Defense Production Act of 1950

The Defense Production Act of 1950 is a United States federal law enacted on September 8, 1950, in response to the start of the Korean War. It was part... Wikipedia

• Long title:  An Act to establish a system of priorities and allocations for materials and facilities, authorize the requisitioning thereof, provide financial assistance for expansion of productive capacity and supply, provide for price and wage stabilization, provide for the settlement of labor disputes, strengthen controls over credit, and by these measures facilitate the production of goods and services necessary for the national security, and for other purposes
• Enacted by:  the 81st United States Congress
• Effective:  September 8, 1950
• Public law:  81-774
• Statutes at Large:  64 Stat. 798
• Titles amended:  50 U.S.C: War and National Defense
• U.S.C. sections created:  50 U.S.C. Chapter 55
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo