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50 U.S.C. 98c: Materials constituting the National Defense Stockpile

Created in 1979 by Public Law 96-41. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 50 U.S.C. 98b.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–328, §1412(a)(1), substituted "suitable for transfer or disposal through" for "required for". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–328, §1412(a)(2), struck out "(2)" before "The Secretary", substituted "subsection (b)" for "this subsection", and struck out par. (1) which read as follows: "The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall transfer to the stockpile for disposa… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (c)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–246 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1704(b) of title 7. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–106, §3311(b), added par. (10). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–106, §3311(a), added subsec. (c). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (c)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–661 substituted "on July 29, 1979" for "on the day before the date of the date of enactment of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Revision Act of 1979" in pars. (1) and (3), and "after July 29, 1979" for "on or after the date of the enactment of the Strategic and Critical …

    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.