Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

50 U.S.C. § 4514

Limitation on actions without congressional authorization

(a)

Wage or price controls

No provision of this chapter shall be interpreted as providing for the imposition of wage or price controls without the prior authorization of such action by a joint resolution of Congress.

(b)

Chemical or biological weapons

section 5312 of title 5No provision of this subchapter shall be exercised or interpreted to require action or compliance by any private person to assist in any way in the production of or other involvement in chemical or biological warfare capabilities, unless authorized by the President (or the President’s designee who is serving in a position at level I of the Executive Schedule in accordance with ) without further redelegation.

Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932Pub. L. 102–558, title I, § 112106 Stat. 4202(, title I, § 104, as added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 93264 Stat. 798section 4501 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , known as the Defense Production Act of 1950, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 2074 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title IJuly 31, 1951, ch. 27565 Stat. 132June 30, 1952, ch. 530, § 10366 Stat. 297section 4564(a) of this titleA prior section 104 of , as added , title I, § 101(c), ; amended , , related to limitations on imports of fats and oils, prior to termination at close of , pursuant to .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 304 of Pub. L. 102–558section 4502 of this titleSection deemed to have become effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under .

Executive Documents

Delegation of Authority

section 4553 of this titleAuthority of President under subsec. (b) of this section delegated to Secretary of Defense, without authority to redelegate, by section 204 of Ex. Ord. No. 13603, , 77 F.R. 16653, set out as a note under .