following" and struck out at end "For purposes of this paragraph, a legislative day is a day on which both Houses of Congress are in session." (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (c)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–484 added par. (2) and struck out former pars. (2) to (5) which read as follows: · (c)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–456 substituted "December 4, 1987" for "the date of the enactment of the National Defense Stockpile Amendments of 1987", which for purposes of codification had been translated as "December 4, 1987", thus requiring no change in text. · (c)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–180, §3202(a)(1), substituted "Subject to subsection (c), the" for "The". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–180, §3202(a)(2), substituted "the principles stated in section 98a(c) of this title." for "the following principles:" and struck out cls. (1) and (2) which related to purpose of National Defense Stockpile and quantities of materials stockpiled. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–180, §3202(a)(3), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: "The quantity of any material to be stockpiled under this subchapter, as determined under subsection (a), may not be revised unless the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate an… · (c)

    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.