Title 50War and National DefenseRelease 119-73

§5 Reports of subordinate bodies and committees; unvouchered expenditures

Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE › § 5

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Subordinate bodies and advisory commission must report to the council. Council reports to the President or department heads when needed, and the President may allow payments without vouchers in amounts he sets.

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Title 50, §5

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Reports shall be submitted by all subordinate bodies and by the advisory commission to the council, and from time to time the council shall report to the President or to the heads of executive departments upon special inquiries or subjects appropriate thereto. When deemed proper the President may authorize, in amounts stipulated by him, unvouchered expenditures.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Second sentence was from a proviso to the first sentence, which was affected by act Aug. 7, 1946.

Amendments

1946—Act Aug. 7, 1946, repealed all provisions requiring annual reports to Congress of the Council’s activities and expenditures.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory CommissionsAdvisory commissions in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory commissions established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citation

50 U.S.C. § 5

Title 50War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73